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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