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Why are there no sci-fi movies where humanity is the "alien" species?
Blockhead8306:
So, I recently just finished the Mass Effect trilogy (fantastic game series, by the way) for the second time, which started me down this train of thought. Can anyone tell me a movie where humanity has either superior or the same level of technology as the encountered alien species? It seems like in every modern sci-fi movie/series (Transformers, Independence Day, etc.), humanity has to be on the bottom end of the spectrum. I'm not saying that it's never been done (for example, Star Trek and Star Wars had humanity on the same level), but I would love to see it done more often. I just wanted to get this out there and get other people's thoughts on it.
Lego lad:
this is what made Avatar stick out for me
Cheze:
I wondered that too. I've also been wondering why aliens refer to us as "Humans" or "People". Why don't they refer to us as the "Aliens"?
Blockhead8306:
--- Quote from: Lego lad on February 05, 2017, 08:34:12 PM ---this is what made Avatar stick out for me
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Almost completely forgot about that movie, probably because I wasn't a big fan of it. The concept was definitely what I'm talking about, though. Too bad humanity had to be evil in this one.
--- Quote from: Cheze on February 05, 2017, 08:34:51 PM ---I wondered that too. I've also been wondering why aliens refer to us as "Humans" or "People". Why don't they refer to us as the "Aliens"?
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Yeah, if there was some sort of translator, then the word "people" would be very confusing used in cross-species conversations. "Humans" would just be the name for our species, though. For example, in Mass Effect, the four main species are Asari, Turians, Salarians, and Humans.
Pastrey Crust:
Planet 51 has humans seen as aliens.