[maxxxxx]

I would have much preferred if the alien life had been positive and friendly. Why are all the movies these days about hostile aliens?

[dwaltrip]

Arrival has non-hostile aliens.

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

[fuzzythinker]

There's another film "The Arrival" that's a year older than Contact.

[rbanffy]

That one feels like a failed series pilot.

[maxxxxx]

Yeah, I liked these.

[ivl]

District 9, perhaps? It's not a non-violent movie, but it's not quite as simple as 'alien menace ru n!'

[maxxxxx]

Good one too.

[hyperpallium]

1. historically, aliens are not friendly. (Where "aliens" are foreign citizens)

2. conflict is more engaging for a movie

[maxxxxx]

Maybe. I am just tired of it. At least give them some depth like they used to do in Star Trek.

[hyperpallium]

fair enough

[rbanffy]

You can make the conflict be between the humans or based on a fundamental misunderstanding (like The Abyss)

[maxxxxx]

That's another good movie.