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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)

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The House of Spirits or Melancholia

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Cloud Atlas

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Oooh! I think that's my favourite so far. It would introduce several eras including the ones we only envision in our future, and would introduce a number of concepts about myths, stories and social structures.

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I mean best is USSR's 1965 Triumph Over Violence, directed by Romm

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End of ze world.

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Requiem for a dream

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Magnolia

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Rocco's Animal Trainer #3.

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Under the Skin (2014)

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Scary Movie 3

If you know what i mean 😉

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Silent night, deadly night 2

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zeitgeist

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Revenge of The Nerds

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 100%.

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Harry Potter; you'll understand every conflict on earth.

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Brazil.

Great photography. Great actors good sets. Relatable charachters. And it perfectly encapsulates the curent trends of the world.

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Citizen Kane.

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Mars Attacks!

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Charlie Chaplin Modern Times

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An interesting choice, but they'd be pretty mislead about how our economy works 90 years on.

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L'Arroseur Arrosé. That will show them not to block the sunlight with their ship.

(It would also show them our love for beauty, aour dependency on water, sense of humour and sense for justice.)

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A certain sci fi movie from 1992

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Swap.avi

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Pacific

Maybe they’ll end us quick

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Predator

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