Monsters (2010 film): Difference between revisions

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Six years ago NASA believed they had finally discovered alien life in our solar system and went about trying to gain themselves a sample. Unfortunately the probe they sent crashed upon re-entry over an unsuspecting Central America. It wasn't long before new (''and terrifying'') lifeforms emerged and spread at such an alarming rate that half of Mexico found itself quarantined. Now as the Mexican and American military struggle to prevent the creatures from expanding outside of the "Infected Zone" our story begins.

''The film cost under $500,000''.

 

 

* [[Berserk Button]]: Fighter jets flying overhead send the giant aliens into a killing rampage, presumably because they've come to associate the sound with [[Death From Above]].

* [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods]] / [[Combat Tentacles]]

* [[How We Got Here]]: The movie opens with a convoy of soldiers retrieving a young couple, then getting attacked by a giant alien which kills or wounds the woman. The rest of the movie depicts how the couple got to that point, {{spoiler|but ends before actually reaching it.}}

* [[Non-Malicious Monster]]: {{spoiler|It's heavily implied if not downright stated that the aliens aren't the aggressive monsters that they are perceived as. Sure they look scary, especially given they're nocturnal and their appearance. They do hurt and even kill people but this is probably curiosity, self defense and just their sheer size. During the finale, two of the creatures meet up in an awe-inspiring light show and completely ignore the humans nearby.}}

* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|While travelling down river in a boat the engine cuts out. Then it gets dark. Then a large fin slices through the water -- subverted when it turns out to be a downed fighter aircraft. Then another Oh Crap moment when giant tentacles yank the aircraft under water again, showing just how easily it can sink the boat. Another example is when the protagonists reach the Great Wall on the US border only to realise that the aliens have already spread far beyond it.}}