Times have changed quite a bit when I watch movies from more than sixty years ago compared to everyday life today; what was shocking back then might not be so shocking now 😅😅 But I don’t think that’s a bad thing, because thanks to science fiction, our ability to adapt allows us to mentally prepare ourselves and learn about ideological conflicts that might arise in the distant or near future as we encounter civilizations beyond our planet Earth 🤓🤓. I think the arrival of a rational, sentient being from the sky—one that isn’t human—has already happened in our species’ past. If that were to happen now, the real question is: why are they visiting us? 🧑🏻🚀🧑🏻🚀
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a movie I already had an idea about—I knew it was from many decades ago, but not that long ago, haha 😅😅 I was surprised to see that it’s from 1951. It’s incredible to me how such a simple premise—an alien visitor with a message for humanity—can spark so many narrative threads of reflection, analysis, and perspective within us, not just on a science fiction level, but also on a religious one, which is the part that, in my case, left me most pensive
Los tiempos han cambiado bastante cuando veo peliculas de hace mas de sesenta años con respecto a la vida cotidiana actual, lo que en aquellos tiempos era impactante, tal vez ahora no tanto 😅😅 pero esto ultimo considero que no es malo porque gracias a la ciencia ficcion, nuestra capacidad de adaptarnos permite que nos vayamos preparando mentalmente y educando sobre conflictos ideologicos que pudieran suceder en un futuro distante o cercano al conocer civilizaciones mas alla de nuestro planeta Tierra 🤓🤓. La llegada de un ser pensante y racional desde el cielo que no es un ser humano pienso que ya ha pasado antes en el pasado de nuestra especie, si eso sucediera ahora, la verdadera incognita es por que nos visita 🧑🏻🚀🧑🏻🚀
The Day the Earth Stood Still es un film que ya me hacia una idea que era de hace muchas decadas atras pero no tanto jaja 😅😅 ya que me sorprendio ver que es de 1951, me es increible el ver una premisa tan simple que es un visitante extraterrestre con un mensaje para la humanidad, la cantidad de aristas narrativas de reflexion, analisis y perspectiva que puede causar en nosotros, no solo a nivel de ciencia ficcion, tambien religioso que es la parte que en mi caso me dejo mas pensativo
I’m sharing a video from a verified YouTube channel that basically shows the scene introducing the central question the film raises: If other civilizations existed in the universe, would they be dangerous to us, or would we be dangerous to them? 😐😐
That last question is what makes the film so compelling, and what I’d love to read in the comments is your take on us as a rational species dealing with neighbors who are technologically and intellectually superior but literally just like us—and who only want peace and to live in harmony 😦😦
Movies—and the science fiction genre in particular—have repeatedly shown us war, violence, domination, and the need to defend ourselves at all costs. But what if, in reality, they are actually beings of good will who respect our home? What if they are the good ones and we are the violent ones? 🫤🫤
Beyond all of that, what if they believe in God?.... The very same God you believe in 😱😱
What if a being visiting us from beyond our skies turns out to be exactly like us in appearance and anatomy 😲😲
Les comparto un video de un canal verificado de youtube con lo que basicamente es la escena que da presentacion a la problematica que quiere plantear el film, si existieran otras civilizaciones en el universo, ellas serian peligrosas para nosotros o nosotros para ellas 😐😐
Esa ultima duda es la que mas invita a ver el film y lo que quiero leer en comentarios es tu percepcion de nosotros como especie racional lidiando con vecinos de mayor capacidad tecnologica e intelectual pero literalmente iguales a nosotros y que solo quieren paz y vivir en harmonia 😦😦
El Cine y en si el genero de ciencia ficcion nos ha enseñado en la actualidad una y otra vez la Guerra, la violencia, el dominio, el defendernos a toda costa pero que pasa si mas bien ellos en realidad son seres de buena voluntad que respetan nuestro hogar.... Que pasa si ellos son buenos y nosotros los violentos 🫤🫤
Mas alla de todo lo anterior, que pasa si creen en Dios?.... El mismo Dios en el que tu crees 😱😱
Que pasa si un ser que nos visita desde mas alla de nuestros cielos resulta ser igual a nosotros en fisionomía y anatomia exacta 😲😲
I believe the film has the necessary and sufficient action to captivate today’s audiences as entertainment; in that regard, it’s particularly captivating thanks to its psychedelic soundtrack. I hope you’ll be inspired to watch the film, and if you do, pay close attention to its space-themed music, which adds a lot to the action conveyed through the robot character named Gort
But for those who like to philosophize about these extraterrestrial encounters and appreciate narratives that take their time to present a much deeper intellectual conflict, the character of Klaatu, played by Michael Rennie, has more than enough of what you’re looking for—both in scenes and in lines of dialogue 🤯🤯
In my case, the statement I loved most from Klaatu is when he asserts, with all his superior galactic wisdom, that God is the only one who decides the moment of death, since there is no one else who is eternal besides Him.... When Klaatu—who has an anatomically human form—makes this statement in one of his many speeches, the film reaffirms its impact regardless of your beliefs
The latter is complicated because science fiction doesn’t usually go hand in hand with the spiritual—it’s hard to blend the two, but this movie pulls it off ☺️☺️
That's why it's a classic that manages to blend a space adventure with debates about whether we deserve to live in the universe, along with the spirituality of the soul—which, according to Klaatu's wisdom, we all possess 🧑🏻🚀🧑🏻🚀
Considero que el film tiene la accion necesaria y suficiente para atrapar a las audiencias de hoy como entretenimiento, en ese aspecto cautiva sobre todo por la banda sonora psicodelica que la acompaña, espero te animes a ver el film y si lo haces, atento a su musica espacial que aporta mucho a la accion que se quiere transmitir a traves del personaje Robot llamado Gort
Pero para aquellos que les gusta filosofar sobre estos encuentros espaciales, apreciar narrativas que se toman su tiempo para plantear un conflicto intelectual muy superior, el personaje de Klaatu interpretado por Michael Rennie tiene de sobra lo que buscas tanto en escenas como en lineas de dialogo 🤯🤯
En mi caso la aseveracion que mas me encanto de Klaatu es cuando afirma con toda su sabiduria galactica superior que Dios es El Unico en decidir el momento de la muerte, ya que no existe mas nadie eterno que el.... Cuando Klaatu en uno de sus varios discursos afirma esto teniendo una estructura anotomicamente humana, el film reafirma su impacto en cualquiera sea la creencia que tengas
Lo ultimo es complicado porque la ciencia ficcion no va muy de la mano con lo espiritual, cuesta mezclarlos pero esta pelicula lo logra ☺️☺️
Por eso es un clasico que logra mezclar una aventura espacial con debates que establecen si merecemos vivir en el Universo junto con la espiritualidad del alma que segun la sabiduria de Klaatu todos tenemos 🧑🏻🚀🧑🏻🚀
I dedicate each and every one of my posts and videos to my little dog named princess, we called her chiquito, she is no longer with us but from heaven she will see that her existence was valuable and the most beautiful thing that will exist in my heart and soul.
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