Can't we just be friends?
The Big Picture Moviegoers are suckers for alien invasion flicks, this writer included. They're the ultimate mashup of genres. They're sci-fi because of the whole creatures from outer space aspect, they're horror because those creatures are so creepy looking and unknowable, and they're also great thrillers because they like to blow shit up so much. The latest alien versus humans matchup that has everyone talking is Brian Duffield's fantastic No One Will Save You.
Bad guy aliens are always wanting to take our stuff. If not, it's the land itself they want. In every version of War of the Worlds, the aliens want Earth for their own, but we attack them with the best weapon we've got: our germs. Our disgustingness is no match for them, and they quickly die off when they try to exist in our air. Take that! Then there's Signs, from M. Night Shyamalan.
Having the Aliens Be Nice in Movies Does Take Away From the Conflict So why does almost every alien invasion movie have them being the villains? It's because of what they represent. Aliens are the unknown. We can't understand them, so we naturally fear them. An alien invasion is like an infection.
The biggest reason nice alien movies rarely work is simply because of the lack of conflict. If they're nice, where is the story? It's easy to find drama and tension in a man vs. alien story. It writes itself. Ugly aliens come down, they attack, we defend, we win, the end. What is there to do when an alien comes in peace?When Have Aliens Been Good in Movies? That doesn't mean movies with nice aliens can't be done.
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