Why didn't they create a media sensation about the K-Pax Alien?
In K-Pax the alien even impressed astrophysicists at the planetarium by drawing its planet's orbits.
The alien was always restricted to a mental institution.
Why didn't they create a media sensation about the K-Pax Alien?
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There were many contradictions in Prot's character -- on one hand, he had an astonishing knowledge of astronomy (some of the things he'd discovered were absolutely new to some famous astronomers); on the other hand, he was hospitalized in a mental institute due to the fact that he had many mental issues. The staff obviously concluded that they were dealing with a mentally insane genius. He was maybe quite a unique and non-standard patient, but regardless - he was a patient in a mental hospital.
Some people took this pretty seriously, and investigated his story, but you must remember that the entire situation ended pretty quickly -- throughout the entire film, they had very little time.
Prot had a "deadline" -- if it was a countdown to a return to his home-planet or to a complete mental breakdown, either way it was a real deadline.
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Is K-PAX based on a true story?
K-PAX is an American science fiction novel by Gene Brewer, the first in the K-PAX series. The series deals with the experiences on Earth of a being named Prot. It is written in the first person from the point of view of Prot's psychiatrist. K-PAX was adapted into a theatrical film of the same name, released in 2001.What is the meaning of K-PAX?
K PAX was inference to heaven not a planet.What happens at the end of K-PAX?
In a final voiceover, prot explains to Powell that the people of K-PAX have discovered that our universe will repeat its events again and again, so the mistakes we make will be repeated forever. prot encourages Powell to make this time count, as it is the only chance we have.Who is Bess K-PAX?
Bess was a spiritual being, already living at K-Pax. It is implied that she is most similar to Prot, which results in her "permanent leave" for K-Pax. But perhaps the greatest mystery of the movie, was the disappearance of her physical body.Why Didn't You Stop Me?
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