From Joshua Tyler
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The horrors of the Second World War and the unleash of nuclear energy had the side effect to open a new world of creativity and speculation. The result was the birth of modern science fiction when filmmakers examined the new ideas, fears and scientific opportunities that they were suddenly painted on. In the 1950s to live meant to live in a world in which everything and everyone felt possible, and nobody knew what would happen next.
While they could assume that the limited special effects of the era dates their films and make it irrelevant, nothing could be removed from the truth. The best of them made the best of what they had and the stories these 50s Sci-fi The told films became the basis for the majority of what they now take for granted when they meet Play in a new streaming show.
So grab your jet gun and climb into your flying saucer. These are the nine 1950s science fiction films that are still worth seeing. We know that in contrast to corporate websites that create lists like this, we have really seen all nine!
The war of the world (1953)
The world experienced numerous adjustments by HG Wells classic invasion novel before and after the publication of the version of director George Pal from 1953, but nobody did better. Especially not this Steven Spielberg version. Excuse me, Dakota Fanning.
The film takes up the book and contemporary, a setting The war of the worlds In the 1950s. It also changes the aliens ships of tripod hikers to slim, floating ships with heat-resistant cobra heads.
The film originally planned to use tripod, but it finally chose something more feasible for the limited practical effects of the era. The change gives this version of the story a unique look, and the film now remains tense and exciting as never before.
It is also a perfect window in America in the 1950s, complete with the innocence of the weekly Square dances and the hard-around determination that were brought back by soldiers who had just survived a world war and were now in another.
Godzilla (1954)
What began as a Japanese allegory for the horror of the Second World War has since become the longest-running film franchise in film history. It was this Japanese feature from 1954 that started it all.
Godzilla Is called Gojira in his home country. But whatever you call it, this nuclear firefighter kaiju is the ultimate science fiction icon.
Sure, it’s just a man in a lizard suit that stamps on miniatures, but you won’t mind. Godzilla Is excellently turned and the story is the original template for all huge creatures that you have ever seen. You should see that it enjoys the urban action and a better understanding of how the world was when humanity tried to deal with the post-nuclear frames of the Second World War.
20,000 miles under the sea (1954)
1954 Walt Disney Jules Verne’s classic novel from 1869, the 1869 novel, 20,000 miles under the seaIn a blockbuster film with a large budget. The film was a hit, and since then nobody else has made a significant attempt to adapt the book.
It played Kirk Douglas as Harpooner Ned Land and one of the classic leading men from Hollywood, James Mason, as Captain Nemo. Parts of The mysterious islandThe underestimated follow -up novel with the original novel 20,000 miles under the sea faithfully adapts the groundbreaking story.
Nemo’s rough, nihilistic edges are softened, but Mason does a fantastic job with the complex Jules Verne character, which is both a hero and a bad guy, depending on who you ask.
The day on which the earth stood still (1951)
Published in the opening years of the Cold War, The day when the earth stood still Researched what happens when an alien called Klaatu arrives in peace, just to discover a broken world with departments.
There are few measures and the special effects ARe rudimentary, but Michael Rennie’s performance followed as Klaatu and defines a template for festival Aliens Hollywood still uses today. Since then, this classic story has always been retired in one way or another, but the original film from 1951 remains the best and serves as a memory that mankind is not as much advanced as we would like to think.
This island of Earth (1955)
This island of earth was created to raise the sci-fi genre beyond the area of the B-movie status. It has not quite achieved this goal; The production of the film is a mixed bag and the story is uneven. After all, it would continue to be considered a cult classic.
This island of earth Is the story of a scientist who begins to maintain mysterious deliveries from fantastic devices, accompanied by instructions on how to put them together. When he is finished, he discovers that he created a communication device and also completed a test. It is a test whether he is worth helping a breed of extraterrestrials that are attacked by a malicious force.
The most important and most permanent legacy of This island of earth is the influence that it has had on the sci-fi genre since then. The film is now considered a cult classic, and its DNA can be found clearly in modern science fiction hits like Jodie Foster contact and evenly The last Starfighter.
By the way, although it was not the intention of the film, The last Starfighter could easily be considered as a continuation This island of earth. Not only resembles the premise, but also the large -haired, white extraterrestrials behind the events of the film.
Them! (1954)
After the Second World War, Paranoia from the atoms was everywhere, not only in Japan, but also in the United States. Nobody was sure what I would expect next, what to film like Godzilla and in the United States, Them!
Them! is a completely different story than GodzillaAlthough it was also huge creatures that were created by atomic bombs. It works on a smaller scale and starting in a remote desert with two police officers who examine a number of murders.
Them! Gradually expands in the area, but slowly and methodical. It is the story of huge ants, yes, but it is also the story of competent and brave people who do the right things to protect the world from the impossible.
Godzilla is a disaster film, but Them! is a detective story, and it is worth seeing as much for the achievements and well -thought -out writing as it is worth seeing for the huge ants.
Forbidden planet (1956)
More than half a century after his release, Forbidden planet still stands as a monumental pillar in the area of science fiction cinema. With an unprecedented budget and innovative storytelling techniques, it was really ahead of its time.
Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen – yes, this leslie Nielsen, directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Forbidden planets Considerable funds were used in detail for creative set design, groundbreaking special effects and its innovative score.
The film is particularly rooted in Shakespeare’s imagination, the storm, with elements of the plot and character dynamics, which reflect the timeless piece of the bard. In Forbidden planetThe crew of the Spaceship C-57D travels to the distant Altair IV to uncover the fate of a lost expedition and ignore ominous warnings on the way.
As the only survivor, Dr. Edward, MorbiusHis daughter Altaira and her robot servant Robby present a mystery that becomes more complex with the discovery of an invisible planetary.
Plan 9 from the outer space (1959)
In the legendary words of Jerry Seinfeld“Just a film?! You don’t understand. These are not plans from 1 to 8 from space, this is plan 9, this is the one that has worked. The worst film that has ever been made! ”
Plan 9 from space deserves his reputation as one of the worst films that have ever been made. It’s so bad Johnny Depp made an Oscar winning film about how terrible his director, Ed wood, Was on his job.
So why do you look at it? This is not a good film list. It is a list of films that are worth seeing, and everything that is such a unique bad thing is definitely worth a reputation.
The originally entitled Grave Robber from space Foreigner Race and their attempt to walk back to all capitals in the world.
Despite its poor quality and ridiculously bad special effects, most fans quote from bad films Plan As one of the best bad films ever. See the flying saucers themselves and let them pass this film.
The Blob (1958)
There have been remakes and sequels since then, but it is difficult to exceed the original. Published in 1958 the first version of The blobDirected by Irvin S. Yeyworth Jr.
The blob (1958) begins when a meteorite crashes near a small town and an older man discovered a paved gelatinous substance. The stupid creature quickly swallows the old man, absorbs him and grows in size.
A teenager named Steve Andrews, who is played by a very young Steve McQueen, is a witness to the attack, but faces the skepticism of the authorities when he tries to warn them. While the blob continues to grow and everything consumes on its way, it becomes a threat to everyone.
