Movie #167 - Contact

Title: Contact

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Release Year: 1997

Plot Summary: Dr. Eleanor Arroway has spent her life searching for truth in the study of radio astronomy. Palmer Joss has spent his searching for truth through faith in God. When Ellie discovers a stunning message from an extraterrestrial intelligence, they and everyone on Earth will be forced to challenge their own assumptions. In the inevitable first contact, will humankind be able to find a compromise between science and belief?

Thoughts: I'm really not entirely sure why this one strikes all the right chords with me. It's beautifully filmed, and I love the subject matter... and I'm just enough of a sap that it pulls the ol' heartstrings in just the right way. I'm not someone who would describe himself as having a lot of faith - but Contact is about believing in something bigger than yourself, and for whatever reason, that resonates with me.

Recommendations: This is a beautiful film. One of my top ten of all time. You should watch it sometime.