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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?

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itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml
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Idiocracy

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Piecemakers@lemmy.world
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Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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It’s got what alien civilizations crave

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Random_Character_A@lemmy.world
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…but after that aliens gonna want to see the “Ass”.

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JakenVeina@lemm.ee
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Idiocracy

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EddoWagt@feddit.nl
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Everyday idiocracy is becoming more and more real

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Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org
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History of the world: part 1

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0110010001100010@lemmy.world
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I’m so disappointed there was never a part 2 made. That’s one of my all-time favorite movies.

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FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works
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0110010001100010@lemmy.world
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Wait…fuck my life…how did I now know about that?!

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

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foggy@lemmy.world
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Office space.

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TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca
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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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fakeaustinfloyd@ttrpg.network
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“Contact” for a similar reason. It’s a mix of all motivations, along with people’s general mistrust of each other.

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

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