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The horrors of World War II and the release of atomic energy had a side effect on opening the new world of creativity and speculation. The result was the birth of a modern sci -Fi when the filmmakers explored new ideas, concerns and scientific possibilities that suddenly pushed them. Life in the 1950s meant living in a world where something and everything felt possible, and no one knew what would happen next.
Although you could assume that limited special effects of the era would make its films dated and irrelevant, nothing could be from the truth. The best of them used the maximum of what they had, and the stories of the 50 years. science fiction Movies, which have become the basis of what you now take for granted when you come across a game of a new streaming show.
So grab the beam weapon and jump into your flying plate. It is nine-nine sci-fi movies that are worth watching. We know, because unlike business sites that create lists like this, we really watched all nine of them!
War of Worlds (1953)
The world has seen numerous modifications to the classic novel HG Wells, both before the release of the version of director George Pal in 1953, nothing, but none of them did it better. Especially not the version of Steven Spielberg. Sorry, Dakota fanning.
The film takes a book and concentrates it, sets up War In the age of 50. It also changes extraterrestrial ships from pedestrians of tripod to elegant, floating ships with the heads of the cobra thermal.
The film originally planned to use tripods, but eventually chose something more feasible for the limited practical effects of the era. This change gives this version of the story a unique look and the film remains as effectively tense and tense as it has ever been.
It is also a perfect window to America of the 1950s, complemented by all the innocence of the weekly squares, and the determination brought back to the soldiers who have just survived World War II and now find themselves in another.
Godzilla (1954)
What began as a Japanese allegory for the horror of World War II has since become the longest film franchise in film history. This was this Japanese function from 1954, which started it all.
Godzilla is called Gojira in his home country. But whatever you tell him, this nuclear fire breathes Kaiju is the final sci-fi icon.
Sure, he’s just a man in a lizard suit that threw himself into miniatures, but you don’t mind. Godzilla It is perfectly filmed and the story is the original template for all huge films to attack the creation you have ever seen. You should see this to enjoy an event with the city and get a better understanding of what the world was when humanity tried to deal with the post-high horror of the First World War.
20 000 league under the sea (1954)
In 1954, Walt Disney Turned the classic novel from 1869 Jules Verna, 20 000 league under the seaTo a large budget, blockbuster film. The film was a hit and no one else has ever tried to adapt the book to the book since then.
Kirk Douglas played as Harpooner Ned Land and one of the Hollywood leaders, James Mason, like Captain Nemo. Mixing Mysterious islandThe underestimated novel of the sequel, with the original novel 20 000 leagues under the sea, faithfully adapts the pioneering story.
Nemo’s harsh, nihilistic edges are softened, but Mason does a fantastic work with a complex character Jules Verne, who is a hero and a villain, depending on who you are asking.
The day the country stood (1951)
Released during the introductory years of the Cold War, On the day the country stood He examines what happens when an alien named Klaat arrives in peace, only to discover a broken world with divisions.
There’s a small action and special effectse but the performance of Michael Rennie as a klaat chases and creates a template for aliens Hollywood is still used to this day. This classic story has been the best again and over again and again, but the original 1951 film remains the best and serves as a reminder that humanity has not proceeded as much as we would think.
This island of Earth (1955)
This island It was created to lift the sci-fi genre in the B-Film state. This goal did not fully achieve; The production of the film is a mixed bag and the story is uneven. In the end, it would be considered a cult classic.
This island It is the story of a scientist who begins to receive mysterious deliveries of fantastic devices, accompanied by instructions on how to build them. When he finishes it, he puts it all together, finds that he has created a communication device and has also completed the test. It is a test to see if it deserves help in attacking extraterrestrials from the malevolent power.
The most important and permanent heritage This island There is an influence that has since had a sci-fi genre since then. The film is now considered a cult classic and its DNA can be clearly found in modern sci-fi hits like Jodie Foster’s Contact And even The last stellar stars.
By the way, even though it was not the intention of the film, The last stellar stars can easily be considered as a continuation This island. Not only is the assumption similar, but also the great aliens for the events of the film.
Them! (1954)
After World War II, the paranoia from the atomic era was everywhere, not only in Japan, but also in the United States. No one was sure what to expect further, which has resulted in movies like Godzilla and in the United States Them!
Them! is a very different story GodzillaAlthough they are also giant creatures created by atomic bombs. It works on a smaller scale and starts in a distant desert and two cops are investigating a number of murders.
Them! Gradually, the range is expanding, but slowly and methodically. It is a story of giant ants, yes, but it is also a story of competent and brave people who do all the right things to protect the world from the impossible.
Godzilla is a disaster movie but Them! It is a detective story and is worth seeing for the performance and thoughtful writing, how it is worth seeing for giant ants.
Forbidden planet (1956)
More than half a century after its release, Forbidden planet It still stands as a monumental column in the area of sci -fi cinematography. With unprecedented budget and innovative narration techniques, it was really a time ago.
Directed by Fredem M. Wilcox is played by Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen – yes, Leslie Nielsen. Forbidden planet Significant funds were considerably used for the creative design of the set, pioneering special effects and its innovative score.
The film is particularly rooted in Shakespeare’s imagination, The Tempest, with elements of the plot and the dynamics of the characters reflecting Bard’s timeless game. IN Forbidden planetcrew Star The C-57D travels to the distant Altair IV to reveal the fate of the lost expedition and ignore the sinister warnings along the way.
As the only survivors, Dr. Edward MorbiusHis daughter Altair and their robotic servant Robba are a mystery that grows more composed with the discovery of invisible planetary forces.
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
In the legendary words Jerry Seinfeld“Just a movie?! You don’t understand. This is not plans 1 to 8 space, that’s plan 9, that’s the one that worked. The worst movie ever made! ”
Plan 9 from space It deserves the reputation of one of the worst films ever made. It’s so bad, Johnny Depp made an Oscar film about how terrible his director, Ed Wood, He was in his work.
So why watch it? This is not a good list of movies; It is a list of movies that are worth watching, and anything that is uniquely bad is definitely worth watching.
Originally called grave robbers from space, plot of this bad film includes foreign Race and their attempt to revive the hordes of recently deceased people to march to all world capitals.
Despite their poor and mixed bad special effects, most fans of bad movies quote Plan as one of the best bad films of all time. Take a look at the flying plates for yourself and let this movie stand.
The Blob (1958)
Since then, there has been a remake and continuation, but it is difficult to add the original. Released in 1958, first version BlobDirected by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., is known for its simple but effective prerequisite and contribution to the genre of creation functions.
Blob (1958) begins when a meteorite crashes near a small town and an older man discovers a gelatin that joins it. Blob-like creation quickly absorbs an old man, absorbs him and grows in size.
A teenager named Steve Andrews, who played a very young Steve McQueen, witnesses an attack, but faces skepticism from the authorities when trying to warn them. As the blob continues to grow and consume everything in its way, it becomes a threat to everyone.
