Planet 51 -

The film masterfully mocks the Cold War paranoia of the 1950s. The citizens of Planet 51 are obsessed with B-movies detailing horrific "human invaders" who can control minds with a single touch. Comic Visual Blends

The local teenagers hang out at the soda shop, watch B-movies about flesh-eating space monsters at the local cinema, and listen to rock ‘n’ roll. The local comic relief character, Lem (voiced by Justin Long), is a teenage alien working at the planetarium, struggling to find the courage to ask out the girl next door. The Aesthetic Execution

Directed by Jorge Blanco, the story flips the classic sci-fi script. Instead of little green men invading Earth, we have (voiced by Dwayne Johnson), an American astronaut who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first one there. Planet 51

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The story begins on Planet 51, a world inhabited by little green extraterrestrials living in a society reminiscent of the United States in the 1950s. The inhabitants have a deep-seated fear of alien invasions, a paranoia fueled by popular media. The protagonist, a teenage alien named Lem (Justin Long), works at the local planetarium and harbors a crush on his neighbor, Neera (Jessica Biel). His life is turned upside down when a NASA spacecraft lands in his backyard. The film masterfully mocks the Cold War paranoia

Mild terms like "moron," "ass," and "friggin" are used occasionally. Video Game Tie-In

Includes jokes about "anal probing" and "butt plugs" to prevent alien abduction, which might go over younger kids' heads. The local comic relief character, Lem (voiced by

In 2009, Ilion Animation Studios and TriStar Pictures flipped this script entirely with . Instead of extra-terrestrials invading Earth, a human astronaut lands on a distant world, instantly becoming the terrifying "alien" invader.