Gort, Klatu Verada Nicto....

[Lost Cause]

I'm watching "The Day The Earth Stood Still" on the tube, and it still gives me the heebie-jeebies when I hear the background music! I still marvel at the production of it and how they simulated a lot of the effects.
*How do you think we would handle a visitor from space today?
*Do you think we'd still assume an invasion, or a visit?

Gort, beringa!

 

[bknight2602]

I'm watching "The Day The Earth Stood Still" on the tube, and it still gives me the heebie-jeebies when I hear the background music! I still marvel at the production of it and how they simulated a lot of the effects.
*How do you think we would handle a visitor from space today?
*Do you think we'd still assume an invasion, or a visit?

Gort, beringa!

I don't think we would accept a visitor from another world any better than that depicted in this classic. Mankind still fears the unknown, the advanced, fearing that we are not the all powerful creatures that we think we are. It is a good movie that was conjured up in the cold war era when the "bomb" fascinated and scared people.

 

[HeavyStick]

hmm nice question... do we go Independance Day on 'em? or do we think "V" the TV series... How do we know that Laurel isn't an alien capturing our attention with her cute kitten av's so she can throw us in her intergalactic stew?


mind boggling isn't it?

 

[Guest]

Ooooh - Micheal Renny - big robot named Gort - great movie!

If the aliens land today and go to a college, let's hope it is a liberal university -

I would welcome visitors, unless they have a book with them called "To Serve Man"

 

[HeavyStick]

mmmmm SSS I love your av.... may I stalk you?

 

[Lost Cause]

Correction: Klaatu Barada Nikto...

Here's a twist I found......


It was uncanny how closely the film stuck to the story of the life and death (and afterlife) of one J.H. Christ. A tall and severe-looking, yet handsome human gentleman, Klaatu (Michael Rennie) comes from the heavens, offering a 'choice' between peace and salvation, or the Earth's destruction - at the hands of greater (and apparently wiser) powers elsewhere in the Universe.

Klaatu is immediately demonised by the authorities, and shot while reaching for a gift to give to the US President. He escapes from a military hospital, and begins to lead a secretive life, rooming with a Washington family as a rather quiet bachelor whilst using the name *Carpenter* (Representative of the Holy Family?).

He conducts a rather civilised existence, befriending the widowed daughter of the family, Helen (Patricia Neal) - who has influential connections - and her young son Bobby (Billy Gray), while the world outside goes berserk searching for the 'monster'. Bobby leads Klaatu to Professor Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe), "the smartest man on earth". To cut a long story short, Klaatu demonstrates his power by neutralising out all electrical power world-wide, including cars and telephones. But no one is harmed - aircraft in flight and hospitals are unaffected. This is a display of Klaatu's (or rather his superiors' *miraculous* power.

Barnhardt, suitably convinced, gathers together disciples -- scientists from around the world -- but before Klaatu arrives at his meeting with them, he is betrayed by Helen's rather irritating boyfriend, and gunned down in the street by the army (Klaatu throws his arms in the air as he is pierced by the bullet...crucifixion?) His dead body is moved across the street to a police station, where it locked in a cell, and protected by an armed guard (the tomb of Christ perhaps?)

Helen has already been told to use the words "Klaatu Barada Nikto" to prevent Gort - Klaatu's tall silvery robot sidekick, a *faultless policeman of the universe* (holy spirit, angelic being) - from destroying *everything*. She manages to convey this message before Gort gets a chance to zap her, and 'he' carries her into the saucer, presumably for her own safety. Gort then blasts a hole in the side of the police station, and removes Klaatu (disappearance of the body from the tomb, luminescent figure responsible). Back at the saucer, Klaatu is *temporarily resurrected* by Gort, and addresses his disciples - scientists and leaders of the world - explaining to them what they must do to avert impending doom. He then *ascends into the heavens*, leaving them to complete his work on earth. Sound familiar?

It was only when only on reading Mark Pilkington's *Screen Memories* that I found out that scriptwriter Edmund North had admitted to somehow *hiding* the Christian aspect of the story from the director and producer: "It was my private little joke. I never discussed this angle with Blaustein (producer) or Wise because I didn't want it expressed. I hoped the Christ comparison would be subliminal." (Mark Pilkington quotes from *Seeing is Believing* by Peter Biskind).

Mark P rounds off his treatise by pointing out that '...human looking aliens who live amongst us on Earth, and the aliens' fears for the Earth's destruction have become staple elements in the abduction scenario of the 1990's. It is possible that these may have their roots in the science fiction of the fifties, but such themes have been central to myth, religion and visionary thought since time immemorial, their recurrence in *The Day the Earth Stood Still* and other films being intrinsically connected to the collective fears of the time. Then it was the threat of nuclear destruction that hovered over the West; today it is mankind's destruction of the environment, not just a threat but a reality, that brings the other down to Earth.'

As *The Day the Earth Stood Still* is one the first movies to propose UFOs as spaceships, it is rather ironic that our *modern* UFO culture should be fueled by a 'private little joke' involving the New Testament.

Other uses:
In the movie *Army of Darkness* (Evil Dead III), '"Klaatu Barada Nikto" is the shibboleth needed to negate the demonic forces of evil, or something'. Lead actor Bruce Campbell (Ash) can't quite remember it; "Klaatu Barada. . . necktie!"
In *Return of the Jedi*, we're told, three of Jabba's entourage were Klaatu, Barada and Nikto. [Note, 7th January, 2000: Also recently noticed - when satellite problems are becoming noticeable in the movie *Independence Day*, scenes from *The Day The Earth Stood Still* flash across the screen ]

 

[Guest]

Mmmm, Heavy Stick

I hope you do . . .

 

[Guest]

Oooh, Army of Darkness

Hail to the King, baby!

 

[HeavyStick]

Re: Mmmm, Heavy Stick

I hope you do . . .

*faint...Thud... *

 

[Bob Waters]

Ooooh - Micheal Renny - big robot named Gort - great movie!

If the aliens land today and go to a college, let's hope it is a liberal university -

I would welcome visitors, unless they have a book with them called "To Serve Man"

It's a cook book!!!!!

 

[SEX_VAMPYRE]

Re: Oooh, Army of Darkness

Hail to the King, baby!

SS your inbox is full.

 

[Guest]

Umm, is that some sexual thing?

I know, I just got that message, too - first time for that!! I guess I'll go remove a few things!! LOL

 

[Ice Cold]

"Klattu, Veratuu, ... Nickle, necktie.... It was a "N" word...
definately an N word."

 

[SEX_VAMPYRE]

Umm, is that some sexual thing?

I know, I just got that message, too - first time for that!! I guess I'll go remove a few things!! LOL

It's filled with literotica members telling you that they love your tits.

 

[Guest]

Mmmmm, kisses all around -

Heavy Stick - baby, get up - or do you need some mouth to mouth?

 

[HeavyStick]

some mouth to something else will get me up......

 

[Guest]

Oh, baby, I don't think you need any help getting up -

 

[Lost Cause]

interjecting between the "lust" posts...

Klaatu's speech makes a lot of sense....

This is the full text of Klaatu's speech.

"I am leaving soon. And you will forgive me if I speak bluntly. The universe grows smaller every day and the threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated. There must be security for all, or no one is secure.

Now this does not mean giving up any freedom. Except the freedom to act irresponsibly. Your ancestors knew this when they made laws to govern themselves and hired policemen to enforce them. We, of the other planets, have long accepted this principle.

We have an organization for the mutual protection of all planets and for the complete elimination of aggression. The test of any such higher authority is of course, the police force that supports it.

For our policemen we created a race of robots. Their function is to patrol the planets in spaceships like this one and preserve the peace. In matters of aggression we have given them absolute power over us.

This power cannot be revoked. At the first sign of violence they act automatically against the aggressor. The penalty for provoking their action is too terrible to risk.

The result is, we live in peace. Without arms or armies. Secure in the knowledge that we are free from aggression and war. Free to pursue more profitable enterprises.

Now we do not pretend to have achieved perfection. But we do have a system. And it works. I came here to give you these facts.

It is no concern of ours how you run your own planet. But if you threaten to extend your violence, this Earth of your's will be reduced to a burned out cinder.

Your choice is simple. Join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you."

 

[Guest]

Lost Cause - I have to say, I never made the connection between the Christ story and the movie - that is fairly incredible - my husband is still arguing that it is more anti-war, but we love the insight.

(sorry about the lust posts, but it is, after all, Saturday night)

 

[HeavyStick]

we love you SSS can we get the camera man to pan down for the "golden shot"?

yes I know you love me.... take a number

 

[Guest]

Ooohhhh, - golden shot? Hmmm - it won't help - my pussy is shaved -

 

[HeavyStick]

Ooohhhh, - golden shot? Hmmm - it won't help - my pussy is shaved -

I will name our first born drunken lust fuck child after our dirty deeds.... it's name will be "Dick Dents" you game?

 

[Guest]

Smiling in lust - Umm, baby - no to the name, but perhaps we can have some serious sex anyway??

 

[HeavyStick]

Smiling in lust - Umm, baby - no to the name, but perhaps we can have some serious sex anyway??

where's "sexual harrassment panda" when you need him?

if it's not you it's TigerJen.... geeeesh are you 2 planning a 3way?

 

[Guest]

!

Do - do do , do - do do

Hey - at least it's not "Don't sue anybody Panda!!!"

And please - let me punctuate this with a "fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck!"