The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
Synopsis
In the original movie, a flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort (Lock Martin), an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to melt all the weapons, including tanks. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen.
While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son Billy (Billy Gray); takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington, DC; and finally stops in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth.
When they begin to suspect the alien man, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say the words “Klaatu barada nikto.” If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As the robot moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. The robot picks her up and takes her into the ship. It then retrieves Klaatu’s body and, through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.
The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, Jaden Smith as Jacob, and Kathy Bates. Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using SFX.
The remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still will supposedly remain true to the original movie. However, there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. In either case, the alien weaponry seems to have been upgraded. In addition to a city going dark, and a very brief look at the new Gort, the film trailer shows a cloud of black smoke, capable of rapid movement and disintegrating matter on contact.
In the 1951 movie, Gort is described as one of a race of robots created by the planets to maintain peace throughout the galaxy. If the 2008 remake follows “Farewell to the Master,” the short story by Harry Bates upon which the 1951 movie is based will be used for the ending, which will not be revealed here.
My Review:
Keanu Reeves effectively played the rule as Klaatu, It’s amazingly still the effects of the science fiction movie is effective these days due to our advance technology, the movie scenes revolves on how Helen Benson (Jennifer Connely) try to put a stop in destroying the human race. It’s funny the way movie goes because even United States has the most powerful weapon. They couldn’t do anything about it. All of their weapons are useless. The alien is genetically and biologically invincible to any man-made attacks. They can recycle and destroy things and turn it back to the way it was. The mission of Klaatu is to clean all mankind and reborn the earth while Helen try to stop Klaatu from doing it. As the story goes along, Klaatu discovered that people can do change by means of their own free will. He realized it through the mother and son relationship of Helen and Jacob. The day the earth stood still when Klaatu left the planet earth. This close encounter of the third kind is unreal but really inspiring to watch for. So to all those sci-fi fanatics like me. I’m sure you will enjoy this movie.
My Rating: 
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