Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by maxxxxx 3120 days ago
I would have much preferred if the alien life had been positive and friendly. Why are all the movies these days about hostile aliens?
3 comments

Arrival has non-hostile aliens.

BTW, if anyone liked Arrival, the older film Contact is really good as well.

There's another film "The Arrival" that's a year older than Contact.
That one feels like a failed series pilot.
Yeah, I liked these.
District 9, perhaps? It's not a non-violent movie, but it's not quite as simple as 'alien menace ru n!'
Good one too.
1. historically, aliens are not friendly. (Where "aliens" are foreign citizens)

2. conflict is more engaging for a movie

Maybe. I am just tired of it. At least give them some depth like they used to do in Star Trek.
fair enough
You can make the conflict be between the humans or based on a fundamental misunderstanding (like The Abyss)
That's another good movie.