Children who grew up in the 1980s should be familiar with two magazines, one called "UFO Exploration" and the other called "Mystery", which described a lot of stories about UFOs. The abbreviation UFO may not be so familiar to young people nowadays, but when I was young, it was quite familiar. And many people believe it.
Interestingly speaking, the UFO craze in China only started in the early 1980s, and before that, we were insulated from UFOs. What happened this year? Reform and opening up. According to an article on the WeChat public account "Elephant Association", "In November 1978, the People’s Daily and Science Pictorial published articles introducing the mystery of Western UFOs, which strongly shocked the Chinese who had just opened the country. China’s flying saucer craze has risen from this."
After that, it was out of control. Moreover, the impact of UFOs from the West has aroused nationalist sentiments. Or from the introduction of the Elephant Association: "The "Beijing Evening News" on June 5, 1980 appeared in the resentful headline ""UFO" Chongyang?", asking why UFOs only appeared in foreign countries." Then the Chinese and aliens. Human "communication" began to "surpass Britain and catch up with the United States."
Not only has the number of UFO sightings soared, but also many weird things have happened. For example, some people claimed to have telepathy with aliens, others claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, and some even claimed to be raped by aliens. It seems that they do not understand the phenomenon of biological isolation of reproduction. And the magic is that it is often men who are "borrowed". It's easy to understand that men are "borrowed" and cannot be verified.
I try to understand what these people are saying. Or, they took the claim of being abducted by aliens as a famous shortcut, and later on, they had no choice but to die. Or they may have some mental problems, have hallucinations and believe them to be true. Finally, there is another situation, that is, they actually saw aliens. With a scientific attitude, let's not say anything too hard.
In fact, in the last 50 years of the 20th century, UFO fever has swept the world. This is related to the development of science and technology in that era and the background of the Cold War. People have not only seen the feat of mankind landing on the moon, but also have a strong sense of insecurity under the shadow of the Cold War. Various emotions are intertwined, and some people have projected the imagination of aliens. And exploring. Among them, the film "The Third Kind of Contact" by the great director Spielberg has become the master of this kind of imagination. "The Third Kind of Contact" is the most alternative science fiction film I have ever watched. Spielberg uses a nearly realistic approach to weave all human imaginations about UFOs into this movie.
The film is divided into three clues, the military, an electrician family, and a mother and son. Speaking of the military first, Spielberg catered to the imagination of conspiracy theorists. The military actually knew about aliens coming to the earth, but they blocked the news from society because they wanted to monopolize high technology. This kind of conspiracy theory is very marketable in the era of the US-Soviet hegemony. It seems that whoever can get in touch with aliens can win the Cold War.
In the film, in order to block the news, the military did not hesitate to forge a poison gas leak, clearing away the residents in a radius of 200 kilometers around the place where the flying saucer was expected to land. The image of the military is often portrayed in American science fiction movies. For example, in the movie "Independence Day", when the entire world was unable to invade aliens, the most mysterious Area 51 of the US military captured aliens many years ago. Study it.
And the second clue, the electrician, claimed that he had a telepathic relationship with the aliens, and he, like his "comrades", suffered the blindness of the people around him. Everyone, including his family, regarded him as a lunatic. . Indeed, the enthusiasm and perseverance displayed in him was scared by anyone who saw it. But in the film, he is portrayed as an awakened person, and his strong curiosity and sense of mission that can kill him after hearing the truth, let him finally follow the aliens and leave the earth. For us "ignorant", he may be a lunatic, but for himself, he is seeking benevolence. And this courage also makes the French scientists in the film enviable.
And the really interesting clue in the film is the mother and son pair. The son is a three-year-old cute child, he represents the group "abducted" by aliens. And the most exciting part of the film is the plot of the kidnapping. The aliens came outside the house where the mother and son lived. The mother locked all the doors and windows in vain. However, how could these doors and windows stop the aliens and let the light shine through, making the house bright as day.
In the film, facing the alien at the door, the reaction of the little boy and his mother formed a strong contrast. The mother was frightened and hysterical, while the little boy looked excited, treating the aliens as some kind of big toy. In the end, the mother failed to stop the little boy from being taken away by the aliens. After that, the kidnapping of her son by aliens became news, and she became a mad woman in the eyes of everyone.
I like this episode because I think it expresses Spielberg’s own attitude. In the process of watching the movie, we naturally have questions. Does Spielberg believe in aliens? And this drama seems to give the answer, at least his attitude is open. Spielberg compares the fear of adults with the happiness of children. Perhaps he wants to tell us that after being imprisoned and domesticated by the adult world, we have lost our original imagination and curiosity.
Spielberg may be the most childlike director in the world. A few years later, he shot the immortal masterpiece "ET Alien", and poured all his innocence and love of childhood into it. And this year, he also dedicated "Number One Player" to the world, which is a gift to the otaku around the world. So for aliens, I think he would rather be trusted, and full of beautiful imagination. In Spielberg's lens, aliens are often cute and friendly, and this is precisely the image of aliens in the eyes of children.
What kind of luxury is it to be able to see the world from a child's eyes? To use our old saying, this is called the heart of not losing the innocence. And it is this innocent heart that supports Spielberg to shoot so many world-famous masterpieces. His works are full of imagination, childlike innocence and great compassion for the world. Otherwise, "Schindler's List" cannot be made.
In the movie "The Third Kind of Contact", there is a surprising and friendly guest appearance. The French scientist plays the role of French director Truffaut. In an interview, he expressed his respect for Spielberg in this way: "I am often asked if I want to make some comments or make some comments to my colleague Spielberg. The answer is no, never. I hope To be the ideal actor in his eyes, he never complained, never made any request, never made any suggestions. I just did what he asked. When he called "stop", I looked like all the actors in the world. Turn to him and see if he is satisfied."
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