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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

AlbertCat

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5. Did he?

Reply to edhopper (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 11:27 AM

Apr 2015

Are they "the aliens" or something else? Other aliens? There was talk in the FX dept. of crystalline life forms... but not that they were "the aliens" or even intelligent aliens.

Kubrick famously did not explain the film. Clark's book is not the film.

And I'm with you. My fave film! I know it sounds corny, but when I saw this film (age 11) it changed how I looked at everything.

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Make the next disaster-movie more realistic: [View all] DetlefK Apr 2015 OP

Speaking of, that was one very realistic part of Contact. trotsky Apr 2015 #1

If there's ever a remake, they can use a Faux News lookalike set and graphics ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #2

"Contact" was pretty good... AlbertCat Apr 2015 #3

Kubrick used these images edhopper Apr 2015 #4

Did he? AlbertCat Apr 2015 #5

Can't argue edhopper Apr 2015 #6

But that's what is so great about the film. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #7

I for one edhopper Apr 2015 #8