Contact movie ending
In the movie Contact (1997) everything is revealed in the court hearing.
Specifically, everything is setup by S.R. Hadden (John Hurt's character) and there are no aliens, as expected.
But what's the reason of the last scene where it is shown that the tape recorded hours of nothing?!
Is it just because the director wants to say something religious, or did they want to leave the film open ended?
Best Answer
The ending of Contact isn't really open ended but it does have a religious component.
Your assumption that "everything is done by [John Hurt]" is wrong. It is just said in court because nobody believes her. Jodie Fosters character Ellie is an atheist and has troubling handling people with religious views as there is no scientific proof for a god. Now that there is no scientific proof for her report she finds herself in the same position as religious people she talked before (like Matthew McConaugheys character).
However, the destroyed seat in the capsule and the hours of tape (the amount of hours taped actually match the estimated mission time from Ellies report) are undeniable proof for her report being correct. But this proof is withheld by the intelligence guys.
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What is the meaning of the movie Contact?
Zemeckis stated that he intended the message of the film to be that science and religion can coexist rather than being opposing camps, as shown by the coupling of scientist Arroway with the religious Joss, as well as his acceptance that the "journey" indeed took place.Is Contact movie based on true story?
Carl Sagan, who wrote the book Contact that the film is adapted from, based Arroway on a real scientist named Jill Tarter. Tarter received her bachelor's of engineering physics degree from Cornell University \u2014 as the only woman in her class \u2014 around the same time that Sagan was a professor there.What was Bill Clinton talking about in the movie Contact?
The issue was footage used in the film of President Clinton at a news conferences back in August 1996. Robert Zemeckis took the material, and edited it into Contact. In the actual 1996 new conference, Clinton had been talking about a rock that was believed to have come from Mars.Contact(1997) 18 hours ending 😁
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