3 Body Problem

 

The Netflix series 3 Body Problem uniquely introduces the battle between truth and falsehood.

The very literal-minded alien colonists in a 400-year-long journey do not understand the human penchant for deception and fiction. Their introduction to these ideas is Little Red Riding, a story rooted in the dangers of falseness.

Because humans appear to revel in misleading and deceiving one another, the aliens decide humans can not be trusted. "We are afraid of you," they declare before ceasing communication with their Earthling contacts.

The moment is chilling for the perspective being offered about our culture and practices, how routine dissembling and pretense are for us. How much we get out of lying to one another -- and ourselves.

Ironic that a work of fantasy would place so much emphasis on the dangers of make-believe.