In the midst of the hustle and bustle and of your busy morning, take a minute to reflect each day on the bigger picture.
The "creature" was a 7'7" guy in a silly silver suit, but to me, he was the eptiome of what could come from outer space. When his visor opened and the lights flowed back-and-forth in preparation for their death beams, I held my breath. And when his "master", Klaatu, told Earth it had to clean up its act, work together for peace, I believed him.
It was, to me, one of the greatest science fiction movies of its generation, "The Day The Earth Stood Still".
Then they re-made it ---with Keannu Reeves, for heaven's sake! The new version? Number One this weekend at the box office. And I suppose a new generation will love the super-duper special effects, the blowing up of Giants stadium, the hi-tech music that heightens the suspense.
And I suppose the new generation will laugh when they see this trailer from 1951.
But I still hold my breath when that visor opens.
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