inhabit the planet’s subterranean caves emerge. See also: Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick.
Idiocracy (2006)
Imagine a future where the human race has been changed by centuries of natural selection. This natural selection hasn’t rewarded the fittest, smartest or best, but simply those who have reproduced the most. Corporal Joe Bauers is average in every way, which results in his selection to participate in a military experiment on suspended animation. The experiment goes terribly wrong and results in him waking up five hundred years in the future, where the IQ of the general population has dropped so dramatically that Joe is the smartest man on Earth. See also: Spaceballs, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Galaxy Quest, Flash Gordon, Iron Sky, Mars Attacks!.
District 9 (2009)
In an alternate past, an alien ship arrived at Johannesburg in Africa in 1982. Upon investigation, government officials discovered the ship was full of malnourished, sickly aliens seeking refuge on Earth. Skip to the present, and the aliens have been living in a government camp run by private military contractors—District 9. Conditions in the camp are abysmal, with trade of alien technology for food and living essentials being commonplace. The aliens are mistreated, resulting in several aliens attempting to find a way to return to their home. One of the human military contractors becomes caught up with helping them with their plan when a freak accident leaves him with unusual abilities. See also: Cloverfield, Pacific Rim, Elysium, Oblivion, Real Steel, Children of Men, Moon.
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Set in the distant future, Earth has become one gigantic garbage dump due to decades of consumerism and waste. The human race has abandoned Earth and has moved to space stations to escape the pollution. Wall-E is one of the trash compactor robots left behind to clean the planet, who over hundreds of years develops self-awareness. His life changes when he discovers a seedling, one of the first signs of nature returning to the planet, and then meets EVE, a robotic probe sent to examine the Earth and see if it has become fit for human habitation once again. See also: Treasure Planet.
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Events in the future result in a Romulan ship travelling back in time and altering the origins of the original crew of the Enterprise. In this reboot of the popular Star Trek franchise, we see the progression of James T Kirk and Spock through Starfleet, how they obtained their posts on the Enterprise, and how their lives change as a result of the interference of the time travellers. This presents an excellent starting point for those who want to follow the new series, or an opportunity to explore the original series. See also: Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.
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