10 Sci-Fi Movies Where The Humans Are The Bad Guys

10. The Matrix (1999)

Right off the bat, this is one that needs a bit of explaining.

As told by Morpheus, humanity's cruel treatment of the sentient machines they had created led to a revolt, which then turned into an all-out war between flesh and metal. Since the film is told from the humans' point of view, you don't necessarily get the full picture (which may very well have been intentional of Morpheus in order to persuade Neo to help him).

In fact, the machines just wanted to exist without being treated as slaves. The human race went to one final drastic measure to win, namely destroying the atmosphere and effectively dooming themselves. While the machines could easily have picked them off at this point, they instead let the humans live inside a virtual reality, the Matrix, and in doing so ensured the continuing survival of both species.

So, only when Morpheus threatens to change all this do the metal sentinels turn overtly hostile. This viewpoint really sheds a new light on the crusade of the Nebuchadnezzar's crew.