The Day the Earth Stood Still
DramaScience FictionThriller
5.652/10
|CAUS
|en
|104 min
Release Date: 2008-12-10
Overview - A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
Production Companies
Dune Entertainment IIIEarth Canada ProductionsHammerhead Productions3 Arts Entertainment20th Century Fox
User Reviews
Wuchak
8/10
***Intriguing, Spiritual, Insightful, Moving*** "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008) is an intriguing, powerful and even moving modern sci-fi blockbuster. I particularly like the symbolism: Klaatu=Christ, GORT=YaHWeH, as well as the numerous biblical references: Noah's Ark, the death plague, human beings trying to put God in a box literally, the sacrificial nature of agape love, etc. In other...
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