How I had not heard anything about The Monolith Monsters (1957) until now? It is one of the more interesting 50’s science fiction movies. One without red scare and pretty competently made. Expanding silicon eating rocks have landed close to American small town. They start to expend. They move by expanding and breaking into smaller pieces. Interesting concept which I don’t remember seeing anywhere else. Movie was made on very different time. I wonder if this is the world conservatives dream of. Only white people everywhere and police can do anything because they are always doing the right thing.
I listen Relic Radio shows. Those are from same time. Some of those have same tone where hero can do anything because they are good guys. 50’s science fiction movies have notable feature of having everyone working for common good and nobody having their own agenda. This and The Thing Another World (1951) have journalist who want to write about events but both are talked out of it. It is quite a contrast to later science fiction where there almost have to be someone betraying others with their own hidden agendas.
Can you tell I didn’t use reference for the drawing? I attempted to make is look like rocks are breaking and top parts are falling. Didn’t get the movement I wanted. Looks too much like photo taken with really short exposure time.