 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
207.238.190.31
In Reply to: Good points but Terrible plot posted by Bambi B on November 05, 2004 at 08:39:19:
has anyone read Sagan's book, and how does it compare with the film?I had heard that the McConaughey character is not in the book. He always seemed to me to be a rather awkward "add-on" designed to somehow placate the evangelicals. After all, Sagan was never interested in this particular mindset, and it seems unlikely that he would have wanted to see it represented in the film, had he lived.
Follow Ups:
C.B.,Good points.
Until today I didn't know "Contact" was based on a book by Sagan. Given Sagan's temperament, the movie now seems doubly confused in it's approach. You are correct to ask for a check back to the book. I would be surprised if Sagan had pushed the academic infighting the way depicted and the McConaughey character indeed seemed an add-on for typical Hollywood "balance". I would have thought Sagan would stick to the wonderment of first alien contact, the fantasy technology, and World reaction- not melo-drama.
Cheers,
Bambi B
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]