The "Thing" from Another World (1951)

In my heart, there is a special place for trashy sci-fi movies from the fifties. The Thing from Another Planet is not as trashy as some of the "worst" representatives of the era. In fact, I fell asleep three times. The funniest part of the film is perhaps its cynical message that goes against the grain of the utopian elevation of science that was very common at that time, especially on film. Here, scientific curiosity is not praised for being the propulsive force of civilization. Instead, "scientific " curiosity is characterized as naive, detached and world-alienated (cheap pun intended).