mygerlparts Sure, when you think about it, what Klaatu is saying is more or less what actually happened in 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy', so it's kind of like HHG is the sequel to DESS. The calm and humility displayed by Klaatu, and the depth of his knowledge and later understanding of humanity is something we should all take to heart.This movie is profound. Watch it!

antoniocasaca123 SCI-FI movie very interesting, especially considering that was made in 1951. For the time, the film contains a bold and courageous message. The lead actors are fine. Much better than the remake of 2008, which I had seen before and did not like. The usual with the remakes of classics, (almost) always quite inferior to the originals (liked to know why they insist so much on continuing to make remakes, no more original ideas?), this even more with the (almost) always lousy Keanu Reeves.

David MacPeek The movie was made one year before I was born. I remember seeing it for the first time when I was very young. It enthralled me. It still does. It installed a sense of the important of science and of the greater universe. It launched me in the direction of loving space and I ended up becoming a doctor. I am serious. It did exactly what a movie is supposed to do change our minds.

reb-warrior Just saw this recently at Netflix. I thought it was funny that Klaatu, an alien, looked exactly like humans. That aside, the story and message were really good, and in some ways relevant to today: We need to stop being so violent and warlike before we destroy ourselves and/or other planets and possible other lifeforms that may be out there as we continue to make further advances into space. Also the idea of being afraid of the unknown. Klaatu was polite, non-violent, and direct in his quest reach a message to all nations. But the military saw him as a threat and did not want to listen. They wanted to control him and then kill him. A lot of this made me think of how some people today are xenophobic and are afraid of other cultures. Instead of getting to know one another, it's easier to be paranoid and violent.Some miscellaneous stuff: I wonder if Gort was an influence for Cylons in the Battlestar Galactica 1970's version? Ha. If you watch you'll see what I mean. The idea we've seen in Star Trek about there being an organized Alien presence with rules, laws, and a system, etc. is also in this movie. I love the way the ship seemed seamless when it closed.Anyway, it sort of seemed like a satire using science fiction to get a message across. Good job.