El día que la tierra se detuvo
Aunque esta película tuvo un remake el 2008, en mi opinión sigue siendo la versión original la mejor. Con simpleza, deja muy en claro cuál es el mensaje más importante para toda la humanidad, el cual sigue siendo totalmente vigente al día de hoy.
Descarta el pensamiento de que tu aporte es muy pequeño. Como dijo el Dalai Lama: "En el caso que creas que tú eres muy pequeño para provocar algún efecto, trata entonces de dormir cuando tengas un zancudo en la habitación".
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"The Day the Earth Stood Still", USA, 1951
Director: Robert Wise
Michael Rennie como Klaatu
Lock Martin como Gort
Patricia Neal como Mrs. Benson
Premio Globo de Oro 1952 Mejor Película para el entendimiento internacional
Película entera aquí (TeenaTV en Youtube)
Mensaje de Klaatu a la Tierra:
“I am leaving soon, and you will forgive me if I speak bluntly. The
universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression by any
group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated. There must be security
for all or no one is secure. Now, this does not mean giving up any
freedom except the freedom to act irresponsibly. Your ancestors knew
this when they made laws to govern themselves and hired policemen to
enforce them. We of the other planets have long accepted this
principle. We have an organization for the mutual protection of all
planets and for the complete elimination of aggression. The test of
any such higher authority is, of course, the police force that
supports it. For our policemen, we created a race of robots. Their
function is to patrol the planets—in space ships like this one—and
preserve the peace. In matters of aggression, we have given them
absolute power over us; this power cannot be revoked. At the first
sign of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor. The
penalty for provoking their action is too terrible to risk. The
result is that we live in peace, without arms or armies, secure in
the knowledge that we are free from aggression and war—free to
pursue more profitable enterprises. Now, we do not pretend to have
achieved perfection, but we do have a system, and it works. I came
here to give you these facts. It is no concern of ours how you run
your own planet. But if you threaten to extend your violence, this
Earth of yours will be reduced to a burned-out cinder. Your choice is
simple: Join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and
face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer; the decision
rests with you.”
Fuente: Rick's Real/Reel Life Blogspot
