Movie Evaluation: Voyage Into Space – The Staggering Japanese Classic
If you are a fan of Japanese monster movies, then you’ll love “Voyage Into Space.” This movie has everything you need from your thrilling adventure films, and then some. It not only has a robot fighting to protect the earth from a horrible alien monster, but also has a great story of friendship and sacrifice. You can’t go wrong with this movie.
Our story begins with a underground government group creating a huge automaton that will shelter the earth against any and all unknown invaders. The automaton is constructed to be controlled by a innocent looking timepiece that doubles as an advanced communication device. The only stipulation is that the foremost person who communicates to the huge robot by means of the timepiece communique mechanism will be the one who it will eternally be submissive too.
And the character who speaks initially to the oversize android is of course a young, innocent boy. He is only playing when he first picks up the watch, unconsciously of course, and speaks to the android. But envisage his astonishment when the automaton obeys his every command, and dutifully protects the boy from all manner of harm that comes his way during this ambitious piece of film making.
At first, it would appear that the boy has uncovered a trustworthy companion, skilled of shooting missiles from his fingertips, and picking the boy up and taking him on rapid jaunts around the globe. But this, of course, can’t last very long as the earth is rapidly invaded by shocking malformed aliens from the far reaches of space. This is when the true test of their companionship is determined. Will the boy and his newfound robot pal risk all to protect the earth? Will they even be successful?
At first it appears as if the android will be successful and shield the planet from the invading monsters, but all is not well. The invading creature is made from a highly volatile material, and if he is shot, the total planet will be damaged. So shooting the alien dead is not an alternative for our prevailing automaton champion. He must react to the universal threat with severe measures indeed.
And in a miserable story of self sacrifice, the automaton grabs the monster, and carries him deep into the depths of space, where he will pose no risk to the blameless populace of the globe. This, of course, leaves the lad without his acquaintance, but he learns a constructive moral. Sometimes you must go to extreme sacrifices to salvage your friends, even to the point of sacrificing your own life. If you would like to watch a thrilling show with a intense moral message, look no further than “Voyage Into Space.
