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| David Tennant - My favourite doctor. Image from google. |
Now I'm not so sure, but I'll go with it anyway. Basically, we know nothing about aliens. We don't know if they exist, or whether they would be sentient beings or microorganisms . We don't know if they would be able to communicate us, or think that we're completely worthless and not bother with even trying to communicate.
Some people think that they would invade us, some think that they already have, others think that we're probably not worth bothering with. And anyway, they might not be able to breathe our air and have to wear spacesuits all the time.
Some of the most fun ideas of aliens come from films. The biggest one of all has to be 'E.T :The Extra-Terrestrial'. He's a cute, all round fun guy who doesn't want to hurt us in any way, and neither do his people. All he wants to do is go home, but all we want to do is experiment on him. Shame on us. That's a nice way to view aliens. Avatar is another one which has fairly nice aliens yet mean humans in it.
Doctor Who is my favourite alien. He's a one man (er, kind of) butt-kicking two-hearted heap of awesomeness who can pretty much win anyone's heart (though some of the first few doctors were iffy on the winning hearts thing). He's also usually odd, which I like. He's one of the aliens that loves the earth and wants to save it.
The not so nice way to view aliens can be seen in things like.. say... 'Alien' where they want to kill us or force us to make alien-human hybrids. Gross. 'District 9' also likes disgusting us with fingernails and alien-human hybrids. Signs, Skyline, War of the Worlds and Cloverfield (which I really hated, controversial, I know).
There are some particularly funny films including aliens, such as 'Galaxy Quest', which I absolutely love, and has Alan Rickman in it (what's not to like?). Also 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' is particularly amusing. I recommend them both heartily. Men in Black should also get a mention here, especially the newest one, 'Men in Black 3', because it involved time travel, and I'm a sucker for true sci-fi elements.
Of course the two classic series cannot be missed out. Star wars and Star Trek are both great, though Star Wars, for me, is slightly better because it has six very good films, and funnier lines. However, Star Trek (the re-imagined 2009 one, directed and produced by the awesome J.J Abrams) has Zachary Quinto, and he's a great Spock. Enough said.
Treasure planet wins the prize for the cutest alien. He is a pink blob with a face named Morph. Though he is a shape-shifter, morph usually stays in his cute form. Some people wrongly believe that this prize should go to 'Lilo and Stitch's' Stitch. No.
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| Morph, from Treasure Planet. |
The prize for one of the worst films with aliens in it goes to 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'. Aliens ruined that film.
What's your favourite alien film? And which was the worst alien film you've ever seen?
Really enjoyed this post :) (and that isn't just because DT's lovely face is attached to it)
ReplyDeleteI'm quite fascinated by aliens myself (a few of my solo pieces, as well as the L.M. Towton stuff feature them) and I do think there must be something out there... even if it's just an alien bacteria floating around... because space is so vast and we're only a tiny speck within it.
Favourite alien film... I'd probably pick Star Wars because I just watch them so much. Although, I have a soft spot for Batteries Not Included.
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Thank you :). Though I did use Doctor Who as a wonderful excuse to put his face there. Now every time I go on my page, there it is, specs and all.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there has to be something, I just have no idea what it could possibly be. Good choice. I've never seen Batteries Not Included, though it sounds like something I should put on my 'to watch' list.