Klaatu Spares Human Race! The Day The Earth Stood Still
Saw the film today (The Day The Earth Stood Still) with my wife… 3rd wedding anniversary.. The movie stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu..
Who is Klaatu?
I’ll tell you who Klaatu is… Thanks to Wikipedia for this:
Klaatu is the humanoid alien protagonist in the 1951 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still and its 2008 remake. Klaatu is famous in part due to the phrase “Klaatu barada nikto!” used in the classic film and its re-use in the Bruce Campbell cult comedy film Army of Darkness, as well as many other films.
Keanu Reeves as Klaatu
The 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still features Keanu Reeves in the role of Klaatu and Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson. While the original Klaatu was simply of a near-human species, in the remake it is stated that Klaatu’s race is not remotely human, so Klaatu’s biology was radically altered to give him a human form. A DNA sample acquired from a person in the 1920s formed the basis for Klaatu’s “human form”. He is captured by the military but escapes with help from Helen and activates Gort to destroy humanity. After spending time with Helen and her stepson Jacob, Klaatu sees another side of humanity and decides to try to stop the destruction of humanity. After saving Jacob from Gort, Klaatu sacrifices himself to stop Gort by walking into the cloud of nanites and touches the sphere, setting off a massive EMP just before his physical form is destroyed by the nanobots. The EMP he sets off fries Gort, saving humanity, but frying all of our technology as well.
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