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Aliens
The aliens in Men in Black represent, um… aliens?In the film's opening scene, we see an alien, Mikey, disguised as an alien trying to enter the United States illegally. Here, Men in Black is havi...
Men in Black
Despite what you might think after watching the music video, the Men in Black do more than just dance with aliens. The organization is also a stand-in for the government; in fact, it's the ultimate...
The Galaxy
The Galaxy is a MacGuffin. That sounds like what you'd get if a crime-fighting dog had a teleporter accident with a breakfast sandwich, but it's actually a plot device. And if you have issues with...
Noisy Cricket and Space Cars
The technology in Men in Black looks like something a ten-year-old boy would doodle in the margins of his school book. The weapons have a slick space-age design with their lights and stainless stee...
Black (Color)
Why the Men in Black? Why not the Men in ecru? Or the Men in aubergine? Men in technicolor?While we can see the advantages to some of those colors—a technicolor suit would be seriously awesome—...