The Day the Earth Stood Still

genre of choice has changed overtime with horror, westerns and later on science fiction all contributing greatly to this collective, dynamic cinematic religion. Directors James Whale and Robert Wise in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) respectively, address the collective concerns of a nation regarding the role of God in a changing world. Times were destruction and devastation led to questions of is there even is a God? Furthermore in increasingly technological times

The Two Days the Earth Stood Still Film directors, scriptwriters and producers often use cinematograph as means of showing important ideas of an era, and it is always exciting and informative to watch movies from different times to make get to know meaningful issues of the times. The two versions of The Day the Earth Stood Still offer a possibility to compare and contrast two eras by their production dates – 1951 and 2008. The original movie and its remake have a lot on common in means of the main

example, Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) argues that fear of the unknown is a flaw in human nature and criticizes the social paranoia of post-war, 1940s America. Conversely, Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) views the human existence through more

A Definition of a Political Hero as portrayed in The Manchurian Candidate (1950) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The two films John Frankenheimer’s The Manchurian Candidate (1950) and Dr. Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), both display heroism through politics, which shape the plot and characters who act as heroes. In Frankenheimer’s film, one focuses on a political family during the communist conspiracy. The army is supposedly brainwashed, leading Raymond Shaw into an assassination

The Day the Earth Stood Still and Close Encounters of the Third Kind are such stories. In these stories shows our human nature in the fact of we are afraid of the unknown. For example, in The Day the Earth Stood Still we’re afraid of the alien and threaten him with military forces throughout the whole rest of the film. Even when we discover he is only here to

By looking at Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and The Day the Earth Stood still by Robert Wise, we can see that there are many significant similarities and differences throughout the book and the movie, this is important because both the movie and the book show the theme of a savior or peacekeeper who wants peace. Ender portrays a savior born to save Earth and the alien portrays a savior who comes to save Earth, with both using force to achieve their goal whether they wanted to or not. Ender portrayed

A Film Comparison of The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Independence Day (1996) The Day the Earth stood still and Independence Day were both made by 20th century fox. This company used to be one of the main 5 in the 50’s, and is a well – known conglomerate company, recognised for their Sci-fi genre. Star wars and X-files are two other of their best-known productions. The institution that made the films is one similarity; the main difference in the films is the

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic science-fiction film, ranked as one of the most important movies in American history. It explores the possibilities of aliens and life beyond our planet, while also touching on religious ideas. Specifically, the movie has underlying themes on the idea of a higher power, even beyond those with much higher scientific and technological intelligence than humans from earth. In the movie, Klaatu, the visiting alien, presents an ultimatum to the humans—stop

on their dialogue and actions. However, in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) the hero and villain are portrayed in much more complex ways. Traditionally a hero saves the day and commits no evil, a terrific example would be Eli in The Book of Eli. A villain would operate according to his own rules and laws as well as be intolerant of doubters. Both the charter trope for hero and villain are provided in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Released during a time called the “Red Scare” the film

Can Religion and Science Coexist? Gabrielle Berger Is it possible for science and religion to coexist? In both The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Man Who Fell to The Earth, the idea of science versus religion is questioned. The films show that our world is rapidly changing and how society reacts to events during those specific times by questioning spiritual faith. Certain sounds that are heard throughout both movies allow us to feel the tone that each movie tries to relay. These sound effects