Is this the first "good" Science Fiction film? If it is, it certainly
couldn't tell what was about to happen to its genre in the coming
decade. Fantastical plots of monsters, giant ants and other nonsense
would overshadow this films simple message, a visitor who only visits,
just to hand over some advice.
The quiet, almost meditative silence of the robot gives the film a face -
a blank canvas - on which to pour the films message. Through the robot
we have a character who passively watches events unfold and as such, we
can become him and examine the message on our own terms.
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