Mars Some of the fantasies and fears of the twentieth century have been captured and fostered in the parallel world of film. Whether the camera has frozen dreamy, fantastic images, or produced alter-dimensional worlds, movies have always played an important role in the life of science fiction. One might argue that when civilian eyes first witnessed the release of A Message From Mars in 1912, the beginnings of a whole progeny of Mars flicks took place. Martians rocket across space and invade Earth.
Humanity is corralled and subjugated in horrible conditions.
Atrocious acts of brutal violence are witnessed. Slavering bug-eyed monsters are sighted pillaging the countryside. Mars Attacks is, of course, a spoof. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a vacation at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Coohagen.