Tag: Robert Wise

The Second Coming of Klaatu; Biblical Allusions in The Day the Earth Stood Still and its Remake

The Second Coming of Klaatu; Biblical Allusions in The Day the Earth Stood Still and its Remake

The 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still was released more than 50 years after the original. Yet, both films share a surprising number of similarities. In both films, the alien, Klaatu, visits Earth to dissuade humanity’s destructive ways, while his robotic companion, […]