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- Contact elucidates stirring scientific concepts and theological inquiry at the expense of satisfying storytelling, making for a brainy blockbuster that engages with its ideas, if not its characters.
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Dec 21, 2011 · "Contact" is a film that takes place at the intersection of science, politics and faith. Those are three subjects that don't always fit easily together. In the film, an alien intelligence transmits an image of three pages of encrypted symbols.
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In this Zemeckis-directed adaptation of the Carl Sagan novel, Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system.
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- Robert Zemeckis
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- Jodie Foster
Jul 11, 1997 · Sagan's novel Contact provides the inspiration for Robert Zemeckis' new film, which tells the smartest and most absorbing story about extraterrestrial intelligence since "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
Contact is an excellent movie, and does have an underlying theme about the conflicts between science and faith and the overlap between them, but there's a difference between embracing that there are unknowable or unprovable truths and accepting the concept of "God" as an explanation for those unknowns.
The movie mixes a thoughtful, sentimental tone with a good pace for action and excellent characterization. There is a somewhat arbitrary love story thrown in, but it is tolerable based on how it helps the protagonist's long-delayed progress towards a deeper understanding of her own humanity.
Jul 11, 2017 · On July 11, 1997, Robert Zemeckis unveiled his sci-fi adaptation of Carl Sagan’s Contact, starring Jodie Foster. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below.
Contact was released on July 11, 1997, and received positive reviews from critics. The film grossed over $171 million worldwide. It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and several Saturn Awards.