Should you watch The Day the Earth Stood Still?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Film · 2008
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
The sides of The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Keanu Reeves as an alien envoy
- A giant robot called Gort
- A swarm of nanobots eating everything
The Day the Earth Stood Still is good for you if…
- you like a giant sphere landing in Central Park.
- you like a countdown to humanity being wiped out.
The Day the Earth Stood Still is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes at a message about saving the planet.
- you want an alien invasion with big battles.
About: environment · humanity · second chances
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