This 1951 film is so relevant to the goings on in the world these days.
I had not seen it in ages but happend to rent it this week and was amazed by how modern the issues they deal with in the movie are. I'm sure many of you on this board have seen it.
The major themes I saw were the resource wars and the agression and hositility towards the unkown.
When Klatuu uses a power to zap all of the electricity on earth for 30 minutes the people go into such a panic. Power down will be gradual when it comes but just imagine how much worse it will be in real life.
People in 1950s were not that "spoiled" when in came to daily life mundane details. These people were fresh from the then recent war rationing and knew what it meant to sacrifice luxuries. Besides, people in those days did not spend $5 on a cup of coffee just because it was in vogue.
Modern people are much more of a "cry baby generation" in the aggregate. There are exceptions like my neighbor who wears old clothes, uses only firewood to heat his house, and drives an old car when he can afford a new one.
In the film no major "event" occurs which harms people. I think they made mention that power at hospitals stayed on and planes that were in flight were not affected. Still, the people went nuts and wanted to run away but did not know where to run to.
This movie is in no way like a post destruction of civilization movie like the Omega Man but I was just amazed by how true it is to these times we all live in now. A must see.
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Movie: "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
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Movie: "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
by larrydallas » Sat 02 Apr 2005, 15:08:49
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still
by BabyPeanut » Sat 02 Apr 2005, 19:51:04
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('larrydallas', 'M')odern people are much more of a "cry baby generation" in the aggregate. There are exceptions like my neighbor who wears old clothes, uses only firewood to heat his house, and drives an old car when he can afford a new one.
I keep buying new things but they are all purchases to save energy (or essential infrastructure.)
My new ASKO WCAM-1812
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Asko_WCAM181 ... y_~reviews
allowed me to plug the 4" round hole in the wall of my house that used to be the dryer vent. It amazes me how dumb it is to have a huge hole in the wall of your house due to all the heating and air conditioning that gets thrown away when the outside air comes in that hole.
My new ASKO D3121 dishwasher saves way more than washing dishes by hand.
I'm using less than half the electricity than I was in 2001 and with no "third world" living arrangements. It pains me when I talk to my neighbors. They seem so utterly detached from the idea of doing anything at all to save energy. One even told me "I'm not part of Bush's world". She drives an SUV and has an oil furnace.
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still
by Specop_007 » Sat 02 Apr 2005, 22:25:57
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BabyPeanut', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('larrydallas', 'M')odern people are much more of a "cry baby generation" in the aggregate. There are exceptions like my neighbor who wears old clothes, uses only firewood to heat his house, and drives an old car when he can afford a new one.
I keep buying new things but they are all purchases to save energy (or essential infrastructure.)
My new ASKO WCAM-1812
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Asko_WCAM181 ... y_~reviews
allowed me to plug the 4" round hole in the wall of my house that used to be the dryer vent. It amazes me how dumb it is to have a huge hole in the wall of your house due to all the heating and air conditioning that gets thrown away when the outside air comes in that hole.
My new ASKO D3121 dishwasher saves way more than washing dishes by hand.
I'm using less than half the electricity than I was in 2001 and with no "third world" living arrangements. It pains me when I talk to my neighbors. They seem so utterly detached from the idea of doing anything at all to save energy. One even told me "I'm not part of Bush's world". She drives an SUV and has an oil furnace.
Gay hippies wash clothes??
News to me!
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Abyss, the Abyss gazes also into you."
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Abyss, the Abyss gazes also into you."
Ammo at a gunfight is like bubblegum in grade school: If you havent brought enough for everyone, you're in trouble
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Re: The Day the Earth Stood Still
by born2respawn » Sun 03 Apr 2005, 14:25:16
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BabyPeanut', 'M')y new ASKO D3121 dishwasher saves way more than washing dishes by hand.
How'd you figure that? My house'll wash all the dishes from a meal on a single washing up bowl of water (20l, maximum). Even if we heated the water electrically, it'd still use a lot less power than a dishwasher.
As a plus, those 30 minutes at most I'm washing/drying/putting away is time without my computer running.
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