Contact - Space Travel Scene

Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name; Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film. Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey and David Morse.
Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan began working on the film in 1979. Together, they wrote a film treatment more than 100 pages long and set up Contact at Warner Bros. with Peter Guber and Lynda Obst as producers. When development stalled on the film, Sagan published Contact as a novel in 1985, and the film adaptation was rejuvenated in 1989. Roland Joffé and George Miller had planned to direct it, but Joffé dropped out in 1993, and Warner Bros. fired Miller in 1995. Robert Zemeckis was eventually hired to direct, and filming for Contact lasted from September 1996 to February 1997. Sony Pictures Imageworks handled most of the visual effects sequences.
The film was released on July 11, 1997. Contact grossed over $171 million worldwide. The film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and received multiple awards and nominations at the Saturn Awards.

[@jamukas1]

The script in this film totally amazing and equally great are the actors, special effects and cinematography. 'I hear her'! 'Barely hear, but she's there'. Keeps you engaged. 😊

[@josebro352]

It's one of my favorite two films. The other one is The Shawshank Redemption.

[@robertwilson214]

That space/time continuum at 2.13 in the cinema was.... emotional!

[@erickabbar-ducrocq7373]

I imagine so, I love this movie so much. You are lucky to have seen it in the cinema !

[@natanforlife]

Jodie Foster is definitely the best female actor ever, because the parts she plays, nobody can, especially the emotional parts. This is one of my favorite sci-fi scenes of all time ◑

[@dmanc85]

I like how considering she was atheist or close to it, the first thing she says when the pod drops into the machine is "Oh god!"

[@jackbrown4130]

Lol

[@fredvegerano9607]

When atheists are in a difficult situation...they immediately cry out to God! How ironic, right?

[@aarondavis8865]

@@fredvegerano9607 i would state it is common place in the western world to be raised as a Christian by your parents hence it makes sense her crying out rewriting your own habits is a difficult thing to do especially those that have been with you since a child

[@nineomite]

I'm an atheist. I say "Oh my God" all the time, not just when I'm in a life-threatening situation. I assure you, I'm not having a religion epiphany when I slip on black ice haha. It's just like how you aren't converting to paganism when you paint Ostara eggs on what you call "Easter" haha. It's just tradition and/or societal norms.

[@Utrekz]

​@fredvegerano9607 I don't think they're literally speaking to God lol. It's just a phrase people use. Like "swear to god" or "oh my god" or when your annoyed by something you say "jesus christ". it's become just saying for most people

[@sugarsass3690]

The wormhole scenes are very accurate. Wormhole then darkness, another wormhole and seeing stars/suns/moons in other galaxies.

[@nympho25]

whats creepy af is she couldnt here a countdown so that launch was a suprise, and this time around i finally noticed the static on her monitor ...

[@nympho25]

i saw this when i was younger , and i thot the ending was dumb ..i was like "her father?? wtf"....didnt fully grasp that they used that image of her father so she wudnt be freaked out....so as an adult...luv this movie in its entirety

[@soleilquantique1210]

Amazing movie. Just realised Matthew is the one in Interstellar

[@heythereskinwalker]

If you look closely you can the Avengers going through the worm hole

[@TOK150]

If she’s not careful she’s gonna land in the dystopian future of Skynet

[@jglenn5024]

With no way back. Talk about terrible.

[@nawazmohammed7519]

August 29th, 1997

[@nachoman]

I think she's ok to go

[@Soap_bubbles591]

Best space movie ever, Jodie Foster is a strong independant woman (both as an actress and as a director ) in the mortally polluted hollywood society .

[@GDM1937]

Best Space Movies Ever Made: 1. Contact 2. Interstellar

[@jackbrown4130]

0:00 I do that, when I’m on the toilet 😆

[@quetzalcoatlus0820]

Dude 😂 you should get a doctor

[@jackbrown4130]

@@quetzalcoatlus0820 😆

[@GTFBITK]

Try leaning forward whilst pooping.

[@DIVINEMOTHMAN]

My whole body vibrates like that when I have sleep paralysis.

[@Zhiivago]

Imagine the electricity bill for that machine running!

[@Shadowx011]

Blue balls of a major scene.

[@charleswest6372]

Wild

[@gonzaleo]

Weren't we supposed to make first contact yesterday? Perhaps Jodie and McConaughey are launching right now?

[@worldchampion3664]

min 3:09 What is the thing she sees supposed to be? a machine? a bridge?

[@MrHitronics]

I think its a relay station from where the signal originated/was relayed

[@Alex_ADEdge]

I always took it as some kind of station/tech (clearly near the star Vega). The point is, its alien technology which is assisting in sending her and the pod across the universe. A cool moment, I always feel like it was a brief look behind the curtains, rather than it just being some mystical ride through space - that ride did have alien technology behind the scenes making it all happen.

[@spavliskojr]

Thats what im thinking.. or maybe a gate or something like it.@@MrHitronics

[@riobaliairportdriver5559]

The imaginary team in the movies of this era always have asian, black, hispanic and white 😁😁😁

[@Frambhueee]

Contact wormhole, vs interstellar wormhole?

[@spavliskojr]

i cant decide- i heard that many scientists think the interstellar wormhole is the most accurate.

[@clxmasisland6724]

Flagged for nudity

[@wanekiacook9257]

I wonder if she was okay to go.

[@6ixnot]

Virgo A

[@Rehash84]

Chozen!

[@florianschramm1983maydayyear]

Normaly when i Look the movie mean i Had Made the Signal or Collien or myself Had create spaceships which make the Signal

[@himbuxterrafux9525]

3:56

[@byronthomas153]

1:02

[@rdwaldsaxe-coburg666]

ouiYA

[@hoossembechiri6136]

Name of the movie

[@hkleider]

It's on the fucking title and description

[@thomasmartin7524]

cant you read? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@elihughes8923]

Titanic 2

[@hoossembechiri6136]

@@marwashibili1860 thnx bro

[@user-gs8jv4oq6w]

It’s a mystery really

[@byronthomas153]

3:31

[@azsasticauspi9898]

S2

[@azizeeren491]

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[@realdeathhuntsdebts]

Tell your cia bosses meyer needs to be paid asap

[@realdeathhuntsdebts]

⏰️🪞📊

[@realdeathhuntsdebts]

🧭🗺🌐

[@realdeathhuntsdebts]

🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋🌋

[@grewntd]

I'm not sure if Carl Sagan was an agent of misinformation or what but he certainly came up with a lot of good material. Wherever his essence went, I'm sure he got a glimpse of the truth

[@dinastergiou709]

He was in the bad side of story... Responsible for the death of scientist who tried to wake humanity... Used to admire him, but after some research, he is not the great man I thought he was..

[@kavalogue]

*goes through like 3 wormholes* Reaction : "i must have gone through a wormhole" Amazing movie but stuff like that annoys me Or the "it's a triple-no quadruple system" you telling me you couldn't see that entire fourth star for like 4 entire seconds

[@beatngu8530]

Haha

[@jtgd]

Tbf, she’s literally being tossed around in a ball with spacetime warping around her. She’s probably disorientated and shocked. I mean it’s probably like being asked to describe the trees while on a rollercoaster

[@viktorvondoom9119]

She is describing what she is seeing for the scientists when she comes back, in case there is a malfunction in the camera

[@rickogden204]

The upper star on the left could be seen as a nebula as it is quite diffuse.

[@kontrolleti7189]

Imagine sending someone through a series of wormholes and then complaining about them being a lil dizzy lol Jk I get what you mean

[@andremead6192]

What was the thing at 3:09?

[@GTFBITK]

Dude. Yes. Wtf is that. It looks like those satellite dishes.

[@dman5703]

​@Daniel W it's a relay station you can see her stop and then you hear the machine power up to send her on her final stretch to vega

[@NDETV316]

As a Near Death Experiencer, this is similar to the tunnel we go through. Stop spending money on space craft and learn how to keep contact with those as they die. Bring them back and actually listen to their testimony. That's the closest you will ever get to contact. Yes we meet God,Jesus Angels and loved ones who passed. Sorry about your luck athiest,Heaven is real. It isn't just ancient its the highest technology ever developed. Those beings know everything and their ways are so high above ours ,but scientists are too focused on what they think they know to learn from us . They think NDEs are hallucinations , it is truth that lives in the land of all knowledge.

[@Wolfparadox]

and many non Christians have seen their Gods during a NDE

[@jakeselect1912]

I actually came here after reading about someone's NDE explaining that this is the closest they can relate to the tunnel they experienced too!

[@fredvegerano9607]

When atheists are in a difficult situation...they immediately cry out to God! How ironic, right? Great scene indeed!

[@gordoncameron8222]

We also cry out to shit and fuck a lot too, just so ya know.

[@nineomite]

Sure, atheists yell a phrase they've heard since they were born in stressful moments. And when young earth Christians get a genetic disease suddenly treatments developed using heretical science don't seem so bad.

[@chrisgamester9845]

It’s merely a figure of speech.

[@Soap_bubbles591]

😄👍

[@qed100]

How do you _know_ that atheists do such a thing? How many times have you been within earshot of a confirmed atheist when that person was under duress?

[@MirzaKhalid]

How come people bear the acting of Jodie Foster here it was totally unbearable. On other hand Interstellar was brilliant without any overacting and her stupid whining throughout the movie

[@AGiantSloar]

Her performance was excellent.

[@ZeroKool7140]

If you read the book, it touches on faith, religion, science, politics, humanity. It’s much more in-depth into why she was so passionate about her work and being in the field and it’s impact on human civilization. Jodie Foster did an amazing job with the character.

[@DipSet85]

Great acting by Jodie

[@billthestinker]

Because she is woke and gay DUH

[@byronthomas153]

3:58