there a good reason that walter pidgeon be warn off leslie nielson and his crew from the relief ship and stuff he dare not dream about . a doctor edward morbius and pidgeon be the last survivor of an expedition that come to this planet 20 year earlier . since that time he marry another member of the expedition and have a daughter and anne francis . they be the only human leave on this planet which be once the home world of an ancient civilization know a the krell . the record a decipher by pidgeon indicate the krell come to a cataclysmic end of unknown origin . the machinery they leave behind be still function . maybe function too well a member of the relief party start die and in a particular gruesome fashion . i see all kind of speculation about a remake and this be one film not to remake because it as fresh a it be in 1956. the term would change and we would now say warp speed instead of hyper drive and courtesy of the endure popularity of star trek . we might not see the men in the relief expedition in a fly saucer like space ship . it might look a lot more like the starship enterprise or the ship from 2001 a space odyssey . it interest to look at science fiction film from different generation and see how be conception of the future do change . the story behind forbidden planet be a timeless one and about mortal being try to play god . you can not write about forbidden planet without comment on robby the robot . this mechanical marvel and put together by pidgeon with the knowledge he gain from study the krell be quite the hit back in the day . he get a new lease on life in the sixty with the character of the robot from lose in space . his scene with earl holliman who play the cook on the space ship and his comply with earl request for some home spirit be very funny . robby and the other special effect be nominate for an oscar and but lose to the ten commandment and the parting of the red sea . forbidden planet bad luck to run up against a hollywood founder like cecil b. demille . classicist among you will recognize forbidden planet a a futuristic reworking of the tempest which when you think about it could have be shakespeare one venture into science fiction . my favorite among the cast be warren stevens who sacrifice enables leslie nielsen to learn exactly what he deal with . never miss this one whenever it broadcast .