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Movies: Forbidden Planet
The following is a movie I've watched and reviewed. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not selling DVDs. This is not a list of movies that tell you "the truth about UFOs". Simply said, I like movies. Each review is as simple and non technical as possible.
By Michele Bugliaro Goggia - last modified: March 30, 2006 9:43 PM
Full title: Forbidden Planet.
Year: 1956.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox.
Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens.
Language: English.
Price: unavailable (DVD not yet released)
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Description: early 23rd century. The exploratory mission C57D heads to the fourth planet of the Altair system, on which, 20 years before, the Bellarophon mission landed and disappeared. Captain John J. Adams (yes, that Leslie Nielsen!) finds only two survivors: the philologist Dr. Edward Morbius and his sexy daughter Altaira. The Professor tries to keep the crew away, claiming the other components of the mission were killed. During his lonely time, Morbious has had plenty of time to study the Krell civilization, the previous dominant race who vanished mysteriously. Morbius shows the Captain the underground technological structures left by the Krell, still working fine. John meets the wonderful Robby The Robot (an icon of sci-fi), the result of Morbius's acquired krellian knowledge. If Edward and Altaira are living in a paradise made of trees and nice tigers, the arrival of the boys alter the balance.
I only saw and recorded this movie on TV, in French. Forbidden Planet remains a cool movie: for once, the humans travel on a flying saucer. For once, the robot is a nice machine, able to defend, serve and create anything someone needs. Probably, Morbius' protective side towards Altaira is the cause of the attacks. Krell technologies represent the search for godly power, the one temptation that allows someone to create and destroy. Temptation face to the forbidden.
While the story itself isn't new (boy meets girl, boy loves girl, boy saves girl), the movie explores men's temptations and vices. The soundtrack is something unique: it is entirely electronic, avant-garde music created by Louis and Bebe Barron!
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