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Weibo Movie Review-"The Day the Earth Stopped"
Hope 2021-12-08 08:01:38
1. The classic style of sci-fi movies. The opening paragraph of aliens is repeatedly repeated in subsequent movies, covering almost all the image strategies of such movies: radar stations, government responses, panic crowds around the world, and so on. 2. Drawing on the visual elements of film noir. The night scenes on the streets obviously borrowed the lighting method of noir films. When Cratu went to boarding for the first time, his face was completely covered in black. This was not only a horror effect, but also a harmless identity to him. A hint; we can see that when the electric light is lit, he is immediately lit by soft lighting. 3. The implication of racism, as the other, even though he does not have any appearance that distinguishes it from the people on earth, he is still regarded as a threat and caused widespread panic. 4. The concluding speech is for those communist countries that have just emerged. 1951 was the era when the Cold War began not long ago, the Korean War was fierce, and Soviet missiles gradually gained superiority.
Extended Reading
The Day the Earth Stood Still quotes
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Klaatu: I'm worried about Gort. I'm afraid of what he might do if anything should happen to me.
Helen: Gort? But he's a robot. Without you, what could he do?
Klaatu: There's no limit to what he could do. He could destroy the Earth.
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Mr. Harley: Your impatience is quite understandable.
Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it.
Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry... I wish it were otherwise.