Image in-but-not-of Itself (cum ipsa absentia)
Synopsis
Examples of technological impositions and how that which is not=there is e+affected.
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm

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Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
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A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
Invaders from Mars

Writer H. G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to modern day San Francisco after the infamous serial killer steals his time machine to escape the 19th century.
Time After Time

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Ben 10: Ben 10,010

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*batteries not included

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
The War of the Worlds

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Young Frankenstein

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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The Day of the Triffids

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The Mitchells vs. the Machines

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Hotel Transylvania 2

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