Review – The Day the Earth Stood Still

One of the great classics of 1950s-era sci fi, this film’s plot is a little hard to divorce from its cold-war context. Michael Rennie stars as the ambassador from an interplanetary police force come to Earth to determine how trustworthy mankind is. Though understandably not too impressed by the militarism and rampant paranoia he encounters during his brief stay, he nonetheless appears to hold out at least a little hope for us. And if we fail to live up to expectations, there’s always Gort, the sinister Art Deco deus ex machina and enduring science fiction icon. Worth seeing