Interesting Movie

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2000)

I found Contact interesting. I thought Robert Z did a good job of painting a great picture of the main character Ellie to know how she ticks. It was the proverbial "religion vs science" movie but I thought it was done rather well. I have never read the book, but I had the feeling that Robert Z watered-down Sagan's strong evolution theory philosophy ("no God") in the movie. Although Ellie is agnostic at best, I did appreciate why she was (ie her Sunday school experience and the comments of the religious guy, both when she was young). I expected more "God vs Science" discussions in the movie, but the ones featured caught my attention, particular the conversation on the ballroom balcony.
The climax was interesting, but not what I expected, which is disappointing. In the end, there is a slight twist to the "religion vs science" melodrama, which I thought would raise some eyebrows among some hardcore atheists and scientific types.
Overall, one of the more intelligent Sci-fi movies I have seen in a while.