{"id":48008,"date":"2020-03-14T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T23:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48008"},"modified":"2020-11-23T19:16:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T02:16:55","slug":"red-planet-mars-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48008","title":{"rendered":"Red Planet Mars (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Our economic system is a shambles &#8212; industrial production shot to blazes &#8212; our entire civilization collapsing about our heads like a house of cards, and the whole western world going down with us.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Poster-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Poster-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Poster.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a radio broadcaster (Peter Graves) and his wife (Andrea King) make contact with Martians, they begin to spread the planet&#8217;s messages of hope to humanity &#8212; but could an embittered ex-Nazi (Franz Calder) working for the Communists be interfering with the signals in some way?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>Media Spectacle<\/li>\n<li>Religious Faith<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Cold War morality tale about intergalactic communication in the midst of earthly ideological conflicts is amusingly earnest, filled with plenty of laughably ripe dialogue played straight: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Graves:<\/strong> &#8220;Are you saying you think those polar formation are ice? And that in a week, these Martians have melted ice caps thousand of feet high and used the water to irrigate the planet?<br \/>\n<strong>Scientist:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Isn&#8217;t that what the picture says?!!?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>King:<\/strong> &#8220;Every woman in the world &#8212; we all live in fear. It&#8217;s become our natural state.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately, while its title promises vibrant color, the only &#8220;red&#8221; in this black-and-white flick is Communism, personified as villainous bad guys with an unwilling hostage (Calder) in their hands. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Calder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Calder.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Calder.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Calder-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Calder-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Calder-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the primary theme of the film is revealed: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-14-16h09m07s646.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-14-16h09m07s646.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-14-16h09m07s646.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-14-16h09m07s646-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vlcsnap-2020-03-14-16h09m07s646-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; we&#8217;re meant to believe that if only all humans were free to practice Christianity, we would be lovingly at peace with one another. Naturally, nothing is ever this simple, though it&#8217;s fascinating to see what audiences once-upon-a-time may have been wishing for. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Red-Planet-Mars-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing as an unusual relic of its time. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045073\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=11634&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/89005%7C0\/Red-Planet-Mars.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/red-planet-mars-1952.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Our economic system is a shambles &#8212; industrial production shot to blazes &#8212; our entire civilization collapsing about our heads like a house of cards, and the whole western world going down with us.&#8221; Synopsis: When a radio broadcaster (Peter Graves) and his wife (Andrea King) make contact with Martians, they begin to spread the planet&#8217;s messages of hope to humanity &#8212; but could an embittered ex-Nazi (Franz Calder) working for the Communists be interfering with the signals in some&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48008\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48008"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54245,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48008\/revisions\/54245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}