History Film / Skyline

* RealityEnsues: A really brutally honest example. So a super advanced alien race invades Earth? How will humanity fight off these powerful foes? [[spoiler: They don't. You didn't ''really'' think humanity stood a chance agaisnt alien beings advanced and powerful enough to travel across millions miles to fuel their unstoppable war machines did you?]]

->''[[{{Futurama}} "The big brain am winning again. I am the greetest. Now I am leaving Earth, for no raisin!"]]''\\

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* DoingItForTheArt:
** Was conceptualized, scripted, directed, produced, and had special effects done by The Brothers Strause, who also shot most of the film in their apartment building.
** Sony has [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/battle-over-l-a-alien-invasion-films/ accused]] the Brothers Strause of trying to capitalize on their upcoming movie ''BattleLosAngeles'', which also features an alien invasion in L.A. Sounds like typical overreaction to DuelingMovies, right? Not as much when you consider the fact that the FX for ''Battle: Los Angeles'' are being done by [[{{Hydraulx}} Hydraulx Filmz]], a company ''owned'' by the Brothers Strause; ''Skyline's'' entire production timeline (from concept to completion) fitting ''entirely'' within the production schedule of ''BLA'', and ''Skyline's'' scriptwriters being both Hydraulx FX technicians who had no prior screenwriting experience.

''Skyline'' is a 2010 science fiction film directed by the [[{{Hydraulx}} Brothers Strause]]. Though it made quite a bit of money at the box office, the movie has met with negative critical reception.

''Skyline'' is a 2010 science fiction film directed by the [[{{Hydraulx}} Brother Strause]]. Though it made quite a bit of money at the box office, the movie has met with negative critical reception.

* ConvenientColorChange: When [[spoiler: Jarod]] loses their brain, it's a different color from that of everyone else thanks to having built up an immunity to their mind control. Once inserted into a giant monster, they keep control and use it to rebel.

* HeroicWillpower: One of the possible explanations for how [[spoiler:Jarod]] gains control over the machine, rather than just being the CPU.

'''Spoiler Warning''': At least one key plot element -- why the aliens are here -- could be considered a [[TheReveal Big Reveal]], but it's also intrinsic to the discussion of the work. Per HandlingSpoilers, blocking out 1/3rd of the examples doesn't work. So if you haven't seen the film and want to keep the alien's modus operandi a surprise, stop reading here.

''Skyline'' is a 2010 science fiction film directed by the Brother Strause. Though it made quite a bit of money at the box office, the movie has met with negative critical reception.

* CurbStompBattle: It would appear humanity loses. All we see are shots of deviated cities, and even our best weapons appear to only slow them down for a bit.

** One of the commentary tracks laments the fact that the helicopter getting grabbed while it's [[spoilers: attempting to pick up Jarrod]] would have been a nice shot if it was wasn't used in the trailers.

As the survivors draw the blinds to protect themselves from the light, they're faced with a dilemma: do they brave the hypnotic blue lights outside to try and escape, or do they hide in the darkness and hope that help comes for them? [[ItGotWorse Things get worse]] when the aliens start sending out scouts to search every apartment with their blue lights, and especially when they learn what the aliens ''do'' to the people they take...

* ItGotWorse: It does nothing ''but'' get worse, no matter how hard they try.
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: [[spoiler:Jarrod]] tries this with [[spoiler:Elaine]], since he can barely move. She chooses to die with him instead by looking into the light. [[ItGotWorse Only they don't die.]]

->''[[{{Futurama}}"The big brain am winning again. I am the greetest. Now I am leaving Earth, for no raisin!"]]''\\

-- ConfusedMatthew [[http://youtu.be/GDhhPJPru38 summarizing the film]].

->''[[{{Futurama}}"The big brain am winning again. I am the greetest. Now I am leaving Earth, for no raisin!"]]''

** Sony has [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/battle-over-l-a-alien-invasion-films/ accused]] the Brothers Strause of trying to capitalize on their upcoming movie ''BattleLosAngeles'', which also features an alien invasion in L.A. Sounds like typical overreaction to DuelingMovies, right? Not as much when you consider the fact that the FX for ''Battle: Los Angeles'' are being done by Hydraulx Filmz, a company ''owned'' by the Brothers Strause; ''Skyline's'' entire production timeline (from concept to completion) fitting ''entirely'' within the production schedule of ''BLA'', and ''Skyline's'' scriptwriters being both Hydraulx FX technicians who had no prior screenwriting experience.

* PeopleFarms: It's implied that the aliens are doing this at the end of the film, since they have a contraption apparently designed to [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel suck unborn children right out of the mother]].

* DoingItForTheArt:

** Sony has [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/battle-over-l-a-alien-invasion-films/ accused]] the Brothers Strause of trying to capitalize on their upcoming movie ''[[BattleLosAngeles Battle: Los Angeles]]'', which also features an alien invasion in L.A. Sounds like typical overreaction to DuelingMovies, right? Not as much when you consider the fact that the FX for ''Battle: Los Angeles'' are being done by Hydraulx Filmz, a company ''owned'' by the Brothers Strause; ''Skyline's'' entire production timeline (from concept to completion) fitting ''entirely'' within the production schedule of ''BLA'', and ''Skyline's'' scriptwriters being both Hydraulx FX technicians who had no prior screenwriting experience.
* DownerEnding:

* HopeSpot:

* ImplacableMan: The KingKong sized Tankers. One of them survives being hit with a rocket launcher, shot with an M-16, falling off a building, shot with several .50 BMG sniper rounds, getting caught in a gas explosion, falling off a building (again), and getting shot with an F-22's Vulcan. Having the F-22 crash into it, however, seems to kill it.

* LightIsNotGood:

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* TwentyMinutesWithJerks: The first fifteen minutes set at Terry's birthday party, which is brimming with highly unlikeable jerks who like to spy on people having sex for their own entertainment.

* DoingItForTheArt: Was conceptualized, scripted, directed, produced, and had special effects done by The Brothers Strause, who also shot most of the film in their apartment building.
** YourMileageMayVary: Sony has [[http://www.deadline.com/2010/08/battle-over-l-a-alien-invasion-films/ accused]] the Brothers Strause of trying to capitalize on their upcoming movie ''[[BattleLosAngeles Battle: Los Angeles]]'', which also features an alien invasion in L.A. Sounds like typical overreaction to DuelingMovies, right? Not as much when you consider the fact that the FX for ''Battle: Los Angeles'' are being done by Hydraulx Filmz, a company ''owned'' by the Brothers Strause; ''Skyline's'' entire production timeline (from concept to completion) fitting ''entirely'' within the production schedule of ''BLA'', and ''Skyline's'' scriptwriters being both Hydraulx FX technicians who had no prior screenwriting experience.
* DownerEnding: Humanity is done. Worse than done -- based on what the aliens did when they discovered Elaine's pregnancy and the other pregnant women nearby, humans are going to be ''farmed''.
** BittersweetEnding: It's cool though. [[spoiler:Jarrod]]'s an alien war machine now and is going to kick some major alien ass in the sequel that will likely never be made.
*** For how long he's going to survive against an entire armada while trying to protect his wife is anyone's guess though.

* HeyItsThatGuy
** [[{{Haven}} Duke Crocker]] is among the protagonists.
** It's [[{{Scrubs}} Turk]].
** And [[{{Dexter}} Batista]]!
** Isn't that [[{{Lost}} Liam]] from [[OneHitWonder Driveshaft]]?
* HopeSpot: As it turns out, nuking the alien ship really worked! [[spoiler:Until it starts repairing itself.]]

* LightIsNotGood: And blue light on top of that, to subvert GoodColorsEvilColors.

** TruthInTelevison, some apartment complexes DO lock one on the outside.

** Doubles as OffscreenMomentOfAwesome.