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The Day the Earth Stood Still (lemmy.world)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3151661

Someone mentioned this film in one of our other discussions. I vaguely remember seeing it many years ago, but really couldn't remember many of the details, so I put it on this weekend. Hot damned if it wasn't so much better than I remember. Maybe the world we live in today feels a lot more relevant to the film then when I had seen it before, but I would gladly declare this film a masterpiece of it's time that holds up today. Don't let the newer remake besmirch your perception of this movie. It hits on several levels. Thinking of the context of the film, it is not difficult to see the concern that the auteurs of the time felt over the possibility, or even likelihood of nuclear war. If you haven't seen this one, it's worth your time.

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the film.

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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 9 points 1 year ago

i loved how its deeply rooted in science, but the alien tech was almost magical.

[-] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

While obviously a bit cheesy, I REALLY enjoyed the robot’s design as well. Especially from a time when robots in movies were everything and kitchen sink glued onto front. It also goes a long way that Gort never spoke a word.

[-] CCatMan@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Did you also watch the original War of the worlds?

[-] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I have seen it a while back. But I think I might be ready to rewatch it again!

[-] freamon@endlesstalk.org 4 points 1 year ago

This is very much a failing of mine, but I don't have time for old films (although, compared to modern stuff, this film comes in at a trim 90 minutes). The movement of the camera is too ponderous and the sound of the voices too grating for me to enjoy. If asked what my favourite film was, it'd be really cool to say something from the 40s/50s/60s, but the truthful answer is probably RoboCop.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think old movies are better in many ways. New movies have the shaky Cam and the angry whisper that you can't hear.

[-] freamon@endlesstalk.org 5 points 1 year ago

Before the shaky cam though, there was the Steadicam, the invention of which (1975) is pretty much my cut-off for how far I'll go back. But yeah, 'the angry whispers' is A) a great name for a band, and B) one of the reasons why we're all so newly dependent of subtitles

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Robocop is an old film.

It is fucking awesome, but also pretty old.

[-] freamon@endlesstalk.org 0 points 1 year ago

Robocop is an old film.

Ooof. Now I know how Tony Stark felt.

I'm worried, though, that if I say my favourite film is from 1987, I won't be invited to the Cool Movie Snob Parties. It's not black and white, and it doesn't even try to extrapolate from cultural fears of the threat of nuclear war.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, cool movie snob parties are just the film equivalent of everyone saying that the Beatles are the best band that ever existed.

[-] shertson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is one of my all time favorites. I had more empathy for Gort than any other character, so I think I might be a bit off. Don't judge me.

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