Contact Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars)

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Steal of the Day

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Starring:
Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett, John Hurt, David Morse, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, William Fichtner, Geoffrey Blake, Jena Malone

Directed By:
Robert Zemeckis

Written By:
Michael Goldenberg

Contact (1997)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

April 1st, 2008

The world is what we make of it.

Favorite Movie Quote: "Come on! lt's like you're saying that science killed God. What if science simply revealed that He never existed in the first place?"

We a just a small insignificant planet, in an ordinary solar system, in an ordinary galaxy, in an average part of the universe. Carl Sagan's novel reminds us of that fact and that we are insignificant without each other. Unfortunately, I would guess that 95% of the people watch this film would not grasp that and would continue to believe in what has been programmed into them from birth.

It would be so easy to focus on the religious nut cases like Richard Rank (Rob Lowe) and Joseph (Jake Busey); or the opportunists like Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey) and Michael Kitz (James Woods); or the typical bureaucratic jerks that horn in on others work like David Drumlin (Tom Skerritt). However, they were just players on a stage where larger things were being explored.

I consider this to be Jodie Foster's finest work; even better than the performances that won her her two Oscars. She is a commanding presence on the screen, and she dominated this film despite the efforts of others to push her aside.

The incredible special effects and cinematography made this most enjoyable. I never tire of looking at Hubble photos, and admiring the majesty and beauty that exists in space. I never tire of this film and the promise of what could be.

Thank you, Carl.

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