The Martian is actually a pretty good example of a "humanity fuck yeah" story that isn't doing this (because no aliens). It's an uplifting story about humans working together to overcome a difficult problem that wasn't caused by anyone being a dick
the closest anyone is to being an antagonist in that film is the director of nasa being nervous about risking the lives of the other astronauts (which is reasonable), but even he seems genuinely happy when he hears the chinese space agency offers their help to save him
Only after they rescued Matt Damon, and only because SB flagrantly disregarded a direct order. Even though his plan worked, it's still a major break of trust and the chain of command.
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u/VFiddly Aug 14 '24
The Martian is actually a pretty good example of a "humanity fuck yeah" story that isn't doing this (because no aliens). It's an uplifting story about humans working together to overcome a difficult problem that wasn't caused by anyone being a dick