description Contact Overview
Contact is a 1997 science fiction film centered on Dr. Eleanor Arroway, a SETI scientist who discovers potential extraterrestrial communication. The story involves utilizing observatories like the Very Large Array and Arecibo Observatory alongside space stations to investigate this discovery. It stars Jodie Foster and features a cast including Matthew McConaughey and other notable actors.
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info Contact Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1997 |
help Contact FAQ
What message does Ellie Arroway decode in Contact?
Ellie and the SETI team detect a repeating signal from Vega that begins with prime numbers. Embedded layers reveal technical plans for a machine, turning the mathematical broadcast into instructions for attempted contact.
Why does Ellie experience 18 hours when the machine appears to fail?
To observers, her pod drops through the machine almost immediately, but Ellie experiences a long journey and a meeting on a beach-like landscape. The camera records roughly 18 hours of static, providing unexplained physical evidence that her account cannot be dismissed completely.
Why does the alien appear as Ellie's father?
The being uses the appearance of Ellie's late father, Ted, to make an overwhelming first-contact experience emotionally manageable. It explains that the transport system was built by an earlier civilization and that contact is proceeding gradually.
How is Contact connected to Carl Sagan?
The 1997 film is based on Carl Sagan's 1985 novel Contact. Sagan and Ann Druyan developed the story's ideas, and the film preserves its central tension between scientific evidence, personal testimony, faith, and political institutions.
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