![]() ![]() This causes a second occupant, Gort (Lock Martin), to emerge from the UFO. When the saucer lands in Washington, DC, a spacesuit-clad figure named Klaatu (Michael Rennie) emerges and is immediately shot by military forces. The story begins with a fourth-wall shattering sequence in which an UFO circles the globe, a montage that features appearances by many contemporary real-world journalists (whose faces and voices would be recognized by audiences in 1951). Wise, who went on to direct Star Trek: The Motion Picture three decades later, accepted the directing job for The Day the Earth Stood Still based on the strength of the screenplay: not just its story and characters, but also the themes it contained. North, which was adapted from a short story by Harry Bates. Robert Wise directed The Day the Earth Stood Still from a screenplay by Edmund H. ![]() The fact that the sound is so closely connected in the popular imagination with the idea of Unidentified Flying Objects has its origins in the soundtrack of the 1951 science fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still… and that’s far from the only way that the seminal film has had an influence on SNW. As La’An makes this suggestion, the score by Nami Melumad features the trembling and distinctive sound of the theremin. Thanks to the procedure performed by Nurse Chapel, the fact that they are human is disguised, allowing them to walk among the Kiley undetected.Īfter La’An incapacitates a pair of guards, she suggests the Enterprise “abduct” them: after all, the only negative effects will be that the Kiley guards will only experience some lost time if they are placed in medical sedation. Don't take it from us, we are close to an answer.In the first episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Strange New Worlds,” Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Science Officer Spock (Ethan Peck), and acting Number One La’An Noonien-Singh (Christine Chong) beam down to the planet Kiley 279. But it is only on the brink that people find the will to change. You say we are on the brink of destruction and you are right. Professor Barnhardt: Well that is where we are. Professor Barnhardt: So it was only when your world was threatened with destruction that you became what you are now. Professor Barnhardt: But every civilization reaches a crisis point eventually. You treat the world as you treat each other. Professor Barnhardt: Then help us change. You must have some technology that could solve our problem. Professor Barnhardt: There must be alternatives. This is the most important discovery in the history of Mankind! Regina Jackson: It may well be the last discovery in the history of Mankind. Michael Granier: This is the representative of an extra-terrestrial civilization. Unfortunately in this case, the less advanced civilization is us. I'm thinking of Pizarro and the Incans, Columbus and the Native Americans, and the list goes on. As a rule the less advanced civilization is either exterminated or enslaved. Regina Jackson: History has lessons to teach us about first encounters between civilizations. Klaatu: We will undo the damage you have done and give the Earth a chance to begin again. Klaatu: It has reached the tipping point. ![]() We have waited and hoped that you would change. Klaatu: This one can't be allowed to perish. There are only a handful of planets in the cosmos that are capable of supporting complex life. Helen Benson: What are you saying? Klaatu: If the Earth dies, you die. Klaatu: We can't risk the survival of this planet for the sake of one species. Helen Benson: You came to save the Earth from us. Helen Benson: You said you came to save us. Helen Benson: So you have come here to help us. Helen Benson: I need to know what is happening. Klaatu: Your planet? Regina Jackson: Yes. Now please, tell me why have you come to our planet. Klaatu: Do you speak for the entire human race? Regina Jackson: I speak for the President of the United States. Perhaps you should explain yourself to me instead. Regina Jackson: I am afraid that is not possible. Dialogue Regina Jackson: What is your purpose in coming here? Klaatu: There is a gathering of world leaders not far from here. ![]()
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