I know I haven’t posted much lately (thanks to my hearty band of writers!) but I just HAD to chime in on this one.
I don’t know how familiar you are with the original (and classic) version of The Day the Earth Stood Still, but it was borne out of fears of the Atomic Age and the initial stirrings of the Cold War. Today it may seem quaint and dated but at the time it was a very relevant theme to be tackled from a sci-fi angle.
Over at MTV.com they’ve quoted Keanu Reeves in an interview and while he admits that yes, there is a huge threat posed by the staggering number of international conflicts…
“The version [of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'] I was just working on, instead of being man against man, it’s more about man against nature. My Klaatu says that if the Earth dies, you die. If you die, the earth survives. I’m a friend to the earth.”
Ok, all together now: Awwwwwwwwwww…..
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Are they kidding? Jeez, this thing should have come out as a triple-feature with those other sci-fi fantasies The Day After Tomorrow and An Inconvenient Truth. It’s a little late now that more and more actual statistically valid science is being allowed to surface that refutes the whole “Global Warming” thing. Of course those who stand to profit are quick on their feet and have replaced that overused term with the less confrontational “Climate Change.”
Anyway, with all the conflict and outright genocide going on in the world today, an alien is going to come from outer space and try to get us to buy carbon credits?
I’m sorry but any chance this movie had of being a meaningful remake of the original just went out the window for this writer.
At least they’re keeping the classic line “Klaatu barada nikto.”
If you want to read a really great book about the so-called environmental crisis, I recommend you read Michael Crichton’s most excellent State of Fear.
The Day the Earth Stood Still will be released December 2008.
Source: MTV
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For any TDTESS fans who are interested, I would be happy to e mail you a copy of my concept in return for your feedback
I would very much like a copy, Michael. But you said: ( We humans obviously having ignored the warning at the end of the first film, as evidenced by our current rediculous behavior towards one another); in your version, are humans inhabiting other planets? I ask this because Klaatu warned earth to not inhabit other planets and spread their bickering and hatred. BTW, it is rediculous how we treat one another, isn’t it?
Why can’t they just keep the same premise? We haven’t gone to other worlds yet, so why can’t the warning be the same? Hollywood gives me a headache.
Oh, sorry. My email address is IAMBORGHUE@AOL.COM.
“Yet attempts even to slow the rate of increase of carbon emissions have paralyzed world politics for more than a decade.”
Oh please. On a global climatological scale, the amount of carbon dioxide that mankind adds to the overall atmosphere is something like 0.1% (it may be 0.01%, but my memory is fuzzy on the number).
Alarmist, yes, that’s the right word.
Vic
Well since the post has gone down this road,
Slowing the effects of the Sun is the real problem.
Hasn’t anyone noticed the spray-on clouds…?
Call um Chemtrails.
They spray us (at least) once a week out here in LA. News dosnt cover it.
Nobody but the fringe conspiracy reporters are on top of this.
Yet every few days the planes fly over and white chemtrails come out that slowly turn into haze that reduces the amount of the suns ultraviolet rays on the surface.
(Crazy right? Its Been going on for years)
Its happening right in front of us….
Nobody seems to care.
I think one reason there doing it is so that the foodchain isn’t destroyed. UV waves do effect the sealife as well as bee pollination.
Its easy to scare us into going green and buying green products. I guess it would really be scary if we knew the truth. Yeah whatever.
Going green to save the planet is a big industry of lies.
If Klaatu goes down the eco-damage road that’s gonna be lame.
PS, china sucks!
John “Kahless” Taylor
“Why can’t they just keep the same premise? We haven’t gone to other worlds yet, so why can’t the warning be the same? Hollywood gives me a headache.”
Hello John,
Thank you for your interest! Yes Hollywood does indeed seem to be the “Anti Asprin” as far as their unwillingness to build upon good work. Instead, they feel that its easier to take existing works of sci-fi and replace a strong plot with flashy direction and eye candy while trying to garner interest by “Re-imagining” popular films. I find their lack of vision and imagination sickening.
The screenplay is on its way to you
Screen Rant, Deffinately food for thought vis a vis the chemtrails! I often chuckle at the whole “Save the planet” and “Global warming” issues that get tossed out there. Let’s face it, its hard to imagine the planet or its climate having any more concern about us than we have for each other, isn’t it? My humble opinion is simply that we, as a race, have based our existence on the unholy trinity of OIL, MONEY, AND WAR. We would be very fortunate to have someone from “Out There” to drop in and tell us to cool it, or else…
Unfortunitly “to serve man” is a cook book.
Nice screenplay Michael. I will send you my review off site. I just finished reading it.
I wouldn’t even waste a Repulsor Blast on this one. One of the best Classic SciFi films of all time and we’re going to ’snivel about the environment’!?! Some ‘remakes’ shouldn’t be done. Why not take the origional and ‘colorize’ it too while you’re at it.
“FU-Bratta-Keanu”.
Another sad day for Hollywood. -Stark
I’m with the “message won’t change” crowd. The Environment will just be another talking point on Klatu’s agenda. If the story is set just a little bit further in the future say the first humans land on Mars, then the message becomes even more relevent. If we think we can expand out into the universe exploiting/destroying everything as we go, then were in for a suprise. However, this is being opto instead of real!
My Dad works on a research boat with a few scientists and one of them went up to where the ice is melting. He said that there is no evidence that it is humans who caused it. More likely it is just part of a natural cycle and because of this I don’t belive in the green house effect. Eat your heart out Al Gore and do it while listening to scientists who talk about the real inconvienient(spelling check) truth, inconvineient for your wallet.
Right on, Star Wars 1977,
Cool site name btw!
Oh, and Keanu just stick to the Matrix!
I’m such a fan of that movie. But, Keanu??!! As a sci fi gal that’s just bordeline with blasphemy.
Some movies should not be remake; this one and clash of the titans are two good examples of classics that shuold not be touch.
And Hollywood stop “americanizing” asian horror!
“Nobody can be fully objective about current scientific work.”- DR.Spencer Weart
Check out “Disciplined Minds” a very revealing book.
Anybody up for writing a story about changing the climate using Weather Satellites?
Google “HAARP” The old man.
*Google “HARRP” The old man.
Opps
Sorry
Check that/
H.A.A.R.P.
(High Altitude Aroral Research Project).
The Old Man, theve been working on weather control for 50 years.
http://www.haarp.net/
Yeh…. great fodder for a movie. Call in 007.
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