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In Reply to: RE: Am I the only one who would put "Contact" somewhere on that list? posted by David S. on January 09, 2009 at 07:54:01
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David S.,
Sorry, but I found "Contact" to be annoying as it had such promise, but was spoiled by the main subplot of the contrived conflict between Foster and Tom Skerritt, in which the character dismisses Foster's work and then tries to take credit, and the anticlimax of the segments on the other world in which Foster meets her dead father on a dreamy beach who has the message, "Though you've spent $100 Trillion, many lives, and traveled 400,000 Light Years to get here, I just wanted to say your species is not ready for any meaningful message."
It was a well-made movie, and had some good casting- enjoyed the all too brief John Hurt appearance, but was in the end there were too many cliches and missed opportunities.
In a somewhat similar theme, I appreciated, "The Arrival" much more.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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I both love and hate "Contact." For all its glaring flaws, I'll probably watch it again more than once in the future.
Now "The Arrival"... it has a few flaws too, but I agree it should probably be on the list. Heck, what kid wouldn't want one of those little spheres to clean his room now and again???
I think it's a bit underrated myself.
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the on-going 'faith' argument between Jodie and the Matthew McConaughey character. I understand that this was nowhere to be found in Carl Sagan's book, and the film critics rightly took issue with it.
Actually, I found the 'dream sequence' to be quite satisfying and plausible. Didn't diminish my enjoyment or overall opinion of the movie, which I feel should definitely be included on that list.
C.B.,
Yes, I agree the odd "faith" sub-plot between Foster and McConaughey seemed artificial and intrusive. Of course, that subplot is important as it's a religious extremist Jake Busey who sabotages the (first) machine and kills Skerritt, though I don't remember any connection between that character and McConaughey. I didn't know it was not included in Sagan's original story. For such an important plot point, the religious sub-plot was very weakly presented.
I've often wondered if the minor religious subplot of the early 50's movie version of "War of the Worlds" (the minister prominent in the early part of the movie who walks toward the alien ray reciting Psalm 23 and the climax in the church near the end) was also added into the mix or was included in the book?
Cheers,
Bambi B
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