The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still remains as one of the all time classics. Several other movies would be influenced by it. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456
There are the metaphors and the special effects that were cutting edge for the 1950s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still#Reception
The updated version has its moments and of course the tech that is depicted is more advanced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still_(2008_film)#Plot
Both depictions of GORT have some peculiar things about them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gort_(The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still)#2008_depiction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_H._North
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Day+The+Earth+Stood+Still
