Battle for Terra
Year | 2009 |
Starring | Brian Cox, Chad Allen, David Cross, Rosanna Arquette |
Director(s) | Aristomenis Tsirbas |
Rating | PG |
Genre(s) | Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction |
Runtime | 85 min |
This time, humans are the ones invading a foreign planet. Mala is a precious alien girl whose father, Roven, is abducted during a hostile invasion. In order to save him, Mala kidnaps a crashed and injured human pilot, Jim. While Mala nurses him back to health, it is revealed that Terra’s atmosphere is inhospitable for humans.
Sample Discussion Guide Questions:
When Jim first sees Mala he calls her a “monster.” How do you think this makes Mala feel? Are there things you have called people before you even had a chance to get to know them? How did it make that person feel?
Why do you think the humans try to take over Terra without first talking to the Terrians and trying to understand their culture? If you had been in the humans’ situation, what would you have done?