tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625938726369573756.post2928479623933866793..comments2024-01-15T03:58:39.046-05:00Comments on Sci-Fi Fan Letter: Movie Review: The Thing From Another World (1951)Jessica Striderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13375221959854098665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625938726369573756.post-5369200240818307112011-10-07T10:46:39.348-04:002011-10-07T10:46:39.348-04:00@ Steve: Thanks for your comment.
I guess I assu...@ Steve: Thanks for your comment. <br /><br />I guess I assume that the date should tell people that there's an early cold war/ fear of scientists due to the a-bomb undertone to the film. I have the habit of assuming that if I know something that others must too, like that this was based on John Campbell Jr.'s story. And so I don't think of mentioning those things. Point taken. I'll try to remember to mention things like that in future reviews.<br /><br />I'm planning on reading the short story the film was based on in the near future.Jessica Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375221959854098665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625938726369573756.post-50322997666876573272011-10-07T10:40:16.329-04:002011-10-07T10:40:16.329-04:00Thanks for putting that up.
I was a bit surprised...Thanks for putting that up.<br /><br />I was a bit surprised that you did not mention the origin of the story the movie is based on - John W. Campbell Jrs Who Goes There?.<br /><br />You also mentioned the conflict between the scientists (we can reason with it) and the military officers (kill it now), with no connection to the time period. Clearly this was a 'red scare' themed film and presenting scientists in a negative light is due to concern over nuclear war - which scientists created (by creating the bomb) and that the military was going to have to deal with; the film was made only a couple of years after the USSR acquired nuclear weapons and the attitude of 'kill them now' was not an unusual one.<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com