I first heard of this movie when I saw its soundtrack listed as one of the most classic original scores of all time. It sure is. The music is incredible. And so are he visual effects. And the movie itself.
An alien (apparently an actual human from another planet similar to Earth) arrives to Earth with his big robot Gort and land in Wahington. After being shot at during his arrival, the alien, Klaatu, is taken to a hospital. He then escapes and joins a group of people renting rooms at an old lady's house. He then contacts a professor of some sort (presumably a professor of physics) and arranges for a meeting with scientist from around the world. He delivers his message to them. He states that Earth will be destroyed if the human race will threaten the universe with atom bombs. He leaves. The End.
It is a very simple story, but it hides a big message that is still very important. Let's say that Earth in the movies is the United States and the universe would be the rest of the world. Americans will destroy everything if they start attacking somebody else. No one cares if they shoot each other in their backyards, but leave everybody else alone.
This could of course be applied to any other state, USA is just the obvious choice for an example.
In times like these, with Iran developing nuclear warheads, China on the rise, and terrorism everywhere, we could easily destroy the whole planet. So leaders of countries, watch this movie.
An alien (apparently an actual human from another planet similar to Earth) arrives to Earth with his big robot Gort and land in Wahington. After being shot at during his arrival, the alien, Klaatu, is taken to a hospital. He then escapes and joins a group of people renting rooms at an old lady's house. He then contacts a professor of some sort (presumably a professor of physics) and arranges for a meeting with scientist from around the world. He delivers his message to them. He states that Earth will be destroyed if the human race will threaten the universe with atom bombs. He leaves. The End.
It is a very simple story, but it hides a big message that is still very important. Let's say that Earth in the movies is the United States and the universe would be the rest of the world. Americans will destroy everything if they start attacking somebody else. No one cares if they shoot each other in their backyards, but leave everybody else alone.
This could of course be applied to any other state, USA is just the obvious choice for an example.
In times like these, with Iran developing nuclear warheads, China on the rise, and terrorism everywhere, we could easily destroy the whole planet. So leaders of countries, watch this movie.