Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Klaatu barada nikto



I am looking forward to seeing the remake of a great classic and my favorite movie of all times, "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Maybe the Turm Palast movie theater in Frankfurt, which shows English movies in their original version, will run it.

The trailer of the remake suggests this version will be much more apocalyptic. I hope the message of peace that Klatuu brings to Earthlings will not get lost in all the special effects. The classic movie had all the innocence of the 1950s-style movies which made it so special.

Keanu Reeves stars in this remake and I wonder if it is coincidence that he should have chosen a character with a first name similar to his own(Klaatu/Keanu). Very appropriate for Reeves to star in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" because the acting involves the same kind of stoicism he displayed in the Matrix trilogy. "Klaatu barada nikto" is Martian for "go save Klaatu", but I think it also means have some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

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