History YMMV / TheFirstMenInTheMoon

** It's pretty clear that he's only with working with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place. When he finally sets foot on the Moon he cautiously greets the natives, [[WeVomeInPeaceShootToKill by throwing a dozen of them off a cliff]]. [[PoorCommunicationKills And later assumes that their understandable and relatively benign apprehension towards earthlings is instead a declaration of war.]]

** It's pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place. When he finally sets foot on the Moon he cautiously greets the natives, by throwing a dozen of them off a cliff. [[PoorCommunicationKills And later assumes that their understandable and relatively benign apprehension towards earthlings is instead a declaration of war.]]
** Hell, he even sadistically grins and chuckles when he realises that Cavor's HeroicSacrifice accidentally spread a disease to wipe out all of the unsuspecting aliens.

** It's pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place. When he finally sets foot on the Moon he cautiously greets the natives, by throwing a dozen of them off a cliff. [[PoorCommunicationKills And later assumes that there understandable and relatively benign apprehension towards earthlings is instead a declaration of war.]]

** It's pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place. When he finally sets foot on the Moon he cautiously greets the natives, by throwing a dozen of them off a cliff. [[PoorCommunicationKills And later assumes that there understandable and relatively benign disinterest in earthlings is instead a declaration of war.]]

** It's worse in the 1964 film when [[spoiler: Cavor did so ''accidentally''. All while trying to maintain peaceful relations with the aliens.]]

** It's worse in the 1964 film when [[spoiler: Cavor did so ''accidentally'' while trying to maintain peaceful relations with the aliens.]]

* DesignatedHero: Bedford in the 1964 film. It's pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place. When he finally sets foot on the Moon he cautiously greets the natives, by throwing a dozen of them off a cliff. [[PoorCommunicationKills And later assumes that there understandable and relatively benign disinterest in earthlings is instead a declaration of war.]]

* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler: Cavor destroys an entire sentient race to prevent them fighting a war with humanity. While, yes, a huge war would have been awful, most wars tend to end, and usually with diplomacy and peace (or at least a cessation of conflict for some time). There's no reason there couldn't have been peace in the future.]]

* DesignatedHero: Bedford in the 1964 film. It's pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place. When he finally sets foot on the Moon he cautiously greets the natives, by throwing a dozen of them off a cliff. [[PoorCommunicationKills Later assumes that there understandable and relatively benign disinterest in earthlings is instead a declaration of war.]]

* DesignatedHero: Bedford in the 1964 version. It's pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place.
** Hell, he even sadistically grins when he realises that Cavor's HeroicSacrifice accidentally spread a disease to wipe out all of the unsuspecting aliens.

** Hell, he even sadistically grins when he realises that Cavor's HeroicSacrifice spread a disease to wipe out all of the unsuspecting aliens.

** Hell, he even sadistically grins when he realises that Cavor's HeroicSacrifice was so he could spread disease to wipe them all out.

* DesignatedHero: Bedford in the 1964 version. I'ts pretty clear that he's only with Cavor to share in the profit of Cavorite and sells a rented cottage to Cavor for thousands of pounds, whilst tricking Kate into signing the deed over instead of him, so she will take the fall in his place.