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Cloud Atlas
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.
The House of Spirits or Melancholia
Nobody has mentioned porn. We try and say things in our great works of art but maybe they'd learn more from what we make when we're trying to say nothing at all.
Fellowship, two towers, return of the king. Tell them it's one movie showing how the littlest person can make the biggest difference.
Really?
I mean, a person can make another person's day, sure!
But on real big societal issues? Gooooood luck. I'm waiting on Frodo to level the rich poor divide, to stop wars, and to stop and reverse climate change, but he's crying in a pillow
Someone just needs to throw Elon Musk's hyperloop in to the fires of a volcano.
Harry Potter; you'll understand every conflict on earth.
Brazil.
Great photography. Great actors good sets. Relatable charachters. And it perfectly encapsulates the curent trends of the world.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 100%.
Mars Attacks!
Revenge of The Nerds
Charlie Chaplin Modern Times
An interesting choice, but they'd be pretty mislead about how our economy works 90 years on.
L'Arroseur ArrosΓ©. 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.)
Teaching them our sense for justice worries me. Either they understand we can police ourselves or they start holding us accountable for wrongdoings under their legal system with no warning, assuming we'll understand.
zeitgeist
Scary Movie 3
If you know what i mean π
Silent night, deadly night 2
ET
Under the Skin (2014)
Citizen Kane.
A certain sci fi movie from 1992