Thread: Pale Blue Dot - бледная, синяя точка - по-русски перевод.

Originally Posted by Deborski

I highly recommend "Contact." It is an excellent movie, based on a book which Carl Sagan wrote.

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Deborski, have you read Sagan's original novel? It really bugged me that the movie cut the "message encoded in the decimals of π" ending, although I understood that it would've been rather difficult to film effectively. I still loved the movie, though -- I've been a Jodie Foster fan since I was a kid.

Here's the beautifully-done opening shot... note that the very last radio signal we can hear from Earth is FDR saying, in March 1933, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself":

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

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Deborski, have you read Sagan's original novel? It really bugged me that the movie cut the "message encoded in the decimals of π" ending, although I understood that it would've been rather difficult to film effectively. I still loved the movie, though -- I've been a Jodie Foster fan since I was a kid.

Here's the beautifully-done opening shot... note that the very last radio signal we can hear from Earth is FDR saying, in March 1933, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself":

I loved that opening sequence. Beautifully done. And I agree, a lot was left out that was in the book. Movies never can grasp the depth of a book. But I thought that in this case, they did a very good job. I worked in the TV industry for many years and I was especially impressed at the way the logistics of media coverage were portrayed. That and cameos from old-time CNN stars.

Unfortunately, some of my more religious friends thought the whole movie was actually a message about "faith"... and yeah, in some ways it was, but not in the way they seem to think.