Why were the freezetubes lifted up from the floor, after the crew entered them?
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"Welcome to Altair-4, gentlemen". - Robby Robot: 1956 "Forbidden Planet" movie
Basically because the director thought it would look "cool".
sharebest guess? the position benefited the body while in stasis. Like how certain sleeping positions affect your back.
shareOh, well, you know... the robot likes to come out and dust every now and then... so he asked that they be stowed out of his way.
shareAlso what were those things that grew over their faces and parts of their bodies as the tubes became active.
shareNanites to keep them alive ?
shareIt wasn't a full deep freeze that stopped all bodily functions only a form of hibernation and it needed monitoring and feedback. The chest piece provided monitoring and the eyepiece provided the feedback. At least that's what I remember reading on the trading cards.
shareI think the given explanation was that it was positioning them for emergency escape should the ship be destroyed and the pods needed to be jettisoned into space.
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