Today is not as good as before

Dannie 2021-12-08 08:01:38

Excluding the technical gap of nearly sixty years, this movie is much better than this year's remake of the same name.

The only flaw in the setting that damages the overall structure is that the military's alert to flying saucers is too weak (two hapless sentinels come and go). As for the final ideological declaration, considering that it was an era that had just bid farewell to World War II and entered the Cold War, even women and people of color are still striving for equal rights, which is understandable and understandable.

The characters in the 09 remake basically seem to suffer from some kind of mental illness, especially Comrade Keanu Reeves. The alien commissioner's actions are not making sense at all. The process of collecting intelligence and decision-making is too unprofessional, and Bush Jr. shouldn't be so careless and simple. I don’t know if the main creative team’s intention is to satirize the crazier world or what?

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Extended Reading
  • Alanis 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    The film has a new version in 2008. The two opposites show the evolution from classic Hollywood films to Hollywood blockbusters. Classic Hollywood films pay more attention to the rendering of atmosphere and the dominance of orthodox consciousness. The Hollywood blockbuster, on the surface, accommodates multiple concepts, but pays more attention to the effect of power. (Barbarism under the mask of civilization?)

  • Rubye 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    Strong film, when I was a child, because of an unknown accident, I thought it really happened, and I told people about UFOs everywhere, and I still believe it. The ideology in the film is very similar to the current nuclear convention: all abilities can be possessed, but rogues are not allowed to possess them. Even if it's just a possibility.

The Day the Earth Stood Still quotes

  • Army physician: [about Klaatu] He was very nice about it, but he made me feel like a third-class witch doctor.

  • Helen: I thought you were...

    Klaatu: I was.