I remember going to see this movie in theatres, cautiously optimistic. I
figured, hey, this could be great. The original, made in 1951, was a
great little movie that I thought had the potential to make a solid
reboot, giving a modern reinterpretation of the actions that take place
in the film. While the posters and trailers of the older movie
advertised the robot-attack as the feature of the movie, most of the
film was a commentary that discussed peculiarities of human society from
the perspective of an alien, such as family dynamics, societal norms,
and war. In the end, it left us with a hopeful message of global reform
to encourage a unified planet. A reboot would be an excellent
opportunity to reinforce this message while reiterating more relevant
modern societal issues.
Oh, how wrong I was.
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