Yeah, Starman, ET, Contact, 2001, Close Encounters, there are plenty of movies about peaceful aliens. It just takes great writing and directing to make them interesting, but any idiot can make an alien invasion spectacle at least halfway entertaining.
“It just takes great writing and directing to make them interesting, but any idiot can make an alien invasion spectacle at least halfway entertaining.”
You need talent to make a good alien invasion spectacle ... however, I agree ... the invasion plot is an easier one to manufacture for a 2 hour movie. While it could be good, it won’t be innovative.
While I can’t stand the writers/directors/producers behind Independence Day, I did get the biggest kick out of that movie ... it was akin to a campy 50s SciFi flick with great special effects (for the time ... it’s looking dated these days). I refuse to pay to see their new one after that “The Day After Tomorrow” propaganda film they made.
I often feel like I’m the only one out there that equally enjoys both kinds of ‘alien invasion’ films. Sometimes I want something cerebral ... other times I simply want to suspend disbelief for a while :-). To each their own :-).