Extra Credit Event #5 - Contact Watch Party

 

After spending week 9 discussing the relationship between art and space the movie “Contact” was played as the watch party film. This film was very interesting and allowed me to understand more of the context of the information we have been learning in the class.

Movie Cover Art

The movie plot revolves around a scientist who attempts to uncover the message given to them from the aliens (3 encrypted images, the machine). The film encapsulates everything that I had originally shared in my weekly blog; the idea of films using space and the exploration craze shared by all humans. The movie touched on ideas of faith, politics, and science which is something that art and science cover in totality. The religious fanatics try to cover up such a crazy event like contact with extraterrestrials and scientists are killed by the bomb. 

Screenshot from the Movie

This movie really helped me further understand the idea of space and art, and I found it very fascinating to watch. Space, science, and art all share very similar ideas and with all of them working together we can understand each of their purposes. Art and science are both heavily present in space, and this film showed just that in a great way. I recommend that anybody watch this movie if they haven't already gone to the watch party. 

Space and Art

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