Contact was based on Carl Sagan’s best seller Science Fiction novel, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred by Judie Foster. Carl Sagan was an actual astronomer who introduced his scientific knowledge in a big hit TV and book series called Cosmos. In this 1997 film, he combined scientific findings and his fantasy about outer space.
The main theme of the story was: Are we alone in the universe? What is science? What is religion? These main topics were connected to some sub-topics such as his dearly departed father, his daughter's love, academic harassment, fanatic cults, romance and the status of religion in American society.
In this movie which was released in 1997, these interesting themes were described in beautiful and lyrical images. I couldn’t leave the seat for a while even after the movie was over because I was totally overwhelmed by this film.
