ALT.SF4M

  Contact; response

   • Thomas M Hessel
     16/07/1997 00:00:000 UTC

     Gorno,

     I agree. "Contact" sort of came short on the sci-fi end, but I don't
     really

     think myself that "Contact" was necessarily a sci-fi film. It used a
     sci-fi

     genre to play a theme of "cold" science vs. "warm" religion/faith. I
     give

     the screenwriters or whoever gets to do neat little plot thingies
     credit;

     I have NEVER seen this theme before. Not in lit., nor on the screen.
     Well,

     maybe Asimov hit at it w/ his books regarding robot/human interaction,
     etc.

     Now correct me if I'm wrong; while a sci-fi fan, I'm not cosmopolitan

     about it. I just speak from my experience. But, as far as film goes in

     general, I think "Contact" rocked. As far as sci-fi films go ... I have

     seen better.

     My two cents again,

     Thom =)