History Film / Extinction2018

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Peter gets a hold of one of the aliens' assault rifles and figures out that the gun has a biometric lock which won't allow him to fire it... [[SubvertedTrope right away]]. He spends a few scenes trying to figure out how and he lucks into the right way to short out the luck while he's under fire.

* TheAtoner:[[spoiler: The androids felt guilty as a whole species for driving off the humans from Earth out of self-defense, to the point that they erased their entire memories to forget that they were androids at all. One example being Peter and Alice's daughters who felt bad for their human parents being killed. There were exceptions, such as David and few of the androids who prepared for a future counter-attack.]]

* KillEmAll: In the past, the [[spoiler:humans]] tried to kill all [[spoiler:androids]], but they fought back in response, driving them from Earth into a colony on Mars.

** GreyAndGrayMorality: The whole conflict can be boiled down into this. [[spoiler: While the androids fought in self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being Alice and Peter's "daughters" original parents being killed because they were humans) to the point that the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans may be liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Peter seems to be suffering from this. He has frequent nightmares about what seems to be an alien invasion, and then the invasion and war actually begins.
** [[spoiler: Eventually averted; his “dreams” were not visions of the future, but repressed memories about the original war from 50 years ago, in which androids drove humanity off the Earth.]]

** GreyAndGrayMorality: The whole conflict can be boiled down into this. [[spoiler: While the androids fought in self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being Alice and Peter's "daughters" killing their parents because they were humans) to the point that the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans may be liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

** GreyAndGrayMorality: The whole conflict can be boiled down into this. [[spoiler: While the androids fought in self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being killing Alice and Peter's "daughters" human parents because they were humans) to the point that the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans may be liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

** At the party for Alice’s promotion, no one is seen eating or drinking. [[spoiler: Apparently as human-like the androids may be, they don’t need sustenance.]]

* JustAMachine: In [[soiler: a flashback]], one debater on TV says androids are this, and therefore have no rights, while humans can destroy them at will if they wish.

** GreyAndGrayMorality: Entire conflict can be boiled down into this. [[spoiler: While the androids fought in self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being Alice and Peter's "daughters" killing their human parents because they were humans) to the point that the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans may be liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

* Foreshadowing:

** GreyAndGrayMorality: Entire conflict can be boiled down into this. [[spoiler: While the androids fought in self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being killing Alice and Peter's "daughters" human parents because they were humans) to the point the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans may be liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

* JustAMachine: In a flashback, one debater on TV says androids are this, and therefore have no rights, while humans can destroy them at will if they wish.

* TheAgeless: [[spoiler: All the androids are naturally this. Even 50 years later, none of them have aged a day, including the children.]]

** GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: While the androids fought in self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being killing Alice and Peter's "daughters" human parents because they were humans) to the point the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans may be liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

* GoryDiscretionShot: One of the scenes that implied a mutilation of a surviving human by the aliens. [[spoiler: At least as a way for the movie to hide the fact that he and other "humans" are in fact androids, when this revelation was shown during Alice's "surgery" where it showed her internal mechanical components]].

* JobStealingRobot: This is one of the complaints we see frequently leveled at androids in the flashbacks.

* OrganicTechnology: The [[https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Michael-Pena-and-Lizzy-Caplan-in-Extinction.jpg invading aliens]], [[spoiler: or rather humans from Martian colonies]], had pieces of equipment that had organic vibes to the point where even their electronic displays have mists-like quality.

* AlienInvasion: What the movie is apparently about. However, the “Aliens” are [[spoiler: actually humans, who have come back to Earth to reclaim it from the Androids that took it from them 50 years earlier.]]

* TheAtoner:[[spoiler: Entire Androids felt guilty as a whole species for driving off the humans from Earth out of self-defense to the point that they erased their entire memories to forget that they were androids at all. One example being Peter and Alice's daughters who felt bad for killing their human parents. There were exceptions, such as David and few of the androids who want to prepare for future counter-attack]]
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Once the whole picture becomes clear, this trope gets in full effect; [[spoiler: the Androids want to continue their new lives on Earth, but the humans want their planet back. Peter acknowledges this and hopes it will someday lead to peace between the androids and humans.]]
** GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: While Androids fought out of self-defense, they committed a fair share of atrocities (one of them being Alice and Peter's "daughters" who reluctantly killed their human parents) to the point the majority of them erased their memories out of guilt. Humans maybe liberating their planet as a response to being driven off by the androids, but they show little hesitation in mowing down androids despite many of them having little to no knowledge of their own crimes and already shown to have basic human sapience.]]

* FightingForAHomeland: A dark example. [[spoiler: Both androids and humans fought a war for their own right to live, former rose up in response to a massive genocidal campaign while the latter being the descendants of the humans who were driven off from Earth.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: One of the scenes that implied a mutilation of a surviving human by the aliens. [[spoiler: At least as a way for the movie to hide the fact that he and other "humans" are in fact androids, which this revelation was shown during Alice's "surgery" where it revealed her internal components]].
* HappilyAdopted: A variation, [[spoiler: which Peter and Alice adopted their daughters, one of them having her right face torn off during a struggle in an attempt to kill their human parents, which was erased along with others to live a "normal" lives]].
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler: Despite their human-like appearance and intelligence, Androids were treated as third-grade citizens by humans. Humans started the original war 50 years ago out of fear that the Androids would rebel against them someday. And now, humans are the ones invading Earth and trying to exterminate all the androids.]]

* NoEnding: The movie ends with Peter and his family, along with many other [[spoiler: Android]] evacuees, on a train bound for a safe underground hideout from where they hope to strike back against the [[spoiler: human]] invaders, while the invasion is still going on.

* TheReveal: Oh boy, where to start. [[spoiler: First we learn the invading aliens are actually humans. Then we learn that the main characters are in fact artificial androids, something even they had no idea about. And then we learn that Peter’s dreams are about a war that happened 50 years ago, in which the androids rebelled against humanity and drove them off the earth.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: The entire movie is this, particularly [[spoiler: Miles]].

* NotWhatISignedOnFor: [[spoiler: Miles the soldier]] cites this as the reason for why he is helping Peter [[spoiler: fix]] Alice; he was told they were going to Earth to fight monsters. Instead he found very humanlike androids living normal family lives, and he did not sign up to kill families and children.
* NoEnding: The movie ends with Peter and his family, along with many other [[spoiler: Android]] evacuaees, on a train bound for a safe underground hideout from where they hope to strike back against the [[spoiler: human]] invaders, while the invasion is still going on.

* OrganicTechnology: The [[https://static2.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Michael-Pena-and-Lizzy-Caplan-in-Extinction.jpg invading aliens]], [[spoiler: or rather humans from Martian colonies]], had pieces of equipment that had organic vibes to the point where even their electronics are basically mists.

* TheAgeless: All the androids are naturally this. Even 50 years later, none of them have aged a day, including the children.
* AlienInvasion: What the movie is apparently about. However, the “Aliens” are actually humans, who have come back to Earth to reclaim it from the Androids that took it from them 50 years earlier.
* AIIsACrapshoot: The movie is set 50 years after intelligent androids rebelled and chased all humans off the planet.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Peter and Alice honestly had no idea they were androids, until Alice gets injured and Peter has to help restart her.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Once the whole picture becomes clear, this trope gets in full effect; the Androids want to continue their new lives on Earth, but the humans want their planet back. Peter acknowledges this and hopes it will someday lead to peace between the androids and humans.
* ColonizedSolarSystem: After being driven off the Earth, the humans retreated to colonies on Mars to prepare for a counterattack.
* CrazyPrepared: Downplayed and justified. When the alien invasion begins, Peter finds out his boss David and several of his co-workers from the factory already prepared for this day, having arranged an underground hideout and a train to take refugees there. Then comes the reveal that the aliens are actually humans coming back to reclaim Earth. David was one of the few androids who decided to keep his memories after the original war 50 years ago, and thus knew the humans were still out there somewhere, plotting to strike back someday, so he had time to prepare.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Peter seems to be suffering from this. He has frequent nightmares about what seems to be an alien invasion, and then the invasion and war actually begins. Eventually averted; his “dreams” were not visions of the future, but repressed memories about the original war from 50 years ago, in which androids drove humanity off the Earth.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Despite their humanlike appearance and intelligence, Androids were treated as third grade citizens by humans. Humans started the original war 50 years ago out of fear that the Androids would rebel against them someday. And now, humans are the ones invading Earth and trying to exterminate all the androids.
* InsectoidAliens: Subverted; at first the invading aliens appear to be this, however that is just what their suits make them look like. They are actually humans.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After the first war, many androids willingly had their memories about the war, and even the fact THAT they are androids, wiped so they could live normal lives.
* NotWhatISignedOnFor: Miles the soldier cites this as the reason for why he is helping Peter fix Alice; he was told they were going to Earth to fight monsters. Instead he found very humanlike androids living normal family lives, and he did not sign up to kill families and children.
* NoEnding: The movie ends with Peter and his family, along with many other Androids, on a train bound for a safe underground hideout from where they hope to strike back against the invading humans, while the invasion is still going on.
* NotSoDifferent: His meeting with Miles leads to Peter realizing the humans and androids are not so different.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: All the main characters who are not invading aliens. Most of them had their memories wiped out and don’t even know themselves that they are androids.
* RoboticReveal: Both Peter and the viewer first learn of the main characters' true nature when Miles cuts open the unconscious Alice and exposes her internal system.

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: The reason the androids rebelled 50 years ago is not just because of the way they were treated, but because humans ''feared'' they would someday rebel and tried to strike first.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Peter and Alice honestly had no idea they were androids, untill Alice gets injured and Peter has to help restart her.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Despite their humanlike apperance and intelligence, Androids were treated as third grade citizens by humans. Humans started the original war 50 years ago out of fear that the Androids would rebel against them someday. And now, humans are the ones invading Earth and trying to exterminate all the androids.

* RoboticReveal: Both Peter and the viewer first learn of the main chraracters' true nature when Miles cuts open the unconcious Alice and exposes her internal system.

* TheReveal: Oh boy, where to start. First we learn the invading aliens are actually humans. Then we learn that the main characters are in fact artificial androids, something even they had no idea about. And then we learn that Peter’s dreams are about a war that happened 50 years ago, in which the androids rebelled against humanity and drove them off the earth.

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Peter seems to be suffering from this. He has frequent nightmares about an oncomming war, and then the alien invasion begins. Eventually averted; his “dreams” were not visions of the future, but repressed memories about the original war from 50 years ago, in which androids drove humanity off the Earth.

* CrazyPrepared: Downplayed and justified. When the alien invasion begins, Peter finds out his boss David and several of his co-workers from the factory already prepared fort his day, having arranged an underground hideout and a train to take refugees there. Then comes the reveal that the aliens are actually humans coming back to reclaim Earth. David was one of the few androids who decided to keep his memories after the original war 50 years ago, and thus knew the humans were still out there somewhere, plotting to strike back someday, so he had time to prepare.

The film is about an engineer named Peter, who has a recurring dream about the loss of his family during an oncomming invasion. When the invasion actually occurs, he tries his best to get his family to safety. But not everything is what it seems.

The film stars Creator/LizzyCaplan, Michael Peña, Creator/MikeColter, Lilly Aspell, Emma Booth, Israel Broussard and Lex Shrapnel. It was released on Netflix on July 27, 2018.

* SecurityBlanket: Herman, Lucy’s talking ape doll. She refuses to go anywhere without him.