Movies
The only movie I could remember watching this year was Area 51. I surprisingly liked it - I thought I was just in for some mindless action, but the storyline did a hell of a job backing up all the shooting and violence.
Where to start? Well, the most obvious allusion was how the government handled the aliens. In a way, it’s one (I repeat: one) extreme representation of how we treat foreign people - with fear, distrust, and suspicion. I think if it had been handled differently, the aliens would be less corrupt and would have had a much easier time adapting to society. They could think for themselves after all.
Other things I enjoyed were the characters themselves; at first I didn’t like the main protagonist mainly because he was bumbling idiot, but he grew as a character throughout the movie and I admired him for sacrificing himself for something he’s not even sure might repay him back.
