The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

'Klaatu barada nikto'

Genre: Sci-Fi

Director:  Robert Wise

Made long before digital special effects, The Day the Earth Stood Still still brings a chill to the spine, as a brooding alien and his giant silver robot land in Washington. It's an example of a 1950s Cold War paranoia movie substituting aliens and their rocketships for the threat of Soviet invasion.

...........we must all learn to live together or die

Online movie: http://www.classiccinemaonline.com/cinema/sci-fi/thedaytheearthstoodstill.html

Know that all sci. fi. deals with the infinite or the infinitesimal

Science fiction is a genre of fiction. It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically-established or scientifically-postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation). Exploring the consequences of such differences is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas".^[1] Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternate possibilities.^[2] The settings for science fiction are often contrary to known reality.........WIKIPEDIA

Gort notes:

Casting an actor to play the giant robot Gort ws difficult,  A tall doorman 7'7" was chosen.. He was in fact frail. He could only stay in it for about half an hour at a time, and many tricks had to be employed to make it appear as if Gort was all-powerful. Cutaways disguised the fact that viewers never see him pick up a person, and that lightweight dummies were substituted for the actors. Gort was designed to have a "fluid metal" appearance; the body of the suit was made of pliable, smooth latex. Seams were hidden by building two suits – one that laced up the back for shots showing the front, and another suit that laced in the front when Gort is seen walking away from the camera. The spare design, not to mention an ominous slit-for-an-eye that emits a deadly ray beam, ensured that Gort would be long remembered as one of the most effective film robots of all time.

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