Watching movies can be boring sometimes. If you are loyal to one genre only, the big chances are that you can quickly lose the thrill. It is always advisable that you have to diversify your movies. And among the interesting ones, there the alien invasion genre, which is our topic today.
Fire in the Sky (1993)
When it comes to cinephilia, we have to open our minds to the necessity of SFX (special effects). If you think that CGI determines the terrorizing quality of an alien abduction movie, you seriously need to check Fire in the Sky out (1993) out. With no access to the digital altercation technology, Robert Lieberman, the director, managed to bring a disturbing atmosphere to his movie.
Fire in the Sky is famous for its abduction scene, where the protagonist (who is also the victim) discovered that the aliens had been kidnapping humans for experiments. They treated humans as if they were guinea pigs, whose lives were disposable.
Alien (1979)
Alien set a new standard on horror sci-fi industry. It did not terrify the viewers with the typical representation of aliens, which depicted aliens possessing advanced technology, and were using humans as their experiment objects. Instead, Alien brought to us the Xenomorphs, a hunter species that existed solely for killing. Their intention was purely predatory. And to them, humans were nothing but prey.
Moreover, the introduction of the female protagonist also helped the society to beat the machismo trend. All the men in the movie died, leaving only Ellen Ripley to deal with the acid spitting and flesh gnawing monsters.
This movie was a success, and it triggered many sequels and remakes. Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) Alien: Resurrection (1997) were three movie sequels closely tied to the Ellen Ripley character. And if you later find out that you are into this Xenomorph universe, you should check on Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017). The whole story got rebooted with a better origin.
The Thing (1982)
The Thing’s creature is the most terrifying to deal with. John Carpenter, the director, managed to manipulate our fear of identity. It is easy to fight a monster that comes from another planet and takes an otherworldly form, but what if they look exactly like one of us? The thing precisely exploits that fear.
The show was a major success in the 90s, and its fame has lasted until 2011. A remake was made with the same title in that year, but with much better visual effects. It is the same story with different actors and an actress.
