Summary Of The Day The Earth Stood Still

For the article on “Interpreting The Day the Earth Stood Still for Contemporary Film Audiences” written in 2008, the Author, Joshua Pardon. He writes of messages which were sent to the American film audience of 1951 through the film The Day the Earth Stood Still, and was based on a short story by Harry Bates written in 1940s. The movie is set in the early 1950’s, when American's showed displayed concern on Communism. As well “The Day The Earth Stood Still” is more of a science fiction themed film because of its sci-fi characteristics. The messages were on topics like criticizing of mass media, the pros and cons of militarism, and the cost to society for the atomic technology. Although the movie even took a guideline from the bible and the used the name “Carpenter”, which was the role Jesus took during his lifetime. There were very many hidden messages, I feel Pardon saw and recited for us in his article. The film portrays a time and feel of paranoia, fear of the unknown and uncertainty.
While writing a summary of the movie that interpreted the scenes, and feel he applied what was happening in America during 2008 as well as in the past of 1951. The movie was influenced by the use of the atomic bomb and our wars against each other. Which he used to compare terrorism of the Cold War; the need of media's current events be written to stray away the real issues of 1951 and today; and finally the people's trust issue's toward scientists who researched bases of evolution, climate changes, and stem cell debates. This article consisted of the events of the 1950s background information and interpreted the messages of the movie, which consequently gave us a relatable view for the events currently happening