I'm not enough of a Schwartzenegger fan to have seen the film you reference, Gary.

So I enjoyed the story as a stand-alone, and IMO it does a terrific job. The writer evokes the response of a highly intelligent alien race to the seemingly-endless folly here on Earth. People wonder at times why we have not been visited by space aliens. In my opinion, a race smart enough to travel in space would have a good view of what goes on here from their vantage points in space -- and avoid the place like the plague.
Mr. Pratt has done a great job in showing just how human folly could resonate with the brighter races of outer space, and no one could say the "brighter races" came to the wrong decision.
My only caveat would be, the loudest representatives of humankind tend to be the most disgusting ones, while the quiet, humble ones living good lives do it quietly.