Planet X?

What can you say about this prophetic (?) film about two celestial bodies that will collide with our planet?  Of course, it is based on a novel written in the 30s.  But in light of the entire 2012 Mayan calendar/end of the world/new age of enlightenment/return to the home planet controversy, this film hits home.  How can humanity survive, but build spaceships that will accommodate 40 or so humans and some animals in a modern Noah's Ark.  And, microfilming the best of humanity's literature and science.   For a disastrous situation set in the 50s, humanity sure could construct a rocket that would survive the collision of the worlds.

For a 50s film, the SFX were pretty good for its day.  George Pal was a genius for his day.  But, I digress.  Two bodies are going to come into our solar system.  One body,  the star Bellus, will pass by the earth and cause cataclysms "beyond our mind's dimensions."  Earthquake, tsunamis, volcanos, etc.  Few surivors, probably.  Of course, the military around the world planet conducts a very orderly evacuation.  What's scary is that there are rescue missions or errands of mercy to help the survivors.  Why?  Earth is going to be eventually destroyed!  A few weeks later, Zyra, the new planet comes and collides with Earth and Ka Plowie!!!  Our heroes have left Earth on a rocket ship to land on Zyra.  What do they find there?  Well, there was no movie sequel, but there was a written one.  (alien civilization)

So, with the plot of this film in mind, consider the following...why are the Norwegians building vaults to save all the species of plants?  Supposedly the remake The Day the Earth Stood Still is a modern day warning that was OKed by our government...perchance Hollywood is performing a service to humanity by getting us ready for the big close encounter.  

It's fun to speculate and imagine what could happen.  Of course, Earth will sail on.  There might be changes on the surface, but humanity has a strong will to survive.  And we will.

"If our calculations prove to be correct, this will be the most frightening discovery ever made."