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1977 changed everything for sci -fi with surprising success of George Lucas’s adventure, Star Wars: New Hope, and the sophisticated dramatic thriller Steven Spielberg, A close meeting of a third kind. It turned out that each of them was an audience, and while the influence of Star Wars on culture is undeniable, Speilberg’s takeover of UFO quietly formed the visual language that a well-thought-out, effective sci-fi will always have an audience. Looking back seems to be a previous conclusion Close meetings It would be a success, but it is just backward, because the film radiated a new trail and invented science fiction again.
Obsession
A close meeting of a third kind It begins with a number of inexplicable events from behind when the “conspiracy theories” meant the Bermuda triangle that culminated in the utility worker Roy Nearly (Richard Dreyfuss), who watched the UFO, which soon joined, which soon joined others. Roy couldn’t get out of the head and tried to re -create it, including his mashed potatoes, the moment anyone who saw the film tried to re -create at least once. Roy’s family, including his wife Ronnie (Teri Garr,) eventually leaves for his obsession, but even if it all costs, Roy can’t let it go.
When UFO observation spreads around the world, the secrets are deepened, from a three -year -old who was kidnapped to a strange piece of music as UFOs approached people. The army will join and again it is a moment that today seems to be a well -worn trope but A close meeting of a third kind He was one of the first to show an area that was included in the chrome apology, in this case toxic chemicals from the derailment of the train. Furthermore, evidence happens that when science fiction It is done correctly, it can instill a sense of astonishment and curiosity about the universe and our place in it.
Near meetings of the third species is science fiction classic
Almost 50 years later A close meeting of a third kind is considered one of the largest sci-fi films of all time and its influence can be felt in everything X-files on ArrivalBut also in the way we see UFOs and stories of extraterrestrial kidnapping. Dropped aside the idea of aliens as hostile invasive forces, Spielberg instead showed aliens as something really foreign And unrecognizable, with motifs we don’t understand. It is a film that is not about conflict, but about communication.
At the time of its release, A close meeting of a third kind He received extensive praise for almost children’s depiction of extraterrestrial invasion, which managed to be mysterious and amazing at the same time. The critics and the audience agreed that the last scene is one of the greatest moments in the history of the film; Even today, the films have become so iconic that those who have not seen the film immediately recognize it. And everything is supported by the score of John Williams, which stands among the biggest work of the legendary composer.
A sequel that has never been
Although it never reached the height of another alien film by Steven Spielberg, Et, A close meeting of a third kind He was a blockbuster in itself, and like a later extraterrestrial film, Spielberg was playing with the idea of a sequel. The unmanageable film was supposed to lean into a government that obscured extraterrestrial meetings, but when exploring Spielberg frustrated how far the real government went to cover stories and left him for later filmmakers. It is best that the sequel has never entered the production, because it would be almost impossible for someone as talented as Spielberg to capture the lightning in the bottle of Dreyfuss’s performance as Roy.
A close meeting of a third kind There is now a film that has been built in culture to the extent that it may be difficult for later generations to appreciate how pioneering it really was. The intentional, thoughtful pace of the film moves slower than today’s extraterrestrial invasion films, but for those who are willing to shoot it, the dated special effects and a conspiracy filled with the tropics will still be melted into the night sky above the Devils towers.
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