I watched this movie a few nights ago, and not seen it since at least 20 years prior. I was taken back by the strong presence of evolution themes. The beginning has a clear message of evolution, and later, the characters suggest that the creature's species remained unchanged in isolation. Did this not meet any Creationist objections in the mid 1950s? Was there no Bible thumping backlash for this?
shareI was taken back by the unnecessary "in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth". It was probably so there would be no bible thumping backlash.
shareI was taken back by the unnecessary "in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth".For the sort of movie this was, I agree that it really seemed over the top. I'm sure the intro had something to do with the fact that the film was originally released in 3d and they wanted stuff flying out of the screen early on in the film.🐭 share
As long as it wasn't a human evolving from a monkey, who would really care? It's a creature and probably, in the minds of folks that care about such stuff, the personification of the Devil on earth.
As long as the movie wasn't being shown in public school classrooms, who would object?
You don't think there are creationists who rail against movies like X-Men for its use of evolution today? I'm sure there were some who complained about it in this movie, although it's probably more of a hot-topic issue today. There was even a stupid documentary narrated by Ben Stein about evolution's pernicious influence on society.
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I doubt they were allowed to go and watch horror films anyway. ;)
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