Contact sagan7/7/2023 It lacked the popularity of Independence Day and Men in Black, but it arguably touched more lives. And while the action spans a large swath of the galaxy, Contact is ultimately a movie about Earthlings and how we perceive science, faith, and our place in the universe. Ellie Arroway, played by Jodie Foster, in an era when scientists (let alone women scientists) were rarely seen in a starring role. (And you don’t even see them until the very end of the film, and even then, they appear in human form.) Contact featured a strong female lead in Dr. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, the movie marked a sharp departure from the space-travel-and-alien movies of its time. Hollywood has been enamored with aliens for as long as movies have been a thing, but perhaps no alien-themed movie has had quite the impact of Contact, released 25 years ago this month.
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