The Creation of the Humanoids
Directed by Wesley Barry
Written by Jay Simms from a novel by Jack Williamson
1962/USA
Genie Productions Inc.
First viewing/Netflix rental
[box] Capt. Kenneth Cragis: How do you apologize to someone for killing them?[/box]
From the poster and title I was expecting no more than a potentially fun cheesefest. Instead, I got a solid and intriguing little B flick.
Sometime in the past, an atomic war wiped out 98% of humanity. Many of the survivors were sterile. So man got busy and created robots to fill in the gaps. Mostly, man and robot live in harmony but there are bigots in every society. This one has The Order of Flesh and Blood to contend with. The order is dedicated to keeping robots in their place and is known to resort to terrorism.
One of the highest officials in the order is The Cragis. Unfortunately, his sister has formed “Rapport” with her robot – i.e., they are in love. The Leader sends him to give her a talking to. In the background, the robots continue to evolve. I will say no more.
I was very pleasantly surprised by this movie. Sure, it’s no FX marvel but what is there is not ludicrous. The film kept my interest all the way through and was even kind of thought provoking. Recommended to sci-fi fans.
Clip – evolution of the humanoids
