Introduction (and why I like this setting)

[DSPE]

Most directors I've seen prefer to use human characters.

I guess it is more relatable to modern audiences. Stories are meant to display a narrative and convey emotions/messages, and it is harder to do that when characters have vastly different psychologies to the audience. It is harder to empathize with someone who is feeling the emotions of "*@#$&*(LKjwe" and "*&8(6sji38r"

Anyways, welcome, hope you enjoy your time here! 

The most Starfish Alien I've seen so far is The Thing from "The Thing" (1982). It's also terrifiying.

A story by Peter Watts titled "The Things" narrates this story from the alien's own POV. Very interesting.

I mean, you can kind of understand it, but its morality is very different from that of human morality. TLDR: It's a hive mind that can consume biological matter (including humans) and morph itself to imitate them!