In "The Day the Earth Stood Still", it can be seen that the arrival of the alien messenger "Krathu" clearly carries the concepts of enlightenment, original sin, and redemption in religious philosophy. The film appeals to the sci-fi culture to express this kind of logic that ordinary people seem to be profound and obscure, and conveys the purpose of awakening, change and sublimation through secular language. For its appearance setting, it simply chose a humanized performance, which is more close to the people, gentler, and changed the face of alien creatures in the past.
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" has a profound connotation of reflection. Many of the shots in the film have become classic cultural symbols and have been paid tribute by filmmakers .
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" can be understood as a foresight and warning of the future nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the melancholy about the proliferation of nuclear weapons. This interpretation can still be established to this day. But there is another way to interpret the film. If the alien Kratou is regarded as the spokesperson of the United States, and the audience on Washington Square in the film is regarded as today’s Iraq, Iran and other countries, then you can immediately find out , The powerful message of the aliens, vividly is the attitude of the Americans towards Iran’s nuclear weapons issue. The robots in the film are the worldpolicemen in the hearts of Americans, and they use powerful forces to maintain justice in the hearts of Americans. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" reflects the naive mentality of Americans who pretend to be a world policeman
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