A little thought about extraterrestrial civilization and the film

Emiliano 2022-04-21 09:01:19

This is a science fiction film starring Jodie Foster in 1997 with the theme of contact with extraterrestrial civilization. The director is Robert Zemeckis, who is longer than a relatively logical science fiction film. Another representative work of this director is "Back to the Earth". to the future". Compared with "Star Wars", "Independence Day", "ET", etc., the attitude of this film is quite rigorous. The film spends most of the time on earth, and analyzes the possibility of contacting extraterrestrial civilizations from the perspective of human beings. Sex and feasibility, as well as scientists' tireless pursuit of extraterrestrial calls. In this way, it is more humanistic than the film that the aliens kill directly, and the moment of contact with the aliens is more real and exciting.

Although there is no starry sky in today's noisy and filthy magic capital, I think you and I have looked up at it at some point. The vastness and beauty of the star sea is different from any scenery on earth. The depth and breadth are endless, beyond the scale we can imagine, so it is unique. So are there any other civilizations in this vast starry sky? The film's philosophy is: "If there wasn't, it should an awful waste of space... That's got to be tough, being alone."

Yet the universe is so vast and the history of human civilization so small and short, even if it exists Extraterrestrial civilizations are also quite difficult to gain contact with. The scientist played by Jodie Foster is obsessed with pursuing various clues with a childhood dream, renting a high-power receiver from the government to search for radio waves day and night. The scientific community sneered at her as a "desert witch", and the government decided to take back the equipment and not support the siege that became a laughing stock. At the moment that is about to be unsustainable, the situation finally turns... At the climax of the film, the moment when Jodie Foster travels through the time tunnel, paved the way for the whole film for a long time. The audience must be more than watching any alien movie. Always eager to see the results.

Any comprehensive theoretical scientific work or deep thinking science fiction work will eventually rise to the height of philosophy. Where does all this in the world come from, why are so many laws discovered by human beings this way and not that way, does God exist? I don't think God exists or not is unprovable, but the form of its existence must not be personified, nor should it have the appearance of a human being. For more of these ideas, check out A Brief History of Time and my short review of the book. So no matter what force (let's call this force "God") created or evolved the wonderful ecosystem of the earth and the human civilization that can think about these issues, then this force must be able to exist in the boundless and limited universe Create other wonderful forms of life and civilization. Because there is no connection between the two, it is difficult for us to imagine the form of extraterrestrial life and civilization. Is their life composed of cells? Is their society made up of individuals? It's also very interesting to explore these mysteries, but we can't do anything but reverie, and this movie really embodies our reverie.

However, from another perspective, taking the history between human civilizations in history as an example, it seems difficult for civilizations with different levels of development to live in harmony (such as Americans and Indians, Spaniards and Incas, Aztecs ties), because the stronger party finds it possible to loot without a fair deal. And we are the most backward state among the civilizations in the universe that may come into contact with alien civilizations. It is very likely that when we are the backward side facing other civilizations with advanced technology, our destiny is only disaster and destruction.

Farther and farther. Going back to the film, add a few details that were observed in this film. The then U.S. President Bill Clinton appeared many times in this film and made many speeches about extraterrestrial civilizations, but it can be seen that it was edited by Gao Ming. Some of Jodie Foster's expressions in this film are very familiar. After thinking about it, I found that they are quite similar to the child star Freddie Highmore. After careful observation, they all have solemn and sincere eyes, and their mouths are open and closed. Habit of nodding. The vast wastelands and canyons of America are so spectacular that it makes me dream of Iceland.

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  • Kale 2021-10-21 15:30:21

    Science fiction classic, the section through the time tunnel is very magnificent and amazing

  • Miles 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    I have seen movies with similar plot twists and turns, so I feel that Jodie Foster's character's interpretation of truth-seeking and adventurous spirit is the most moving part of the whole film. In addition, the confrontation between science and theology and the political system shown in the film is also very exciting.

Contact quotes

  • Ellie Arroway: You're not real. None of this is real.

    Alien: [disguised as her father] That's my scientist.

    Ellie Arroway: [looking the beach around you] When I was unconscious, you downloaded my thoughts, my memories, even Pensacola.

    Alien: We thought this might make things easier for you.

  • Ellie Arroway: Is this some test?

    Alien: No, no tests...

    [alien disguised as her father holds Ellie's hand]

    Alien: you have your mother's hands... You're an interesting species, an interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams and such horrible nightmares. You fell so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we found that makes the emptiness bearable, each other.

    Ellie Arroway: What happens now?

    Alien: [he stands up] Now, you go home.

    Ellie Arroway: [she stands up] Home? But I have so many questions, do we get to come back?

    Alien: This was just a first step. In time you'll take another.

    Ellie Arroway: But other people need to see what I've seen, they need to see...

    Alien: This is the way it's been done for billions of years. Small moves, Ellie. Small moves.