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@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years ago

If an alien civilization were to visit Earth, what movie would you pick to show them in order to give them a summary of what mankind is all about?

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If an alien civilization were to visit Earth, what movie would you pick to show them in order to give them a summary of what mankind is all about?

@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years ago
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  • @[email protected]
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    127•2 years ago

    Idiocracy

    • Piecemakers
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      14•2 years ago

      Clicked through to say this.

    • @[email protected]
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      It’s got what alien civilizations crave

    • Random_Character_A
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      …but after that aliens gonna want to see the “Ass”.

  • @[email protected]
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    50•2 years ago

    Idiocracy

    • @[email protected]
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      Everyday idiocracy is becoming more and more real

  • @[email protected]
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    42•2 years ago

    History of the world: part 1

    • @[email protected]
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      I’m so disappointed there was never a part 2 made. That’s one of my all-time favorite movies.

      • @[email protected]
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        Guess what…

        • @[email protected]
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          Wait…fuck my life…how did I now know about that?!

          • @[email protected]
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            9•2 years ago

            It’s pretty new I think, I haven’t seen it yet

            • @[email protected]
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              7•2 years ago

              Fucking hilarious at parts, definitely a Mel Brooks production. Worth a watch through once for sure

              • @[email protected]
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                2•2 years ago

                It’s definitely on my list, I love that glorious bastard, wish he was my dad.

          • @[email protected]
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            5•2 years ago

            Ahhhhh fucking on Hulu goddamnit

            • @[email protected]
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              7•2 years ago

              There are… other sources. sea shanty starts playing faintly in the background

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                Stares wistfully into the distance.

                It has been many years since I last took to the seas…

                • @[email protected]
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                  Aye, but ye cannae stay away for ever. The sea calls you home.

  • @[email protected]
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    35•2 years ago

    Independence Day. Just run away, alien dudes! The xenophobia isn’t worth it!

    • @[email protected]
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      9•2 years ago

      Office space.

  • @[email protected]
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    34•2 years ago

    Schindler’s List. Humans can be nasty, horrible, utterly evil. It’s all too common. But some of us will work to do good. Some of us will push back and do what’s right. There is evil in this world, but there is also goodness.

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      12•2 years ago

      “Contact” for a similar reason. It’s a mix of all motivations, along with people’s general mistrust of each other.

    • @[email protected]
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      5•2 years ago

      Samsara for the same reason. It shows beauty mixed with terrifying images of human impact.

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    Koyaanisqatsi or Baraka, since I’m guessing they won’t understand English nor indeed any human language.

    • @[email protected]
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      I made the mistake of watching Baraka on 3gs of mushrooms.

      I am a changed man.

      • @[email protected]
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        Doesn’t sound like a mistake.

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      I was hoping to find Koyaanisqatsi here

      They’ll nuke us out of orbit after watching that, but hey

      • @[email protected]
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        Problem solved!

  • @[email protected]
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    27•2 years ago

    Life of Brian, no doubt

    • @[email protected]
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      10•2 years ago

      The meaning of life too

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    26•2 years ago

    300

    Let them think humanity is 99% buff oily badasses in speedos who will gladly fuck you up until their dying breath.

  • @[email protected]
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    24•2 years ago

    The man from earth. That should confuse them.

    • Dharma Curious
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      Hey, Neptune! I’m the only other human to have seen that movie!

      I wish there were more. I love it so much.

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        There was a sequel, but I didn’t really care for it.

      • @[email protected]
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        There is a sequel but it failed to capture the spirit of the first one. I think it used to be free on their website.

        Also, when I watched it a few years back, they were working on a TV series but I am not sure if it ever got off the ground.

      • Doubletwist
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        Nonsense, I’ve seen it multiple times. It’s a favorite of mine. A sequel on the other hand was, ‘meh’ at best.

      • @[email protected]
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        1•2 years ago

        Me too.

      • @[email protected]
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        Somehow. They did make a sequel. That’s what Wikipedia says.

        I should re-watch it. It’s been years.

    • @[email protected]
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      By Jerome Bixby? It’s my favorite movie. I have to watch that again soon

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    22•2 years ago

    My autistic ass would have them watch all three Lord of the Rings movies. Y’all need to find a better diplomat than me.

    • @[email protected]
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      My first thought too 😅

  • @[email protected]
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    21•2 years ago

    The Big Lebowski

    • @[email protected]
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      That’s, just like, uh, your opinion, man.

  • GONADS125
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    21•2 years ago

    Idiocracy

  • Derrick
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    21•2 years ago

    Don’t Look Up - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dont_look_up_2021

    Sort of summarizes the total shit-show that current politicians and billionaires are responsible for.

  • @[email protected]
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    19•2 years ago

    Mean girls

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      3•2 years ago

      On a Wednesday and make everyone wear pink, so the aliens feel ashamed for not wearing pink.

  • Qwerty-Space
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    19•2 years ago

    Avatar. We will destroy habitats to get what we want.

    • @[email protected]
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      9•2 years ago

      “Us too! Anyway, we’re building this hyperspace bypass…”

      • @[email protected]
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        “Its a bypass. You gotta build bypasses!”

        • Zeusbottom
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          1•2 years ago

          The plans were filed with the local council ages ago, not our fault if you didn’t see them

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      4•2 years ago

      The lorax is in that same vein lol

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      3•2 years ago

      FernGully?

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