155 The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

This week we’re discussing the 1951 Sci-Fi classic The Day The Earth Stood Still, including its place in American history, how little we’ve changed in 70 years, 5G microchip vaccines, the Red Scare, the theremin, space Jesus, American exceptionalism, and we try to figure out where heaven is.

 

The Day The Earth Stood Still full movie:  https://archive.org/details/The.Day.The.Earth.Stood.Still1951

 

The Day the Earth Stood Still (a.k.a. Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier and Lock Martin. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North, based on the 1940 science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, and the film score was composed by Bernard Herrmann.[4]

Set in the Cold War during the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the film's storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor who comes to Earth, accompanied by a powerful robot, to deliver an important message that will affect the entire human race.

In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

 

A Trip to the Moon by George Méliès (1902):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFtR9bQupak&ab_channel=UnitedGlobalPictures