1. Everything You Need To Know About The Day the Earth Stood Still Cast, Crew, Story, Theme, Review Muse-En-Scene, Life Connections

2. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor's appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission – and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described "friend to the Earth." MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some sci-fi disaster images and violence) The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

3. KEANU REEVES (Klaatu) KEANU REEVES (Klaatu)  Best known for his portrayal of Neo in the action film trilogy The Matrix  Was born in Beirut  His mother is English, and his father is American of Hawaiian- Chinese  Has never been married The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

4. JENNIFER CONNELLY (Dr. Helen Benson) JENNIFER CONNELLY (Dr. Helen Benson)  Best known for Requiem for a Dream (2000), and A Beautiful Mind (2001)  Connelly is a vegan  Married to actor Paul Bettany  She has a son, Kai The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

5. JADEN SMITH (Jacob Benson) JADEN SMITH (Jacob Benson)  Made his film debut co-starring with real-life dad Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness  Earned a Broadcast Film Critics’ Association Award nomination as Best Young Actor The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

6. SCOTT DERRICKSON (Director) SCOTT DERRICKSON (Director)  He is a screenwriter, producer, and director  He has written and directed the film The Exorcism Of Emily Rose  He graduated from Biola University La Mirada, CA with a degree in humanities, a degree in communications, and a degree in theological studies. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

7. DAVID SCARPA (Screenwriter) DAVID SCARPA (Screenwriter)  Started writing his TDTESS draft in 2005  Scarpa felt everything about the original film was still relevant, but changed the allegory from nuclear war to environmental damage  The recent events of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 informed his mindset The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

8. ABOUT THE 1951 ORIGINAL  It was a black-and-white science fiction film that tells the story of a humanoid alien visitor, Klaatu, who comes to Earth with a warning  Klaatu's character was a Christ figure and adopts the name John Carpenter The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

9. Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

10. Forces beyond Helen’s control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the world’s leaders. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

11. Helen and her estranged stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) quickly discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim that he is “a friend to the Earth.” The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

12. Now Helen must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that humanity is worth saving – but it may be too late. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

13. The process has begun. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

14. FROM HELEN’S POINT OF VIEW Helen is important because she is the first human being to make physical contact with Klaatu when he emerges from his spacecraft. Therefore, she is the audience’s way into the movie. She is the main POV. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

15. A DIFFERENT FLYING SAUCER! The biggest challenge was to create a giant spaceship and make it look organic and naturalistic. A progressive alien civilization might be based on advanced biology and ecology and systems that are more organic than the hardware we’ve come to expect from sci-fi over the last 60 years. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

16. THE COLORS The design scheme is anchored by one or two colors per set – primarily blue-green and orange – with the rest of each environment bathed in neutral tones. “I think color is one of the most effective aspects of cinema.” --Derrickson The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

17. CONSENSUS VOICE: “All this is presented in an expensive, good-looking film that is well-made by Scott Derrickson, but to no avail.” --Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

18. “I hope it makes people realize that this isn’t ‘our’ planet. We’re merely taking care of it for the generations that will come after us, and we haven’t been great stewards of it so far. So we’d better get to work on that.” --KATHY BATES (Regina Jackson) The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

19. IN THE MIDST OF CRISIS —COMPASSION! Thurgood Marshall once said, “The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.” And, it is this measure of compassion that Klaatu experiences through Helen. It changes his plans to annihilate the world. In the midst of crisis —compassion! And compassion leads to change —change-of-heart, change-of-direction! The essence of TDTESS is this universal truth which is at the center of all good religions and philosophies! And, every good human, alien or otherwise! When we finally love our neighbor, and love our enemies the earth will truly stand still. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

20. A CARBON-NEUTRAL PRODUCTION “It’s really exciting to be involved in making a movie about saving the world, and at the same time, taking steps to make sure we leave a zero footprint.” -- Jeff Okun, visual effects producer The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce

21. HUMANS ARE WORTH SAVING. Klaatu sees that it is possible for humans to change. He observes their emotional journey toward reconciliation, and finds himself unexpectedly moved. Despite their obvious faults, humans are worth saving after all. The Day the Earth Stood Still © 20th Century Fox. Review © David Bruce