This film turned out to be the work of Zemeckis, the director of the great inspirational film Forrest Gump. It's no wonder that newsreels and biopics are so similar and familiar.
The female scientist played by Jodie Foster, her mother died since she was a child, and her father cultivated her interest in space science. After her father also left her when she was young, she pinned her personal feelings for her parents and relatives in the distant sky, The dream of space is not only the scientific ideal in the young female doctor's mind, but also the incomparable longing for her relatives.
The film first begins with the story of this determined female scientist actively seeking investors to sponsor her outer space liaison plan. It was a arduous process to find a wealthy person to sponsor the equipment to receive radio signals in outer space, just like the one who always came out to steal her limelight. The old doctor, this guy is a cunning pragmatist. At first, he blocked the female lead's investment project, thinking that her scientific team was doing pointless and time-wasting research, but when her team did a good job, it did. , but shamelessly steals its achievements, and even rushes to space with the heroine in order to show off.
In the difficult process of the heroine going to space, the competition between her and the old doctor makes us reflect that persistent scientific researchers have to deal with politicians, investors, and competitors, and also weigh reality and ideals. Contradictions, in the end, Judy chose to compromise for the ideal and cooperate with the research plan taken over by the old doctor and the US government.
In this process, the role of the pastor's boyfriend represents the conflict between human inner belief and science. Many people think that the address of this film is a conflict between religion and science, but I think this film is only from the perspective of belief. The paradox of science.
First of all, the most exciting and first climax of the film is undoubtedly the scene where the space program was destroyed by fanatical religious elements for the first time. We saw universal jubilation. Atheists and religious fanatics regarded the space program as a carnival. Some people objected , Some people support, this is human society. However, in an earlier debate about the Astros competition, the pastor, because he didn't want his girlfriend to take risks, tortured Judy's inner faith in front of the world. She didn't please the public, Christians, or the jury who put religious views first because she wanted to go to space. She honestly stated that she was an atheist scientific researcher. This candor is admirable. When Judy was questioned that her space journey was a lie after the second space program, she could not use her scientific knowledge to provide evidence, but she once again used sincerity to tell her joy and feelings of traveling through space Touched by the mystery of life and the universe, although the world will doubt her, at this time, her boyfriend's trust makes her more practical, stick to her ideals, and be loyal to her beliefs. It can be said that the belief in this scientist's heart may not be God, but it is. A firm belief in the pursuit of science. As the pastor had a conversation with her, she questioned the pastor, how to prove the existence of God, the pastor asked her back, you love your father, but how do you prove it? Her father is no longer alive. This witty question reminded her that in fact, belief is everywhere, and it doesn't matter if she is an atheist or not. She loves her dead relatives, just because this feeling is buried in her heart, just like a believer worshipping God in the heart.
Therefore, the film praises those who hold fast to their beliefs and satirizes the ignorant with an allegorical journey into space. Everyone in the world thinks her space trip is fake, her cockpit goes straight through the magnetic field device, but at the end of the film, the 18-hour noise signal provides evidence for her space trip, although the film does not explain more. There are many details, but only one suspense is left. I understand that this open ending tends to show us a positive message and the importance of adhering to ideals. However, at the end of the film, there is no exaggeration of the heroine’s achievements in successfully crossing space after going through difficulties. Instead, it was broken down into pieces, making this space program a reflection. The alien even met Judy in the image of her father she was looking forward to, as if the alien was like a kind father. Children meet, cleverly in a religious way to tell a complete science fiction story, which is the brilliant point of this film.
As a result, this film is so contradictory, yet so valuable, in the face of expressing human beliefs and the courage to explore the unknown.
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