Does a familliar story equal a bad movie?

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2020)

The short answer is I think not. This is the story of a young boy named Hogarth that grew up in the 1950's. His dad is not in the picture and we can deduce that he dies in world war two from a picture Hogarth has. Essentially friendless, Hogarth has a vivid imagination and a sens of wonder that we all lose as we age. He discovers a giant robot and befriends him. Yes, in similar fashion to ET, the Hogarth tries to hide the giant from the authorities. Also like ET, he fails. However unlike that movie there is a great conflict between the giant and the military.
This is a very heartwarming story and I am forever sad that there was never a sequel made to it, as it was worthy of another visit, yet the box office earnings were too low. My only problem with this film is that it is clearly meant to dissuade people from owning guns. Typical Hollywood bull, jamming their beliefs down our throats. All in all, this was a great movie though.