An intelligent look at the ultimate discovery.

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 1999)

A film that makes one think about the vastness of the universe and the probability of life elsewhere within it. Not life in a Star Trek, Star Wars type of way, but life as another consciousness. Another sentient awareness which we can barely comprehend.
Whereas some parts of the movie do stretch the credulity somewhat thin in places, we still feel that at its heart there is a believable story taking us toward the unexpected conclusion.
Think tanks in the major nations of the world have speculated on the consequence of proof that there is life elsewhere. Would religions collapse.
Would national boundaries become obsolete as we thought of ourselves as earthlings rather than Chinese, British, Americans etc. The bad guys for once are not some superior race of black clad space warriors, but are much more down to earth, and also make us pause to consider what would happen within the corridors of power if some discovery of this nature were to be made.
Presuming, of course, that a discovery of this type hasn't already been stumbled upon.