jonathanvmv8f to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIf 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?message-squaremessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down17
arrow-up1175arrow-down1message-squareIf 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?jonathanvmv8f to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareTotallyHuman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 year agoSchindler’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.
minus-squarefakeaustinfloyd@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year ago“Contact” for a similar reason. It’s a mix of all motivations, along with people’s general mistrust of each other.
minus-squaredotslashme@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoSamsara for the same reason. It shows beauty mixed with terrifying images of human impact.
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.
“Contact” for a similar reason. It’s a mix of all motivations, along with people’s general mistrust of each other.
Samsara for the same reason. It shows beauty mixed with terrifying images of human impact.