For those hording toilet paper

On tap for tomorrow I have The Invisible Boy and the whole morning was building up to Forbidden Planet (1956). I watch it all the time and at least once annually. I think I can safely say it is my favorite sci-fi film, and along with Lost in Space and Lang's Metropolis is responsible for love for all things robot. Robby the Robot, I was just today looking for a collectible but unfortunately a scale of him in model form in financially unlikely for me. Just the same, Robby is my favorite character from the film and seeing him turn up in LiS was quite a thrill when I was a kid watching the show in reruns on TBS. Malone saying goodbye to him had to be difficult. It would be for me. But I guess seeing just how this movie serviced other lower budgeted projects, being a Twilight Zone fan certainly has recognized that, Forbidden Planet remains a wonder of its era. Just the Krell labs and underground machinations that produce godlike results are a testament to brilliant matte artistry. This never ceases to leave me in awe. All of that and the intelligence behind the writing, great care given to explaining how great power and intentions can nonetheless produce devastating consequences.

I failed to realize last year that the film celebrated its 60th anniversary. Star Trek took a lot of the shine due to it's 50th anniversary. But still Forbidden Planet set a standard that was influential for science fiction. Its contributions were extraordinary.