The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

"We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong."Movie
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57
The Day the Earth Stood Still
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PG-13 1 hr 44 minDec 12th, 2008Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Plot
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 12th, 2008
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 7th, 2009 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$80,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$233,093,859 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Dune Entertainment III, Earth Canada Productions, Hammerhead Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

The Day the Earth Stood Still Quotes

The Nature of Humanity and Change

Professor Barnhardt: There must be alternatives. You must have some technology that could solve our problem.
Klaatu: Your problem is not technology. The problem is you. You lack the will to change.

Lessons from First Encounters Between Civilizations

Regina Jackson: History has lessons to teach us about first encounters between civilizations. As a rule the less advanced civilization is either exterminated or enslaved. I'm thinking of Pizarro and the Incans, Columbus and the Native Americans, and the list goes on. Unfortunately in this case, the less advanced civilization is us.
Michael Granier: This is the representative of an extra-terrestrial civilization. This is the most important discovery in the history of Mankind!