I feel a KABONG coming, but imo this *is* game related. ;-) Here's a
pretty good summary of the movie I picked up from this site dedicated to it:
http://www.geocities.com/~klaatu-/gort/index.htm
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A huge 'flying saucer' lands in Washington, D.C. A semi-panic ensues and
troops arrive. A humanoid alien (Klaatu) and a robot (Gort) emerge, but
Klaatu is wounded by a nervous soldier. Gort then uses his laserbeam 'eye'
to melt the weapons right out of soldiers' hands and even a tank. Klaatu's
arm is treated at Walter Reed hospital and he sincerely tries to arrange a
meeting with the leaders of the world, but they cannot agree on a meeting
place, letting pettiness and pride rule them.
"I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it".
says Klaatu.
The story continues with Klaatu escaping from the hospital, hiding out in a
boarding house, befriending a young boy, and contacting a renowned scientist
in the attempt to meet with the best scientific minds of Earth. Even they
require convincing, so Klaatu arranges to (and does) shut down all of
Earth's electrical power for half an hour (hence the title). Klaatu is
hunted down by the military, killed, and brought back to life by Gort, and
introduces the world to the phrase, "Gort, Klaatu verada nikto". One
reviewer thought that means "don't destroy the planet". I rather believe it
means, "Hey, come get me!", but yes, "spare those dumb humans" is part of
it. Anyway, once he finally has our attention (and is ready to leave), he
addresses a world audience, warning us that unless the people of Earth stop
their nuclear frenzy, *which also endangers the rest of the universe*, Gort
and the rest of the robots on Klaatu's planet will reduce the world "to a
burnt-out cinder". "The choice," declares Klaatu, "is yours."
It still is.
Hard to believe this was made in 1951 - it's still a cool movie.
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Crier
> What was the name of the robot in the movie? err.. I probably
> shouldn't ask
> unless we can figure out how this relates to bards... :)
>
> --Gaelaian Galaenor, 22nd level useless information provider, Tunare.