SCIENCE! Movie: Forbidden Planet

[mario]

Since no one else made a thread, I'm guessing that Stef and I were the only ones that watched the movie. If that's the case, then you all missed out! This movie starred a young Leslie Nielsen in a serious role!

The two things which stand out the most for me in this movie are the soundtrack and the special effects. This movie was the first in history that boasted an entirely electronic soundtrack. This basically means the movie was ambient in the extreme, full of all sorts of neat little sounds but lacking any familiar-sounding orchestral instruments we're all so used to in sci-fi films nowadays. I thought the effect was striking and well-used.

Though obviously movie special effects don't generally stand up to modern CG fare, when viewing Forbidden Planet compared to other films of its time, they definitely put together something special. Disney basically did animation on top of the live-action footage, so it's basically animated electricity and lasers and such, but it works quite well.

[Stef]

Yes, and whoever did the backgrounds and sets did a marvelous job as well. I totally want to live on the Forbidden Planet-- its beautiful dark skies and strange geographic plains are awesome.

Oh, and the models in this movie are really cool. The flying saucer is adorable!

[jc]

Everything about Forbidden Planet is great.

BEST SHAKESPEARE MOVIE EVER.

[Hamelin]

Yes, but the girl is so naive!