Thursday, November 12, 2009

Contact

I thought that Carl Sagan's movie Contact was good. This movie reminded me of X-Files because of the government trying to cover up what really happened in the end. The government tried to make Ellie Arroway seem crazy to cover up the fact that she may have actually visited aliens since there was 18 hours of video footage. The end of the movie also reminded me of 2001: A Space Odyssey. In both movies, there were lots of lights flashing and they both went through a worm hole. Also in both movies, I didn't really understand what was going on in the end. I did not understand why the aliens 'downloaded her memories' and showed her the illusion of her father and a beach. I liked that at the end of the movie, the audience is left to decide what they think actually happened. If I were to make this movie, I would choose different actors. I couldn't really take Matthew McConaughey seriously.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent detailed entries with great visuals. Good job writing about connections between the works we read and seeking outside materials.

    20/20

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