This Changes Everything - Contact - Movie Reaction

Contact
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"We are not alone..." Two-time Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster and Hollywood's brightest new star, Matthew McConaughey, shine in this spellbinding drama of a dedicated astronomer's quest to make first Contact. Despite scorn from her colleagues, "Ellie" Arroway devoutly eavesdrops on the universe. And then, one fateful morning, she hears a cryptic signal. As the world's scientists scramble to decode "the message," Ellie must struggle to become Earth's single emissary on a journey beyond theory or experience. Seeking support, she turns top-level government advisor, Palmer Joss . Separated by very different beliefs, they reunite in their passion for knowledge and truth. From Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan's best-seller comes the story of a visionary scientist's unshakable conviction that somewhere in this boundless universe an intelligence yearns for Contact.
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[@thoso1973]

The continuous shot with Ellie running for the pills and its revealed as a reflection in the bathroom mirror, is one of the greatest shots ever put on film. So subtle, but damn.

[@paramitch]

Agreed, it's gorgeous!

[@thetranquilitycafe]

I worked on the film as a lowly Production Assistant. When the studio screened the film for the first time for cast and crew, I was blown away by that shot.

[@geniohitoyoshi5762]

It's throwback to twilight zone kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXmVhGehnJenj5o&ab_channel=lepsychopicrate

[@johntaphouse5235]

yup too true, i posted before i saw this but well said anyhow

[@CribNotes]

Yes, in the movie theater watching young Ellie running for her dying dad's pills and we see it's a reflection of the bathroom mirror, you could hear the people in the theater gasp at the cinematic genius of that scene.

[@sizzlereel3523]

"For Carl" is referencing Carl Sagan, the author of the book "Contact" that this movie is based on. One of the greatest science communicators of all time.

[@sirjohnmara]

Yes. I concur.

[@joecachia2]

One of the greats.

[@paramitch]

And gone too soon. I hope everyone watching this checks out his amazing nonfiction books (plus Contact, his one novel)!

[@alexanderstewart439]

Agree totally His Cosmos series was epic!

[@Paul_Waller]

"Billions and billions" One of the lines from Carl Sagan's Cosmos, that me and my Dad used to imitate. 😁

[@peteturner3928]

RIP Carl Sagan, I grew up on his seminal TV show 'Cosmos' in the 80's and this was the last thing he worked on (and wrote) before his untimely death. The man was a visionary genius and is very sadly missed.

[@vodengc520]

I rewatch Cosmos around once a year. Even if some of the info might be outdated (and sadly, some of the predictions coming true), it's a great journey with basically the Mr. Rogers of space, lol.

[@paramitch]

I watched Cosmos as a kid, and it changed my life. Sagan was incredible.

[@andreas956]

Was Carl Sagan involved in this movie?

[@peteturner3928]

@@andreas956 yes as an advisor, he also wrote the novel it's based on. Sadly he passed away the year before the film was released and he never saw the completed final cut.

[@andreas956]

@@peteturner3928 Awesome.

[@floriangrogoll5206]

In my opinion it's a very balanced film about faith, science & capitalism. Thank you both for watching this film with us.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

Yes and not Sci-Fi.

[@JFrazer4303]

No, it wasn't balanced about science and religion. It gave ground and bent over for religion, while Sagan's writings buried religion under its own nonsense and history of violence towards other religions and non-believers. If the movie had gone into what Sagan wrote, they would have been getting death threats from the followers of the various "peaceful, loving" religions, as he did.

[@Gulonine]

@@JFrazer4303 That religious zealot literally suicide bombed the machine. Ellie suffered a lot of injustice and dismissal at the hands of religious folks. I think the movie had a fair bit of criticism for religion. I do think Carl Sagan was more on science's side, however I think the movie paints a very interesting juxtaposition (and sometimes reflection) between the two.

[@sterlingarcher9208]

There IS ET life and UFO's are real. The gov't is blocking a UAP Disclosure bill in Congress at this very moment. IF UFO's are not real, why block the disclosure bill?? A: There is a massive cover up going on to keep advance technologies secret since Oct 1954. KZbin: Dr. Steven Greer disclosure and Chris Letho (ex F-16 pilot) channels

[@alfredohumbertotonina5026]

Si, es una pelicula equilibrada sobre Fe y ciencia aunque algunos confunden Fe con solo religion. Lo de capitalismo no concuerdo por que estas cosas se hacen por vocacion y fe y no por capitalismo. Que los capitalistas se aprovechen es otra cosa. Es una de las peliculas que mas me gusta de este tipo, y Jodie destaca aunque todos lo hacen muy bien.

[@markjohnson2079]

“First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?” - Most accurate quote about government.

[@rustyshackleford3862]

Rest in Peace Arecibo. No other radio telescope could do everything that you could do.

[@realMoMoPuFF]

Man, that beautiful thing went down in such a disrespectful way, it was heartbreaking to watch. 😢

[@paramitch]

I've been there, a few decades back (lived in PR for awhile as a teenager). The fun science fact is that Arecibo is way more powerful than the VLA (which is where she goes next).

[@willcool713]

There are plans to repair and improve Aricebo. But Puerto Rico is altogether in bad shape, like a lot of the US, and I think investment is elsewhere for now.

[@joshridderhoff2050]

FYI, the clips of Clinton used in the film were actually from real press conferences-about the discovery of microbes in Martian meteorites as I recall-then edited to make them fit with this story.

[@dracomaster4]

You're correct! I remember the writing team the night that press conference was called and they got so giddy that they were able to cut it up and use it for the movie. They did get in trouble, I believe, but at that point, the movie was released and there was nothing that could be done, so the white house basically said, "Just don't do it again..."

[@melllvar4262]

Thank you!

[@indyrevoly3060]

sadly no proof the microbes weren't terrestrial in nature was found upon review, so it's pretty funny to me that they used actual press conference footage of Clinton announcing it for a thing the government thought happened that didn't actually happen, and repurposed the press conference for use in this fictional movie Edit: ESPECIALLY the part where Clinton mentions how establishing science is based on review by others in the scientific fields. That was exactly where the government got tripped up later on after the period of time where this Clinton footage is from lmao

[@sterlingarcher9208]

There IS ET life and UFO's are real. The gov't is blocking a UAP Disclosure bill in Congress at this very moment. IF UFO's are not real, why block the disclosure bill?? A: There is a massive cover up going on to keep advance technologies secret since Oct 1954. KZbin: Dr. Steven Greer disclosure and Chris Letho (ex F-16 pilot) channels

[@panamafloyd1469]

Allan Hills 84001. Suspected 'fossils' of bacteria on a rock from Mars. Was kind of a 'mind-frag' at the time for those of us into this kind of stuff. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Hills_84001

[@Dej24601]

In the credits, it says “Based on the novel by Carl Sagan” (from 1985) and based on the story by Carl and his wife Ann Druyan, who also acted as Co-producers. The novel is spectacular and very engrossing. Carl Sagan died in 1996. His 13 part tv series “Cosmos” is exceptional! 💫💫💫

[@CribNotes]

The "C" shape we see in the movie a few times, when her father picks up the sand on the beach, when Ellie does the same at the end of the movie, the spilled popcorn bowl on the carpet when Ellie's father dropped from a heart attack. I always wondered what that "C" shape meant. Turns out it represents "C" for Carl Sagan, the popular astronomer celebrity who wrote the book version of Contact. He died of cancer before the movie premiered.

[@woooster71]

Carl Sagan was the man, the voice.. that got me interested in cosmology as a child. I still have a large framed print of his ‘Pale Blue Dot’ monologue hanging in my living room wall.. Such an excellent book and story. RIP Carl.

[@freddiegillespie_05]

About 10 years ago, the real-life SETI ran out of funding. Jodie Foster was among those who made a financial contribution so that it could go on searching for alien life. Pretty cool, huh?

[@sterlingarcher9208]

There IS ET life and UFO's are real. The gov't is blocking a UAP Disclosure bill in Congress at this very moment. IF UFO's are not real, why block the disclosure bill?? A: There is a massive cover up going on to keep advance technologies secret since Oct 1954. KZbin: Dr. Steven Greer disclosure and Chris Letho (ex F-16 pilot) channels

[@JustinPhilhower]

My mother raised me Methodist (or tried to). My father is atheist. They’ll celebrate their 60th anniversary next year. I realized I am atheist around age 12 or 13, my wife attended a private baptist school at the same age and still considers herself Christian. We’ve been married 12 years. Two examples of differing faiths making it work. It’s more important that we agree on what is right and wrong. My wife and I both try to be the best person we can be, and we agree on what that looks like, that’s what matters.

[@duanebidoux6087]

As a 64 year old agnostic (I'm not quite so "radical" lol) who grew up doubting from the beginning in a family of evangelicals. this movie really touched me. I think there is a message here about simple decency and respect in our relationships with each other which, unfortunately, seems to have been forgotten since I was a child. I am a materialist humanist with one single little strand of superstition which cannot be proven but remains: if we would just let it, love could bridge all.

[@DunceInAwhile]

"Why build one when you can build two for twice the price?"... Still one of my favorite lines from this movie.

[@Vixtuoso]

Mine too

[@chanceneck8072]

55:51 My theory: Kent DID NOT actually hear her. The interferences were just way too strong for that. But he KNEW Ellie. And he was such a good friend that he pretended to hear her so that they would not abort the mission. Because he knew, Ellie would rather die than abort the mission.

[@witcheshour9718]

Been a waste of. Quarter billion dollars. Government would never aborted anyway

[@JoePlett]

I think the most overlooked point in this story is that the aliens have their own SETI program. "You contacted US. ....We were just listening..." Great movie. Based on a really good book, which is worth a read - if only for a few points that were not mentioned (or contradicted) in the film. Like the fact that the signal from space stopped the moment the pod dropped through the machine. Or the fact that the aliens gave Ellie some ....homework.... before sending her back that hinted at the 'next step'. Still, this is one of my favorite films - and more ...accessible.... than the richer, deeper - and more complicated - plot of the book. Despite its tepid performance at the box office, I'm confident that this film will be (rightfully) regarded as a classic by future film fans. Thanks for sharing this first watch.

[@chefskiss6179]

"Wanna take a ride?" OOF, I still get goosebumps. Pretty cool having Hadden and Drumlin be two cast mates from Alien. And since you asked... Stranger Than Fiction, Life of Pi, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, maybe even a Rene Russo (Thor's mom) film fest/series, she has great chemistry with some major actors around: Thomas Crown Affair (Pierce Brosnan), In The Line of Fire (Clint Eastwood), Tin Cup (Kevin Costner)... :)

[@EggZausted1]

Don't forget she also had great chemistry with Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 3 & 4. She was so funny and a badass cop who could hold her own!

[@joshridderhoff2050]

One of my favorite movies, full stop. Great to see you guys react to it! Excited to see what you think.

[@DrMorb1us]

Mine too. Great reaction.

[@knightfallnoir699]

Watched this when I was about 6 (in 2003) and could only remember small bits. I searched online trying to find this movie. Finally found it randomly being recommended your video. So, thank you for the reaction, and the memories♥️

[@CroPETROforeverNBA]

I watched this movie like 20 times... and again with you now, great reaction. This movie is in my opinion so much ahead of it's time... that.. maybe in 200 years ... someone will recognize it's full greatness.

[@eolsunder]

my favorite Foster movie, 2nd is Maverick.

[@Arnold600]

Same, I probably watched it over 30 times (including YT reactions). The story is so well balanced in what it is trying to tell us. I mean, pitting religion against science. It's sci-fi, but it feels so grounded. I love this movie so much.

[@robandnikki1]

The most amazing shots in movie history in this movie. When the father is on his back and she is over him, she stands up and runs up a few stairs. Then the stairs turn 90 degrees and continues up to the second floor and into the bathroom. She opens the mirrored medicine cabinet. You notice that the camera was filming her through the mirror the entire time. But that is impossible because she made that 90 degree turn, then a 180. But there was never a camera break starting when she stood up.

[@mrs7195]

In the book, Ellie found another piece of evidence after her journey. She discovers an intelligent watermark hidden in the "pi" value.

[@miller-joel]

Not just a sign of extraterrestrial intelligence, but some kind of "god." In the movie, that's the repeating star pattern in the sand sparkling, the popcorn on the floor, etc.

[@rudymora4179]

4:33 They obviously had telephones back then but also what shes doing would still be impressive today. Shes communicating with someone 1000+ miles away using no network or relays, just her personal device connecting to someone elses.

[@boomieboo]

The footage of Clinton was taken from a real press conference that took place outdoors. If you noticed his hair was really bright because it was originally backlit by the sun so it looked a bit strange cropping him out for an indoor press conference for this movie. The original press meeting he actually did was about finding some kind of microscopic life on a meteor if I recall correctly. The sample was fossilized but the potential for discovering life existing on other planets was a big deal. I don't think anything came of it. And it turned out to not even be anything that was once organic but just some kind of natural occurrence that gave the appearance of something that was once organic.

[@bigyeticane]

Around 47 minutes when you guys are talking about J.V. crying during Space X, I lost it and started laughing uncontrollably. What a fellow nerd, lol. We love you, J.V.!

[@calvinwendland8373]

Seeing you get emotional a couple times made me feel not alone. Pop culture loves to pick on this movie for some reason and made me feel silly for loving it so much.

[@johnnysampa]

I feel the same.

[@11thArtist]

I love this movie(and the book), and never understood why people rag on it, other than maybe that it takes a much more grounded, "realistic" look at what first contact would be like. I know people complain about not seeing any actual aliens in a movie about contact with aliens. All we see is an avatar in the form of her father, which I never had a problem with.

[@paramitch]

Me too! I loved the real and emotional reactions here. Moved me all over again.

[@calvinwendland8373]

@@paramitch every time I see that damn compass, bring on the waterworks.

[@L33Reacts]

Sunshine is a great sci fi movie with an uplifting final act 😊

[@L33Reacts]

@Lion Hunter yes 🙌 so, so good.

[@grelch]

"For Carl" Carl Sagan, the author of the book Contact and (from Wiki) astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, science communicator, author, and professor. Most importantly Sagan made the science of universal exploration and understanding palatable for ordinary people.

[@peteturner3928]

Loved his work and his TV show Cosmos when I was a kid. This movie is a great epitaph for him. In many way the UK's Prof. Brian Cox is the new Carl and still carries the torch.

[@marybrown6128]

I think as long as someone doesn’t weaponize their faith or lack of it, we should all respect each other’s right to their beliefs.

[@Hockey4lyfe34]

LMFAO the "No Contact" slap got me good. Legit spit out my water.

[@thekatekane]

LOL 😂

[@woeshaling6421]

well balanced story between science and heart. on the subject of contact: considering the timescale of the universe, the distance/travel time, chance of alien life developing, chance of an alien civilization surviving cosmic bombardment or other cataclysmic events, developing interstellar travel AND for us to survive ourselves to make contact; i see extremely, you could say cosmicly, small chances to make contact within our lifetime, or species lifetime. it is almost certain that life exists out there in any infinite number of forms and it's entirely possible many civilizations have fallen before us. contact might not be probable, but we could detect it, so that's something.

[@parradxENT]

DEEP IMPACT!!!!!! OR KNOWING TWO INCREDIBLE MOVIES coming from a sci-fi fanatic😍

[@sirjohnmara]

Yes. Good choices!

[@dracomaster4]

Also, Drumlin, I love the actor. It takes a special actor to portray an asshole so well that you really hate the character. Reminds me of Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter.

[@lobachevscki]

Remember that this movie was directed by Zemeckis, who previously to it directed Forrest Gump. They use the same tech here to make Clinton talk.

[@gluuuuue]

There were 5.25” and 3.5” floppy disks (precisely “diskETTES”). Both were called “floppies” despite the 3.5” being seemingly rigid, because the media inside was magnets on a still floppy-ish piece of plastic. There also were, iirc, 2-3 other standardized larger sizes before these.

[@budlightpimp19]

Contact is one of the better movies ever made. I recommend a great comedy called Eurotrip.

[@passenthrualaska3293]

It's funny that you said Jodie Foster sounded like Kristen Stewart (the Twilight girl) since they were in a movie together where Kristen played Jodie's daughter. The film was "Panic Room".

[@daitommasino911]

this is my first reaction and im now a forever subscriber. I too watched this when it came out and it was my absolute favorite movie and watching you cry and be so emotional (which i am every time i still watch it) touched me!

[@Hal2718]

The speech you see from former President Clinton was actually about the deep space photos the Hubble Space Telescope took. This movie was released not long after Hubble revealed to us that the universe is WAY bigger than we previously thought. So that intro showing the multitude of galaxies was actually new information to us at the time lol.

[@Anthonylokison]

I think that it's interesting how Jane made the comparison of Jodie's voice to Kristen Stewart's being that the fact that Kristen Stewart played Jodie Foster's daughter in the 2002 film "Panic Room" and in earlier interviews Kristen says she learn most of her acting skills from Jodie in that film.

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

The Aricebo Radio Telescope is no longer around. It experienced a catastrophic structural failure and there are no plans on rebuilding it. One of the craziest facts about it is that it was built in a natural meteor impact ctater!

[@THEvagabond29]

This was one of the few movies where i read the book already, my mom was a member of the science fiction book club, every few months she would get a box of random sci fi books and this was one of her favorites so i read it and was amazed at the story. I wish they kept the original ending and the strange mathematical poetry of Pi they hinted at.

[@marshallprince2583]

Full disclosure, I'm religious, but I'm also a huge sci-fi nerd and can't wait to see this century's advances in space travel. Throughout my life, I've had to really think about my Christian beliefs and how they fit with my dreams of space travel, meeting other races, and boldly going where no one else has gone before. One of the questions I hear the most is "How can a Christian, who believes we're made in God's image, believe in alien life?" I don't know. I know Neanderthals existed, and I'm not sure how they fit in with scripture, but then armadillos and centipedes aren't mentioned in bible either. It's not hard to believe other civilizations exist out there. I can believe that while still having faith in scripture. What I liked about the movie was that up until the very end, the theme cast religious people as ignorant, unrelatable, and sketchy (if not utterly insane and dangerous), but at the end, the tables are turned. Foster's character is in a position where she knows what she believes, and she can't deny it, but she also can't prove it. I think one of the great things about this movie is how it shows that faith can transcend dogma and religion. Even an atheist can have faith in something. And that gives all of us some common ground to walk on.

[@astralnomad]

"floppy disk" originated with 8" disks.. then came down to 5 1/4" (the original pc's used those), then the 3 1/2" where the smaller ones with plastic casing but were still called floppies.

[@lobachevscki]

I worked and researched in computer graphics and image processing. The part where they 'enhance' the image is totally accurate, whate they are using is a real image processing program and how the radio wave is processes is totally accurate.

[@flea1972]

Two actors from Alien 1979 are in this : Tom Skeritt (Drumlin /Dallas) John Hurt (Haddon/Kane). Also recommend the films 'Triangle' 2009 and 'Predestination' 2014.

[@robtierney5653]

Carl Sagan wrote the book when the Soviet Union was still going. And there were some major changes between book and movie. That's probably why it feels a bit futuristic. Drummond, the guy who kind of plays a villain in the movie, was actually a harsh father figure for her in the book. In the book, he takes care of her after her dad dies. Also in the book, a bunch of people go on the mission.

[@chriscoombes6751]

So glad you watched this, I adore this movie & it always has a special place in my heart! While personally I've never been sure of flying saucers & little green men, I refuse to believe that in the infinite vastness of space we could possibly be the only planet to support intelligent life - whatever form it may take! I imagine if contact was made, this is pretty much how it would play out - the sceptics, the hysteria, the egos, the fanatics, the religious implications - everything! And Ellies journey is so well done. First reaction I think I've seen without a ''JUSTIIIIN!!'' 😁😁

[@themayorofflair]

One of the most beautiful films ever made. Deals with the science versus religion debate so eloquently. So many references to their being a higher power at play.

[@motodork]

Based on the book written by my hero, Carl Sagan, one of the greatest astronomers of the modern era.

[@vanfan1960]

I love this movie! No matter how many times I see it, I get a little emotional too. Another really good drama/sci-fi movie that has a lot of emotion is the 2000 movie "Frequency", starring Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid.

[@eMD0505]

Sunshine, Pitch Black, Pandorum. All excellent, alle underrated!

[@flyingardilla143]

I was in the little town where the Very Large Array is located when they were filming this. We were all keeping an eye out for Jodie Foster sitings.

[@itt23r]

In answer to your questions 1) For the Clnton cameo, they used old footage of an actual news conference he made when a meteorite found in Antarctica, known to have originated on Mars was found to contain what appeared to be the fossil of a microbe. I don't recall anything ever coming from this discover but at the time it had all the ET enthusiasts buzzing. 2) Those who conjecture that since the universe contains so many stars that it seems impossible for life not to have evolved elsewhere in the universe do not take into account how ridiculously complex life is at its most rudimentary level. From a statistical perspective it could therefore require all the planets in the universe just to logically produce one living cell. And so the irony of the situation is that the more one conjectures about the existence of extraterrestrial life the more one is forced to look to an intelligent higher power to account for it. 3) And finally as to your observation that faith is fading, it is reminiscent of a similar observation made 2,000 years ago recounted in the Gospel of Luke where Jesus asks the rhetorical question ."When the Son of Man returns will He find faith?" (Lk 18:8). And it is suggestive of a great apostasy that will occur similar perhaps to that of this current age. You two might want to take note of that. Good movie though. One of my favorites even if they do paint Christians in a stereotypically negative light. Close mindedness is an afflictoin that affects believers and nonbelievers alike.

[@VanArchon]

I would absolutely go because I figure that a civilization that could send that kind of detailed information to build such a machine would also know enough about our own physiology to ensure that we'd survive the journey to and back. Also for beliefs, that's hard to pin down with more recent numbers but it looks like that as of 2017 it was somewhere between about 70-75%

[@chanceneck8072]

This movie used to be my favorite movie for years....

[@3DJapan]

5:53 Sadly this is a real radio telescope, Arecibo Observatory, but it collapsed and in 2022 they announced it would not be rebuilt.

[@RJNair129]

Great reaction guys! One of my fav movie, might've seen it like a 100 times.

[@seirsbr8756]

The clips of Clinton were all from other speeches he gave. The clips from the first one I think were mostly from his talk about the cloning of Dolly the sheep if I remember correctly

[@astralnomad]

- The girl that played young Ellie is Jena Malone.. also known as Johanna Mason in Hunger Games: Catching Fire. - "occum's razor" in laymans terms basically boils down to "if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, talks like a duck, its probably a duck..". Don't dont over-analyze it by reading things into it that arent there. - The blonde, long haired religious zealot on the stage at the alien rally is Jake Busey.. Gary Busey's son in (what i think was) his first acting role. - The bald sick dude was John Hurt. - The blind dude was William Fitchner aka Commander Willie Sharp in Armageddon.

[@w1975b]

This came out around the time Tyson bit Holyfield's ear, someone sitting by me in the theater made a funny comment about Jodie's character biting Matt's character during a kissing scene.

[@jamesalexander5623]

I was driving back to my brothers place in Phoenix from a 5 day trip in New Mexico and stumbled across the VLA. You can take a tour and be in the same rooms they filmed

[@willcool713]

This is a great adaptation, with lots of Easter eggs paying homage to Carl Sagan. And the book is super good, if you're a nerd for good science fiction, a really satisfying read.

[@88pjtink]

Wow. You two are so not obnoxious. What a change. How refreshing. Subscribed.

[@michaelshafer5192]

one of them anyway

[@julesb1970]

Love this movie, it's one of my favorites. Also I noticed the hair change half way through the reaction on Jane, looks good! 👍 Also if you're still looking for a good Sci-fi movie to watch, I'd recommend The Abyss, so good and with a great cast. Watch the directors cut as opposed to the theatrical release.

[@scottallen6160]

“Smash and Dash!” LOL I have never heard that one! Thanks Jane! I’ll be using that one!

[@calvinwendland8373]

J.V. have you ever seen "for all mankind" on Apple TV? It's a science fiction drama about the NASA/ Russian space race set in an alternate universe exploring the consequences of some things in history being different than in our universe.

[@SeeJaneGoTV]

I haven't seen that. I keep hearing about it. Sounds cool. Thanks for the recommendation

[@Jeremy252]

"Wanna take a ride?" gives me chills every time, man.

[@1111Unbreakable]

An incredibly underrated Sci-Fi film is Colossus The Forbin Project 1970! Tackles many of these deep-seated questions about man and our relationship to machines. A bit dated, yes.....but super well scripted and acted!

[@jakobnagel2672]

Watched this movie for the first time last week. What a wonderful experience.

[@Dej24601]

A great sci-fi classic is the 1951 “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” The attitudes it explores still exist today.

[@3DJapan]

Floppy disks are still called floppy in the plastic case because the actual disk is floppy. Mini-disks are quite different, they were used for storing music mostly, like a re-writeable CD.

[@THXbox]

Try to remember, David Drummlin was head of the Presidents Nation Science Advisory Council. She was a laughed at SETI but. Even to this day, he would’ve been the one doing all the talking. It’s called chain of command.

[@CaesiusX]

The percentage I found was 84% (and 1 in 3 scientists¹), believe in a higher power. Since *Jane* asked, I recommend *_The Philadelphia Story._* It stars *Jimmy Stewart* along with *Cary Grant* and *Katharine Hepburn* in a brilliant rom-com from 1940. As for sci-fi, I know *JV* would LOVE *_Equilibrium_* from 2002, starring _Christian Bale._ 🤠 I always recommend the western *_Silverado_* (1985). A fun western with a very young _Kevin Costner, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline_ and more. Written and directed by *_Lawrence Kasdan.²_* Another Western worth watching IMO is *The Quick and the Dead* (1995) starring _Leonardo DiCaprio, Sharon Stone_ and _Gene Hackman._ While not western related, I also recommend *The Mexican* (2001), starring *Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts* and *James Gandolfini.* *Spy Game* (2001) with *Brad Pitt* and *Robert Redford.* *_The Fisher King_* (1991) Directed by _Terry Gilliam,_ with _Robin Williams_ & _Jeff Bridges._ *_Inside Man_* (2006) _Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster_ and _Clive Owen._ *_The Abyss_* (1989) Dir by _James Cameron._ With _Ed Harris, Michael Biehn_ (Reese from Terminator & Hicks from Aliens), _Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio._ Be well! 🙋🏼‍♂️ ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ I think you'd be surprised how many scientists believe in a higher power. It's not a mutually exclusive situation. ² ─ Co-writer of the _Star Wars_ films _The Empire Strikes Back_ (1980), _Return of the Jedi_ (1983), and _The Force Awakens_ (2015). He also co-wrote _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ (1981). *ADDENDUM:* Oh, and *JV,* you kept wondering what year it was supposed to be when she was ready to be launched. The one built by _Hadden_ was built at the same time as the first one. And according to the staff at the White House, it's clearly still only a couple years from '97. Because _Clinton_ is still in the White House. And we know that because _Angela Bassett's_ character still has her White House position. She would likely have been replaced had another president been voted in.

[@toddhill7483]

Thank you Jane for stating the obvious: "why don't they just send one more person"?

[@miller-joel]

Small moves.

[@kidangel101]

HAM radio hasn't changed much over the decades. For her to make contact with someone that far away would still be an accomplishment.

[@shainewhite2781]

They poked faum at this movie on South Park, in an episode called Tom's Rhinoplasty, where Mr. Garrison gets a nose job but ends up looking like David Hasslehoff. After getting the surgery, Dr. Tom asks if he like to watch a movie while his stitches heal. Garrison asks what they have, Dr. Tom say they've got the movie CONTACT on VHS, which causes him to vomit violently saying the movie was awful, especially the ending. Lol!!

[@TheFemiaTeam]

Thank you for saying, "That's what he believes." You caught the moment; not everybody does. JV, you should check out quantum theory/quantum physics, lots of new breakthroughs to explore.

[@mltorrefranca]

To give a sense of scale. Humans have been transmitting radio signals for about a hundred years or so. Those radio signals traveling at the speed of light still have not left the Milky Way galaxy. Assuming there's intelligent life is out there at the same relative time as we've been transmitting, the chances of us being detected by those radio signals are so incredibly small.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

IN 70'S NASA SENT "VOYAGER" WITH SOUNDS OF MANON A GOLD DISC. ITS STILL ON ITS VOYAGE.!!

[@CreativosEmpodera2]

Part of the point of this film is to teach some humility, showing what happens when the tables are turned and now the scientist is in the role of showing faith and trying to explain a profound life altering experience without any direct evidence. Great way to show that scientists and academics also have their own kind of "blind faith", even though they usually will vehemently deny it (especially in public, because their reputations, social status, and funding are on the line).

[@Hexcaliblur83]

I remember using an 8inch floppy disk on an old Commodore 64 computer to play very basic games. Then a 5.25inch floppy came out, it was still floppy but slightly more rigid. Then the more prominent floppy disk came out, it was the 3.50inch floppy disk, it was not floppy at all.

[@calanor4130]

8"! That must have been a rarity? I don't think I ever saw one myself for the C-64, I think I've only seen them used with (ancient) mainframes.

[@Yggdrasil42]

The 3.5" disks were still floppy on the inside so it's not inaccurate. But I guess the term was so ingrained by that time nobody came up with a better word.

[@louispaulter8733]

I suggest “Contagion,” The Time Machine (1960) and for 1950’s Sci-fi schlock-fun checkout “The Fiend Without A Face.” For British Sci-fi fun look up The Quartermas. Experiment (aka “The Creeping Unknown,” ) Quartermas And The Pit, “ and “ X, The Unknown

[@Morris1581]

I love this film. Actually it's not about extraterrestrials and dimension travel. it's about faith or science. Elly is the strict scientist who needs proof of everything so that she can believe it. The priest asks her once: "Did you love your dad? Then prove it!" but how is she supposed to prove that? At the end of the film it is exactly this situation. Elly has no proof of her trip. people can either believe it or not. That's the deeper meaning behind the film. in my opinion.

[@LamirLakantry]

That's an extremely toxic message that promotes faith as a virtue, and acts as if the middle ground between science and superstition is the correct place to be. If I say 2+2=5, would you compromise with 4,5 as the answer? If faith is the only metric you have for your father loving you, then your father didn't love you. Love is expressed in a million ways. Every word, hug, gift, protection, guidance, and interaction is a new piece of evidence to the nature of your relationship.

[@3DJapan]

11:30 I was taking film classes in college a year after this came out and I remember us discussing this mirror shot.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Yeah it's cool. Corridor Crew did an episode about how it's done.

[@Macil2018]

I highly encourage you guys to look up some of the details to the book the movie is based off of. There are some very interesting differences between the book and the movie! Great React video. ^_^

[@joecachia2]

Arecibo is a real Radio-telescope. Sadly it collapsed in 2020, due to lack of maintenance, and age

[@darrylcarden1851]

There was a sci-fi movie called “The Arrival” in 1996 starring Charlie Sheen that I always thought was a little under appreciated.

[@vorbis4860]

Any guy with a sense of wonder and inspiration would cry at this movie. Glad to see it.

[@proosee]

One of my favourite movies, highly underrated in my opinion. The script is spot on from scientific and philosophical perspective (thanks Carl) - it's really *science* fiction, not science *fiction* (if you know what I mean). In fact, the only thing in movie that cannot be explained in scientific way is that a philosopher (Palmer) doesn't know what Occam's razor is 😅

[@PickleBread355]

6:38 we just called them three and a half inch floppies

[@paramitch]

This was such a lovely reaction video -- it's one of my favorite movies of all time, and your reactions were just so emotional and wonderful. And you are not alone on the misogyny! It was definitely meant to be there, and we got to watch Ellie struggle as a female scientist. I thought it was so well-done. The dedication was to Carl Sagan, the famed astronomer who wrote the novel, and he worked on the production with them, but passed away before it was finished. The movie is so wonderful and personal to me -- Carl Sagan's writings made me look up to the stars, and I will never forget seeing this movie in the theatre -- I went back almost every night that it was still playing. I was just so inspired by its humanism and its view of the stars and the wonder of science and astronomy, and loved seeing a complex female character like Ellie (refreshingly a respectful agnostic). AND loved seeing her have a respectful relationship with McConaughey's character Palmer (YES, they make it work!) -- he loves Ellie, understands that she is not a believer, and loves their debates (my favorite moment is at the gala and she says, "I read your book" and he smiles and says, "Here we go!" Despite his asking her about God in the hearing, he is truly okay with her not believing the same things as him -- he just did not want to lose her. I love the depiction of a Christian and nonbeliever having such a respectful and loving relationship. And loved the entire trip through the wormhole and the gentle depiction of the aliens via her father's presence (that they intuited that she needed closure on). Great movie -- thanks to both of you!

[@lobot6894]

36:26 I'm Catholic and I actually agree. There are still some extreme fundumentalists in every religion, but even the Vatican itself says they aren't against the concept of extraterrestrial life. I don't imagine Christians being as apposed to science and finding answers to external life as is was in the 80's and 90's.

[@thedapperpotato427]

Omg I can't believe I commented this suggestion on the Arrival reaction and now its here!!

[@geezz99]

The emulation of Eli father recreation would be only things she knew about her father , that includes all the complexities of his mind and thoughts .. AS understood by her , One minor / major detail , Eli father said you have your mothers hands .. Eli never knew her mother , or that her hands felt the same .. HOW did the alien know that??

[@jowbloe3673]

*Deep Impact* is a good movie about a comet, more sciency than its contemporary *Armageddon.* *Dante's Peak* is a good movie about a volcano, more sciency than its contemporary *Volcano.* *Notting Hill* is one of my favorite Rom-Coms.

[@willx8837]

Brilliant movie, even better reaction. "French Kiss" staring Meg Ryan is my favourite RomCom

[@Pepe_Rk]

Es la mejor película de mi infancia. Siempre habrá algo allá que nos quiera conocer.

[@carlosestruga4322]

They didn't included one of the plot points of the novel, the number PI contains a secret message from the creator of the universe, but i heard that they though It would complicate the movie for the audiences

[@brandonflorida1092]

More sci-fi movies: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951 NOT the 2008 remake), "Deja Vu," "Frequency," "The Thing," "The Thing From Another World" (1951) "The Time Machine (1960 version)," "2001: A Space Odyssey" (hard to understand without reading the book)" I consider every movie on this list to be absolutely outstanding. There isn't one I haven't seen at least 7 or 8 times and some I've seen a lot more than that.

[@ErikoLima]

I believe this movie started my passion for space back in '97