Discovery Of A WWII Plane (Opening Scene) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage

Claude Lacombe shares his discovery of a WWII airplane with government scientific researchers.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg/1977) SYNOPSIS: Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.

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[richmondstevenj]

Summer movies growing up, sitting in an air conditioned theater and being completely immersed in a great story. Thanks Mr Spielberg.

[jpsned]

My dad was in the Navy in 1945 and worked as an aircraft mechanic ("Aviation Machinists Mate"). I remember when he and I saw this movie together in 1977. He got real excited about this scene, because he had actually worked on this type of airplane--the Grumman TBM Avenger. He recognized all the switches and dials and said he could have sat in that cockpit and started the plane himself. Seeing the Avenger again after 32 years was a real nostalgia trip for him! 😀❤️

[Twister]

Haven't seen this opening scene in over 40 yrs. Good heavens, it's still perfect....the wind, the shouting, reading off the engine block serial numbers, flipping the battery on. Man!, Spielberg is a freaking artistical genius.

[toomuchdrivetothrive]

Summer blockbusters in the 70s, 80s, and 90s were a thing of beauty. The music and cinematography were so good.

[SKYNET]

“No one, these planes were reported missing in 1945”

does anyone get chills when that music hits after he says that??

[irishtino]

Saw this in 1977 at our local palatial silent movie theatre built in 1927 (seats over 3, 000). Amazing in wide format, will never forget that screening and the walk back home at midnight. Magic.

[larsfillmore]

Makes me want to watch the whole film again right now... brilliant!

[cdubs]

Probably one of the greatest opening scenes in movie history. It sucked you in right from the beginning. Spielberg is a genius.

[johnsmetanick]

One thing I love about this scene is how it subtly sprinkles in the core themes that’ll run throughout the rest of the film:
— Lights coming out of darkness
— “Are we the first?!” implying a race to a destination
—. A communication difficulty brought about by language differences
— A resolution to the communication problem that ends amicably
— Inexplicable aircraft

[edmundkockenlocker]

It doesn't matter whether you believe in ET or not, this film was and still is a thing of stunning beauty in every way. Back then film making was still a form of art.

[wton]

By subtle details like having 3 languages in this scene, Spielberg finds a way to prove its a nightmare trying to communicate even if we live in the same planet, that's why music is universal 🙂

[chiphowell]

This is one of the best movie openings I've seen in a long, long time. Everything is paced, perfectly, and then there's the really eerie line: "He says the sun came up last night. He says it sang to him." That is some amazing writing and direction and acting. This whole movie is a class act.

[ralfonseca]

... and now I have to watch the whole movie for the millionth time... Thanks Voyage!

[richardknott]

One of the best movies ever..there are also messages in this movie.

[mhansl]

Balaban yelling “wheres the crew?!” will always give me chills. It sets the tone for the whole movie. Spielberg is truly a genius.

[mattaus]

"Were we the first to arrive?" - The whole premise for the movie in the opening line. Awesome movie, awesome director.

[NWAWskeptic]

This movie is closer in time to WWII than it is to today. Meaning a brand new airplane from when the movie was made is older today than that WWII airplane was at the time of filming.

[babaofett]

Two great movies in 1977, both with incredible opening sequences, Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In both cases, you don't know what is going on but it becomes clear a short time later. A great year for movies.

[Ingens_Scherz]

What a movie. Even now, half a lifetime later, I still get excited just seeing bits of it like this!

[larrydrozd]

The detail of taping the gauges just perfect!!