Dude, there are masses/groups pf people who are mistreated because of trivial differences and most of humanity doesn't care, sure they'll drop their spare .47 cents into the jar after they buy their coffee, but then it's out of sight and out of mind. So you really think they're going to care if giant alien insects are being mistreated? Funny.
The science community would be fascinated in learning, but not from an 'equals' standpoint. The military would be interested in reverse-engineering and destroying possible threats.
Yeah, they'll be small groups protesting, just as their always is, but Joe-Average, won't.
Edit: Or what Mild said.
Originally posted by MildPossession
^ tell that to the humans all over the world who are badly treated at the moment and no one coming to the rescue... if we can treat our own species negatively, an alien species isn't going to be any different.
Your point fails to recognize how ridiculously excited the scientific community would be, the novelty of an alien species, and the humanitarian fanatics who actively try to assist those same people you mentioned.
And, yes, the alien species would certainly be treated differently on so many levels.
Originally posted by Robtard
Dude, there are masses/groups pf people who are mistreated because of trivial differences and most of humanity doesn't care, sure they'll drop their spare .47 cents into the jar after they buy their coffee, but then it's out of sight and out of mind. So you really think they're going to care if giant alien insects are being mistreated? Funny.The science community would be fascinated in learning, but not from an 'equals' standpoint. The military would be interested in reverse-engineering and destroying possible threats.
Yeah, they'll be small groups protesting, just as their always is, but Joe-Average, won't.
Edit: Or what Mild said.
Humans treat other humans poorly, so automatically you can assume that the world's governments will treat the aliens poorly. Does not follow. Especially since they come under scrutiny at the drop of a hat the moment anyone even smells unethical behavior. You do see the big stink being made about the "torture" done post 9-11, right? Well, not only would you have all of the media making a big deal about it, you'd also have the scientific and humanitarian communities making a big stink about it. Oh, and not to mention average-joe who like sci-fi or average joe who thought aliens existed only to be proven right.
Edit - Now, there's one thing none of us have considered. Maybe they bring with them stench, disease, pollution, or something else that is undesirable. Maybe, on top of that, they have been around for a few years and we see no signs of them leaving, in addition to their pollution of some sort. If this is the case, then, yes, I would agree with the sentiments in the movie. People would be like that and the government would try their best to use some of the technology before they left or were killed off by hating humans.
Originally posted by Nemesis X
This is like more than the 100th time I've seen an alien insect. Don't people realize that's getting old?
And "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" was like more than the 100th time I've seen a badass fighting the government in revenge for the death of their loved one, only to find that all he knows is a lie. Don't people realize that's getting old?
i liked the first trailer better. Now it's on some radical cgi fighting action with suspense and super power aliens and with armour suits.
Now it's beginning to look not as real-like.
Like the first trailer had that documentary feel to it. When i saw the first trailer for the very first time I actually thought i was watching real world news footage of some kinda crisis until it read, "Thing is...They are not human.." or something like that, followed by that alien interview. And i loved it even more..
It seemed more like a smart sociopolitical drama with a sci-fi twist but after watching the second trailer it looks like it's just gonna be another explosive gijoe/transformer fantasy type of action summer popcorn blockbuster movie.
I've gone from really wanting to check this out to i might see it.