Onomatopoeia comments on Forbidden Planet (1956) [MOVIE]

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

It's The Odyssey in Space!

Sorry, don't mean to criticise, but it's well known that's the story line.

It IS an important movie for being one of the first well-produced science fiction/fantasy movies. I'll let it play as background occasionally.

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[+] BADROBOT@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think they meant that it’s the storyline of Homer’s The Odyssey, but it takes place in space. I just looked into it, and I saw on Wikipedia that the characters and plot have been compared to Shakespeare’s The Tempest, “leading many to consider it a loose adaptation.”

In any case, thanks for posting this! I’ll have to add it to my watch list!

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 8 months ago

Ah, yea, The Tempest is a better match! (My memory jumbled it all up, thanks for the correction).