ALL SCI-FI

[Bud Brewster]

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Thinking Outside the "Plot"!
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~ A Question for the Members: What kind of planet would produce a being who is not visible under normal light, and yet appears very human in the brief but fuzzy look we get at him before he dies, and the clearer look after he's dead?


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And he's able to breath our air for a period of time, but it eventually kills him.

~ My Theory: We can assume that this alien actually IS visible to others of his kind. They have the ability to see each other because their eyes are tuned to receive ultra-violet light — the kind of light which the lady scientist used to make his hand visible.


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The fact that his spacesuit was visible in normal light, but he was not, indicates that his invisibility is caused by some unique aspects of his physiology.

In other words, the matter on his planet would also be visible here on Earth. But the alien's invisibility when viewed under light below the ultraviolet range is caused by some physical characters which his species has evolved.

Why would this happen, you may ask?

The answer is obvious. Invisibility is the ultimate camouflage!

These aliens evolve the ability to be invisible under "normal light" during the dawn of their species, to avoid predators. But they also evolved eyesight which allowed them to see their own kind, using the ultraviolet light which is also part of their sun's spectrum.

This answers the question we've all had whenever we've watched this movie; why did the alien take off his spacesuit and helmet, even though this meant he would eventually die?

The answer is simple: His fear of being captured by the humans caused him to revert to his instinctive need to rely on his natural "camouflage" . . . which was his invisibility!

Think of the irony! Humans feel exposed and defenseless when they're naked! Their natural urge is to cover up — even if this just means to clasp their hands over their naked loins!

But this alien's natural urge was the exact opposite!

He felt exposed and defenseless when he was wearing his spacesuit, because it exposed his location to the humans!

So, the alien couldn't resist the urge to strip down and run around naked, because it felt instinctively right to him under the circumstances.

Wow, this movie is packed with intellectual concepts that can be analyzed and enjoyed by people who love that kind of thing.

I know I'm not the only member of All Sci-Fi who likes to do that.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)