cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1145119

I know most of us have seen it, but if you haven’t (or it’s been a very long time), this is your assignment this weekend. Watching this film with the reverence that it deserves will leave a lasting impression on you.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Honestly…while there’s a few iconic moments- like the guy running the wheel; I felt that it did a very poor job of communicating what the book does.

    though, also, I might be a little biased to the greatest SciFi film to date being the 1950’s version of The Day The Earth Stood Still. sure, it’s not got the action. it doesn’t have apes beating apes. But it does have thought provoking content that is still poignantly relevant to today’s world. (it’s a criticism of Mutually Assured Destruction,)

    • Tenthrow@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think a lot of people don’t realize that the book and movie aren’t REALLY the same story. They were written in parallel together and Kubrick has never been one to make faithful recreations of source material anyway.

      I do love The Day the Earth Stood Still also. A lot of people will right it off because it seems a little hokey due to it’s age.