____ are more human than the humans June 24, 2010

movies in which things that are created by or misunderstood by people are better than (at least some) people.

update: i haven’t seen some of the contributions. I’m adding them based on the trustworthiness of the contributors.

1. Blade Runner
2. Short Circuit
3. Wall-e
4. Batteries Not Included
5. Flight of the Navigator
6. A.I.
7. E.T.
8. Star Trek, the Next Generation – Data (there were movies. it counts)
9. Beauty and the Beast (technically an enchanted human, but it counts)
10. Terminator: Salvation
11. The Goonies
12. Avatar (Mollie F.)
13. I, Robot (Elizabeth P.)
14. Toy Story I – III (Jim S.)
15. District 9 (Mollie F.)

Children are wiser than adults

movies in which children are better at living life and understanding the world than their dimwitted/cold/socially stunted/career-driven/broken parents/teachers.  Often, this results in the parents learning a lesson from the children:

1. Dan in Real Life
2. Parent Trap
3. Freaky Friday
4. In America
5. The Squid & The Whale (at least at the end of the movie)
6. Smart People
7. Racing Stripes
8. Pleasantville
9. The Incredibles
10. Nanny McPhee
11. Breakfast Club