Since the remake of this classic sci-fi film comes out this weekend I decided to check out the original before I went to see the remake. I had never seen it before, and now was as good a time as any, and there is no wonder this movie is a classic. The characters are very engaging, the story is quite original, and the overall message of the film was very profound. It starts out one day a spaceship lands on earth, a man (or what looks like a man) exits the spaceship named Klatu along with his robot Gort. This thing should have landed anywhere but America because the first thing we wanted to do was kill the guy, before he could hand one of the generals a peace offering he was shot. As soon as he was shot Gort responded promptly and this thing was DEADLY, Klatu got Gort under control and was taken to a hospital. From there he says he has a message for the people of Earth and would not tell just one person, because it was too important. He wanted to address every leader of every nation, which was a huge problem seeing as The Cold War was happening at the time. The Day the Earth Stood Still was a very well done film and far surpassed my expectations, the performances, the writing, even the special effects although outdated didn't get in the way of me enjoying the film like most older films tend to do. If you plan to see or have already seen the newer version of this film. I recommend you check this one out as well because you wont be disappointed. If a movie that is more than 60 years old can still feel as fresh as it did then that's saying something for how well it was made. If you have netflix it's available on the instant viewing feature, that's how I saw it, otherwise I'm sure you can find it in a bargain bin. There is a reason why they call this film a classic.
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one luv, Toinne
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