2. The Iron Giant (1999)
So the story of The Iron Giant is easy enough to tell. A giant alien robot crashes on Earth and is befriended by a 9-year old boy, but is hunted down by the military. In the end, the Giant sacrifices itself to save an entire city that would've been destroyed due to the military's efforts. The message being that sometimes
we're the monsters, not the... big iron things. I guess? Anyway, at the end you see the robot waking up, so perhaps there's hope for it yet... But what I really want to know in a sequel is: The
robot is an alien robot. Does this mean an evil alien race is on its way here to conquer us? Yes, definitely it means that. And I want to see a movie with it. Right. Now.