Los Angeles (AFP) - Are we alone in the universe? It is a question that has preoccupied filmmakers since "A Trip to the Moon" announced itself as the world's first alien movie in 1902.
In the century or so following the 17-minute silent French film, Hollywood's extraterrestrials have visited in all shapes and sizes, from threatening tripods and genocidal lizards to benign humanoids.
While these films have traditionally been effects-laden potboilers, a subgenre of cerebral, lower budget movie has quietly insinuated itself into the mainstream.
Leading the charge this year is Canadian director Denis Villeneuve's "Arrival," which hits theaters on Friday following a Golden Lion nomination at the Venice Film Festival and tips for Oscar success.
Taking its cue from classics such as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and "Contact" (1997), "Arrival" challenges the notion that alien visitation equals loud, expensive armageddon. ... [see link below]
'Independence Day' was a fun film but I would guess that' Arrival' is no less ham-handedly Multi-Marx PC. We just need to "communicate" about the Syrian 'refugee' massive Muslim migration into the West and it will be less "scary." Oh brother, reminds me of the Obama-Holder: We American "cowards" don't "talk" enough about race--when in actuality we do so practically nonstop.
Of course what they mean by 'talk' is White people confessing and promising to change their inherent evil racism, while non-Whites, at best, calmly listen to these confessions and agree to accept more White taxpayer goodies, like slavery reparations.
Many have correctly said that the American patriotism that 'Independence Day' seemed to celebrate, but tried to transfer to globalism (the Fourth of July "will no longer be an American holiday, henceforth celebrated as Earth Savior Day, led by a perfect Black guy and a perfect Jewish guy), would likely not be made again today by Hollywood elites because now films aim much more at worldwide audiences. Plus, I would say, because even stressing American patriotism as a way to undermine patriotic nationalism is too painful for the Tolerance Police. Along the way they had to be temporarily subjected to a celebration of America--Ugh!
All this reminds me of 'Starship Troopers,' which featured such things that seemed to be lush images of WWII German high-command uniforms, etc, was screamed at by many critics as being 'fascist' even though there were many scenes that clearly showed that the director was actually satirizing/condemning the human (mostly White) Troopers and their leaders. Verhoeven himself later said that it was the humans who were the aggressors.
But, sorry, that's not good enough for the loving Tolerance Police, because apparently such a film should have had a big flashing on-screen sign throughout: 'White people--BAD! Insects--GOOD!'
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