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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? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by jonathanvmv8f@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 12 points 1 year ago

"Contact" for a similar reason. It's a mix of all motivations, along with people's general mistrust of each other.

[–] dotslashme@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

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