Contact (1997)

Posted : 7 months ago at Apr 23 18:02

This review is pure sentimentalism, so if you're not into that, skip it.

I watched this movie as a kid, around 10 years old, and I got instantly sucked into t he world of stars, planets and space - and exploring it. I was already a dinosaur geek (thanks to Jurassic Park), and this was a somewhat natural next step. The following years as I grew into a teenager this film carried with me, inspired me to loo for knowledge, study maths (which in I always sucked, by the way) and be generally interested in science. I love this movie, because it gave me a huge push towards the way I am now - still fascinated by science and nature, outer space and stars, and learning for more.

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 7 months, 1 week ago at Apr 16 19:05

What Close Encounters Of The 3rd. Kind did back in the 70's, this film takes to the next evolutionary step, in terms of the actual physics & concepts of an actual meeting 'tween us mere mortals & any life-forms. For my money, Contact contains some of the best discussions of religion & atheism in any film ever made. It's depictions of the manner that things like general fear & politics can get in the way of a true quest for knowledge is both basely intelligent & comprehendibly poignant. This film's plot does a great job treading on the subject of how our society is constantly struggling between the comfort of what we already know & the confrontational truths about our species that can be revealed as result of the discovery of what is new, especially if seen thru the "eyes" of a life-form t...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jul 10 11:28

I love this movie for so many reasons. But most of all, for even being made at all. I read this book about five or so years before it was made into a film, and I remember the murmurings about a movie shortly after I finished the book. As soon as I saw that Jody Foster was attached, I prayed she would stay with it. Because she is one of those that (at least until lately) when I see their names attached, I know it will be a good movie. She and Zemekis didn't disappoint. From the first previews, I knew they had it right. By using the signal in the previews for the movie, they set the perfect tone for the movie. Brilliant advertising campain with that ad, for a brilliant movie based on a brilliant book. What they got right so far outweighs what they got wrong that I can't help b...Read more

Rating : 9/10