Flying Saucers Are Real: Nope, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and American Minorities in Alien Worlds

Abstract

Two recent movies exemplify a new marriage of alien invader science fiction and multicultural issues of marginalized and minority groups in contemporary society. These two movies are impressively successful and have received many honors. They are marked by an implicit skepticism about mainstream society’s reasonableness and its benefit to struggling people in diverse communities. Sadly, the larger society resembles the alien invasions portrayed in these movies, characterized as unpredictable and harmful.