Forbidden Planet Morbius's job

[Klaus]

Upon considering your idea, it occurs to me that perhaps Morbius's 3D living image of Altaira that he demonstrated had a deeper significance than he realized. Perhaps on some level the machine was tasked to preserve that image in reality. That scene does suggest the possibility of an unintended connection between Altaira and the machine.

Yes, it's obvious he'd made that kind of image before...

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I don't buy that Altaira herself had any psychic control over the animals through the Krell machine, whether conscious or subconscious, witting or otherwise. But I might buy that the machine ensured that the animals accepted and protected Altaira, as long as she conformed to the vision of purity that Morbius had for her. Otherwise, I can't see why the tiger would turn on her.

There's a truly lovely scene cut from the release in which Adams and Ostrow discuss Alta. Ostrow is of the opinion that she does have psychic control of the animals and that, true to the legend of the unicorn, will lose this when she "falls in love" (ie, a metaphoric loss of virginity; sex in 1950s movies was very metaphorical ).

This sets up the scene in which Adams has to disintegrate the tiger - when Alta is puzzled that it "didn't seem to recognize" her and Adams responds that "you really don't know, do you?" he's remembering his conversation with Ostrow.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Wow, pretty interesting. Thanks for the heads-up.

I see there is a second scene afterwards at night in front of the cruiser in which Doc seems to think that the human projection of brainwaves, with effect on other creatures and without technical assistance, is scientifically plausible.

Well, if in-universe that is plausible, then that certainly changes things. For one thing, it resonates with the final words about humanity climbing up to the level of the Krell, making it seem all the more inevitable.

I wonder why these scenes were dropped. Was the exposition hypothesizing about psychic abilities regarded as an unnecessary complication?

 

[Gov Kodos]

Wow, pretty interesting. Thanks for the heads-up.

I see there is a second scene afterwards at night in front of the cruiser in which Doc seems to think that the human projection of brainwaves, with effect on other creatures and without technical assistance, is scientifically plausible.

Well, if in-universe that is plausible, then that certainly changes things. For one thing, it resonates with the final words about humanity climbing up to the level of the Krell, making it seem all the more inevitable.

I wonder why these scenes were dropped. Was the exposition hypothesizing about psychic abilities regarded as an unnecessary complication?

Here is an interesting reworking of Forbidden Planet. It does a lot to inject the Shakespearean source material making Morbius far more like the wizard Prospero. Also, he has his daughter play up being a kind of hologram/robot Miranda to fool the human crew. It's an interesting reworking of Forbidden Planet.
https://wpt4.org/wpt-video/universi...ld-time-radio-drama-forbidden-planet-decoded/

 

[Redfern]

In before "The Lock".

(Cue dramatic chord)

 

[Mudd]

It seems reasonable, given the time and difficulties of interstellar travel in Forbidden Planet, that if Earth sent out an expedition of scientists to a distant planet they would send some specialists who would be useful in understanding and communicating with an alien civilization.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Sure, I expect they would also know if the planet is or was inhabited before sending such specialists instead of the complete surprise it was in the movie.

I liked the play's making Morbius a forced exile. It made earth rather a darker society from his perspective.

Rewatching the play, Morbius is more like the head of a quasi CIA security ministry that polices life on earth right down to controlling and manipulating their thoughts. He's deposed by his second in command who wants to take over the Ministry and use the Ministry for his own ends. That's the story he tells his daughter, anyway.