It showed up out of nowhere, made the most bank in history (for a movie), refused to explain and disappeared for like 15 years, then came back out of nowhere with a sequel movie, a AAA game, and like 3 more movies in the works.

Edit: I think it now has like a Lego line too?

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    it is unapologetically in favor of preserving nature, anticapitalist, and anti military. the boys from chapo trap house like it and point out that its one of the few movies with a mainstream theatrical release in which the audience is made to cheer on the blue furry hippie throwing a bunch of US marines out of a helicopter to their death.

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          11 days ago

          It is a solid point about the irony though. It’s one of the biggest consumer capitalism things ever, even if it’s anti-capitalism they’re selling on the screen.

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            Why do you think the aliens are blue natives?

            Because if they were white folk, the message would resonate too much with the general audience.