The Day the Earth Stood Still

""The Day the Earth Stood Still helped build the pillars of alien invasion plots. With a simple and direct story, unlike the 2008 remake, the movie is a powerful metaphor about people's reaction to the different, the foreign, the unexpected -- something that still holds true even decades later, with xenophobic movements running around the world. All this through the journey of an alien who arrives on Earth, on a mission of peace, but ends up being received with suspicion, fear and ulterior motives. It is also worth noting the visionary direction of Robert Wise (from the beautiful 'Love, Sublime Love'), who knew how to blend effects with a more raw and grounded direction. An essential classic.""