The film was taken at the beginning of the Cold War, when the tension between the two sides of the Iron Curtain already appeared. Suspicion, suspicion, distrust, and antagonism are generalizations of the relationship between the two sides of the Cold War. The film attempts to comment and criticize the incomprehensible phenomena of the earth’s human society from the perspective and thinking of aliens, and strive to change this contradiction, so that humans can live without an army, just like the aliens in the film. In peace without gunpowder. When there is no response to the kind expressions, the aliens are forced to take unexpected actions to force the people on earth to believe in the super abilities of the aliens, and then be able to accept the suggestions of the aliens from the negotiating table. Instead of running your own planet on the battlefield.
Looking at it now, the level of fantasy and special effects more than half a century ago is of course very low, but there is no lack of simplicity. I believe it was very shocking at the time. The dialogue is also very classic.
It's worth seeing.
Kratu Monologue:
I’m leaving soon, please forgive me for speaking so bluntly. The
universe is getting smaller and smaller every day
. The threat of being attacked by a certain group of people in a certain place
becomes intolerable. It
should be safe for everyone,
otherwise there is no Human beings are safe.
This is not to give up freedom,
except for those irresponsible freedoms.
Your ancestors know this,
so you make regulations and manage yourself and
hire the police to implement
our other planets. We have long accepted this principle.
We have an organization
for all planets. The purpose of joint protection
is to completely eliminate aggression.
In order to resist the provocation of this authority,
we need police force to support
us. We have made robots. As our police,
their duty is to ride on such a spacecraft.
Patrol the entire galaxy to maintain peace.
When they are violated, we give them
absolute power
that exceeds ours. This power cannot be cancelled.
When violence first appears,
they automatically resist the aggressor
. The punishment for causing such behavior is terrible and dangerous. The
result is that we live in peace
without weapons and troops to
ensure that we are free from aggression and war
to pursue more profitable investments.
We don’t think
we are perfect but we have this system and it works.
I came here to tell you this. The fact is,
how you manage your planet has nothing to do with us,
but if you threaten to expand your force,
your planet will be reduced to ashes.
Your choice is simple
to join us, live in peace
or continue your current behavior,
facing destruction.
We are waiting for you. The
decision to answer depends on you
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