Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith
Extraterrestrial life has once again landed in America, the only country they ever seem to land in. In "The Day The Earth Stood Still", Keanu Reeves plays an alien visitor (Klaatu) who comes to Earth to warn the world leaders to clean up their act or risk the annihilation of the human race. Klaatu's main intention is to save planet Earth from the environmental damages caused by humans. When he is not allowed to meet the world leaders and instead being held captive and interrogated, he initiates 'the process' to kill us all. One memorable line from the movie is when Klaatu says to Jennifer Connelly's character - "If the earth dies, you die. If the human race dies, the Earth survives". Whoa.
Keanu Reeves is perfect as the emotionless alien Klaatu mainly because he doesn't really need to act much. I'm not sure if its intentional or not but Jaden Smith's character annoyed the hell out of me. Each time his character is on the screen, I feel like going there and slapping him. As with the rest of the cast, they did a good job and I have no complaints whatsoever.
The visual effects in the film are well done and I'm especially impressed by the alien sphere. Ooh... pretty. I know most people are saying that the CG helicopters look fake but hey, they look okay to me.
WARNING! The next paragraph contains major spoiler. If you don't want to know how the movie ends, please skip ahead to the last paragraph instead.
The movie's only flaw is its anti-climatic ending. All of the sudden, Klaatu realises that the human race can change if we try really hard and decides to give us another chance. He then leaves Earth without delivering his eco-friendly message to the world leaders. Klaatu's sudden change of heart feels a little unconvincing to me. We all know that humans are real bastards and we will never change. He should have kill us all when he had the chance.
I haven't watch the 1951 classic so I can't really make a comparison review. On its own, this film is not as awful as what others may have said. I happen to like it but don't get me wrong, this is no masterpiece either. Overall, I find "The Day The Earth Stood Still" pretty decent.
Keanu Reeves is perfect as the emotionless alien Klaatu mainly because he doesn't really need to act much. I'm not sure if its intentional or not but Jaden Smith's character annoyed the hell out of me. Each time his character is on the screen, I feel like going there and slapping him. As with the rest of the cast, they did a good job and I have no complaints whatsoever.
The visual effects in the film are well done and I'm especially impressed by the alien sphere. Ooh... pretty. I know most people are saying that the CG helicopters look fake but hey, they look okay to me.
WARNING! The next paragraph contains major spoiler. If you don't want to know how the movie ends, please skip ahead to the last paragraph instead.
The movie's only flaw is its anti-climatic ending. All of the sudden, Klaatu realises that the human race can change if we try really hard and decides to give us another chance. He then leaves Earth without delivering his eco-friendly message to the world leaders. Klaatu's sudden change of heart feels a little unconvincing to me. We all know that humans are real bastards and we will never change. He should have kill us all when he had the chance.
I haven't watch the 1951 classic so I can't really make a comparison review. On its own, this film is not as awful as what others may have said. I happen to like it but don't get me wrong, this is no masterpiece either. Overall, I find "The Day The Earth Stood Still" pretty decent.
Score: 6/10
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