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In 1985, Pulitzer-prize winning author and astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) wrote a bright “what-if” scenario in his unusual entitled “Contact”. In the original, Carl Sagan created a scenario in which his protagonist, a radio astronomer named Dr. Eleanor Ann ‘Ellie’ Arroway, discovers an extraterrestrial radio transmission that is clearly from an colorful alien source. The discovery causes intense debate between the proponents of science, religion and government that eventually leads to some very compelling questions on the nature of faith itself. In 1997, the new was transformed into a film of the same name under the direction of the celebrated director Robert Zemeckis, who had previously directed “Forrest Gump” (1994, for which Zemeckis won the Oscar for Best Director), “Death Becomes Her” (1992), “Succor to the Future” (1985) and “Romancing the Stone” (1984) .
Carl Sagan, with assistance from writers Ann Druyan, James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg, slightly modified the modern anecdote by giving Dr. Arroway (played by Jodie Foster) a more personal adversary in another astronomer, Dr. David Drumlin (played by Tom Skerritt) . At the beginning of the film, a brief exploration of Dr. Arroway’s childhood (played by Jena Malone) is provided that helps to save her purely scientific perception of reality that resulted in share from the passing away of her father, Ted Arroway (David Morse), who had also encouraged her treasure of science, astronomy and radio communications. As an astronomer, Dr. Arroway dedicated her work to the SETI project (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence), which Dr. Drumlin considers frivolous and potentially damaging to Dr. Arroway’s credibility. With her governmental funding lop, Dr. Arroway eventually gets private funding after she approaches one of the world’s richest and most influential men, S. R. Hadden (John Damage) . With funding secured, Dr. Arroway’s search continues at the Very Gargantuan Array (VLA) arrive Socorro, Unusual Mexico. With her unorthodox scheme of personally listening to outer status static, Dr. Arroway suddenly and unexpectedly hears a bizarre status of sounds. She immediately gets her team, which includes Kent Clark (William Fichtner), busy working on analyzing the signal, which likely comes from an extraterrestrial source. Once verified, she announces her discovery to the world via the news media, to the disdain of governmental officials including Dr. Drumlin, National Security Advisor Michael Kitz (James Woods) and then President Bill Clinton (himself via archive footage) . It also gains explosive response from very religious individuals who don’t necessarily part Dr. Arroway’s enthusiasm, except for Father Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey), whom Dr. Arroway met in Puerto Rico in a more than casual sense. The remark of the message itself raises some very enormous questions.
What really brought Carl Sagan’s vision to life in “Contact” was placing it within a contemporary timeframe. This included the employ of many true events, people and places that included CNN, the VLA, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and many cameos from fresh politicians the television personalities (Jay Leno, Larry King, Geraldine A. Ferraro, Geraldo Rivera to name only a few) . Also, Robert Zemeckis placed actors within archival footage in noteworthy the same diagram as he did with the film “Forrest Gump” in 1994. All of this, as well as good acting from the vital actors (Jodie Foster, Tom Skerrit, Matthew McConaughey, John Damage, William Fichtner and James Woods), mountainous cinematography, fantastic sets and astronomical special effects fabricate this a shiny film. Other memorable characters include Rachel Constantine (Angela Bassett), Richard Substandard (Capture Lowe), the NASA Mission Director (Tucker Smallwood) and Joseph (Jake Busey) . Some of the most memorable scenes in the film include Dr. Arroway hearing the message at the VLA, the public response, the political discussions, Dr. Arroway meeting S.R. Hadden, the machine, Dr. Arroway’s relationship with Palmer, the pinnacle event and its aftermath.
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Overall, I rate “Contact” with a resounding 5 out of 5 stars. In my view, it portrays many very probable debates and reactions if astronomers ever actually do ogle incandescent extraterrestrial communication signals. I applaud Carl Sagan for his vision, as well as Robert Zemeckis and the many actors and other people interested with the making of this very challenging and compelling film.
This is not your typical sci-fi movie. If you want spaceships blasting each other or sinister aliens with mental powers, try Star Wars or Sunless City. This is the culmination of a lifetime spent communicating the awesome potential of scientific discovery in layman’s terms. I am, of course, speaking of Carl Sagan, the heart and soul of this movie.
Sagan’s vision, so eloquently translated by Robert Zemeckis and brought to life by Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, is a realistic exploration of mankind’s reaction to first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. Skepticism, hope, wonder, panic, distrust, and wide-eyed enthusiasm greet the “Message from Vega.” Zemeckis stays upright to Sagan and delivers a thoughtful character ogle, a surprisingly even-handed debate on religion and science, and a commentary on mankind’s readiness for entry into the Galactic milieu.
One of the finest and most scientifically (circa 1990′s) true sci-fi dramas of the past 10 years. (Except for the fact that we search thousands of frequencies at once, so humans don’t actually listen to signals from position.) Foster’s performance is worth the mark of the movie.
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