Random Comments: The Day the Earth Stood Still
I’ve decided to take a break from politics. What — you want me to rip Sarah Palin’s wardrobe or John McCain’s make-up, the way the Daily News did? Yeah, right. There’s no need — Obama’s got this thing in the bag. You may think I’m wrong … I guess we’ll find out the truth on November 5th, won’t we?
This will bring new meaning, for Americans, to the phrase, “Remember, remember the 5th of November.”
Anyway … I rented The Day the Earth Stood Still from the library and watched it last night before going to sleep. Here are some random thoughts:
- The special effects were not over-the-top or cheesy. For that era, they were excellent.
- Klaatu is up there with Karellen from the novel Childhood’s End in terms of intellect and coolness
- Glad Alan Moore paid homage to it in Watchmen. Can’t wait to see if there will be a similar appearance of the movie poster in the upcoming Watchmen movie.
- I’m glad they’re making a remake, if only to reintroduce the story to the masses
- The scenes were Klaatu is interacting with humans was very down to earth and realistic.
- A little boy running through the streets of Washington, D.C. in the middle of the night — talk about a different era!
- The scene where the radio news reporter ask Klaatu his feelings was great. That reporter was representative of the Snapshot Joe mentality — where the MSM just wants an answer and then moves on, without getting the full story. If the reporter had listened, Klaatu might have given him the exclusive of the century!
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The Day the Earth Stood Still is a must watch for any sci-fan fan.
Geeks of today may at first be put off by the 1950’s SFX, but it’s a great movie about society featuring the warnings about violence, snap judgments, the MEDIA, nuclear war, and the difficulties of policing a planet.