CONTACT (1997) Explained

Contact is a 1997 science-fiction drama directed by Robert Zemeckis, adapted from the novel of the same name by the legendary Carl Sagan

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[ShepardOfficial]

"If it is just it seems like an awful waste of space"

So simple yet so efficient.

[siddharthnaagar]

Contact is unequivocally one of the finest and most intellectually challenging sci-fi films of all-time

[paulakaye]

One of the most beautiful lines, "They should've sent a poet..."
I've loved this film for decades now.... Thank you for reviewing it!

[DavidKnowles]

I have a different interpretation of the ending. The aliens weren't saying we weren't ready. The alien was telling her they have a set procedure for introducing a race to the galactic community. An humanity has taken step 1 on that road and one day they will be ready to take step 2 on that road. A road they won't rush or cut corners for us.

[oteatimeo]

Mr Sagan said something like, "So much blood spilled over such a small piece of land. Look how big the universe is."
The man had a beautiful mind.
Rest in peace sir.

[michaelmitchell]

I don't think ANY film has moved me so deeply as CONTACT. The questions it raised were only surpassed by the possible answers it provided. Every aspect of this movie was suburb. I watch it over and over again and never tire for a moment.

[YouTuber-epxx]

I was an 'extra' in this movie. Watch for the scene where Jodi's character exits cab and walks past freaks (including one played by Jake Busey) on way to ballroom scene with McConnaughey. She walks past limo driver, bellhop and cop - I played the cop!!! YouTuber's finest, and only, performance...

[endofsociety]

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Arthur C. Clarke

[Iybraesil]

No matter how many times I watch this movie I always get chills when she detects the signal.

[johnta]

This movie had a huge influence on Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. Not just the casting of Matthew McConaughey either.

[RedVelvetRabbit]

This movie has me in tears every damn time. When i watched it as a kid it blew me away, now as an adult there's so much emotion and nostalgia wrapped into it, it's truly one of my favourites. It'll be with me forever.

[xBloodXGusherx]

I love movies from 1995 to 2000.


They have this special look to them where you get a sense of adventure.


Everything today is trying to thrill you with crazy graphics and drama.

[TheVirusOfHumanity]

I was 20 in 1997 and I saw this in the theatre with a friend. Completely changed how I thought about things since then. It’s so captivating on so many levels.

[haweater]

Reading the book is recommended. Hadden recalled is early backstory: he first gained noteriety by inventing a popular device to automatically avoid having to watch commercials on TV. The networks tried to sue the pants off of him but were unsuccessful. He then sought to sell it on TV with ads, and the networks refused. He turned around and sued the pants off of them, and won. Thus the seed capital for Hadden Industries.

[eliasgough]

my grandpa is in this movie. he plays her lawyer

[charlesbaldo]

The movie left out the most important part of the book. Transcendental Numbers. In the book transcendental number Pi was resolved. It graphed out to a circle. The circle was suppose to be proof of an intelligent creator that created the the scientific and mathematical laws that govern the universe. Random chance could not make a graph.

[elkaribbe]

“They Should Have Sent A Poet.” - The whole universe is condensed in that simple but deep sentence.

[danieljakubik]

Contact. One of the more intelligent and plausible science fiction films which tackles difficult subjects including social consequences, politics and religious faith.

[jameshailstone]

This film had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. One of THE best films EVER. And couldn’t have picked a better cast. One of my favourite sci-fi films to date.

[davemiller]

Jodie Foster is a great actress, intelligent, and beautiful.