Aliens are humans too

Rating: 10/10 (1 October 2009)

Carl Sagan would have loved this movie. It does what he did all his life- expand man's horizons. It reminds us that we're only humans and that we're but a 'speck in the vast cosmic drama'. Through great characterizations and heart wrenching acting, it breaks down the 'us' and 'them' divide that so plagues man's life from the moment he or she is born. For once great science fiction and great literature merge- the human condition meets the non-human condition. And for all those scientists who hope fervently for a kind of science that touches man's heart- this is it- art through science. To say anything else would be an overstatement- such is the subtlety of this film. From Wicus Van De Merwe's big-hearted, naivety to the gigantic alien ship that hangs silently above Jo'Burg reminding us that there are other things in this universe, far greater and nobler that man, this film will be a constant companion to those who love the vision of science.