I'd say it's possible. I'd also say it'd make a good story if done right.
The first such example I can think of is Alien vs. Predator, though that's not exactly accurate.
The Predators are "evil" because they think of humans as nothing better than animals to be hunted. But to be fair, humans hunt each other, too.
The Aliens aren't so much "evil" as just really vicious animals with really odious natural chemistry, and highly lethal reproduction methods.
The good guys are the victims, and they don't win. The "lesser" of two evils wins. The Predators leave the majority of the human race alive when they depart. Whereas the Aliens would have completely overrun the planet.
The second example I can think of is Freddy vs. Jason.
The evil's more well defined here.
Freddy Krueger was a child molester in life, and through the fear he spread he was able to enter dreams after his death. And he brought true the old adage "if you dream you die, you die in reality too". I'd classify that as more closely evil.
Jason Voorhees was a child who was ignored by horny teenagers making out. He drowned. Something supernatural [and inexplicable, apparently, as they never explained it] brought him back from the dead and made him immortal. As a psycho killer.
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Date: 2005-08-22 01:36 pm (UTC)The first such example I can think of is Alien vs. Predator, though that's not exactly accurate.
The Predators are "evil" because they think of humans as nothing better than animals to be hunted. But to be fair, humans hunt each other, too.
The Aliens aren't so much "evil" as just really vicious animals with really odious natural chemistry, and highly lethal reproduction methods.
The good guys are the victims, and they don't win. The "lesser" of two evils wins. The Predators leave the majority of the human race alive when they depart. Whereas the Aliens would have completely overrun the planet.
The second example I can think of is Freddy vs. Jason.
The evil's more well defined here.
Freddy Krueger was a child molester in life, and through the fear he spread he was able to enter dreams after his death. And he brought true the old adage "if you dream you die, you die in reality too". I'd classify that as more closely evil.
Jason Voorhees was a child who was ignored by horny teenagers making out. He drowned. Something supernatural [and inexplicable, apparently, as they never explained it] brought him back from the dead and made him immortal. As a psycho killer.
I enjoyed both movies.