as robert wise's seminal science fiction allegory see's a largely unneccessary remake hit cinemas this week, so with that in mind i decided to take in a timely re-viewing of the original.
the most immediately apparent aspect of ''the day the earth stood still'' is just how subtle and philosophical the film is, especially in this day and age of spectacle and blockbusting. as the basis for a remake i can actually almost understand why fox decided to bother. not that the original concept lends itself to the notion of an apocalyptic thriller but im trying to cut them some slack!
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