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Clips from Contact (1997)

"This is yet another example of science intruding into matters of faith."
Contact (1997)
"This means they have been reacting to TV signals..."
Contact (1997)
"We now take you to Jeremy Roth, who is reporting on events..."
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"...at the Very Large Array near Socorro, New Mexico."
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"Like a bolt from the blue it came."
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"The message from Vega has caused thousands of believers and non-believers..."
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"...to descend upon the VLA facility here in the desert of New Mexico."
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"Many have come to protest, many to pray..."
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"But they have failed!"
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"It's the same people who, again and again..."
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"...have brought us to the brink of destruction."
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"Now these scientists..."
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"...have had their chance."
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"...that you want talking to your God for you?"
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"Efforts continue around the clock."
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"But for now, almost 2 full weeks after the message's arrival..."
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"...scientists here at the VLA still have no answers..."
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"...only more questions."
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"Jeremy Roth, CNN, Soccorro, New Mexico."
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"More on the quest for the message's meaning, after this."
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"Yeah, well, this one doesn't fit, either."
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"We've tried over a million permutations."
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"Always, I can only get three corners to fit."
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"Hello?"
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"I'll be there."
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"Dr. Arroway..."
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"Mr. Hadden."
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"And when it comes to my investments..."
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"Eleanor Ann Arroway..."
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"...born 25th August, 1964..."
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"...De Pere, Wisconsin."
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"...towards science and mathematics."
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"Father, Theodore..."
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"...advised to provide enrichment activities along these lines..."
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"You graduated from high school in 1979..."
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"...almost two full years early."
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"Awarded full scholarship, M.I. T, graduated magna cum laude."
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"Doctoral work, Cal Tech..."
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"...where you did breakthrough work on the lanthanide-doped ruby maser..."
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"...dramatically increasing the sensitivity of radio telescopes."
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"...which you turned down to pursue SETI work..."
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"...at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico."
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"Changes in NSF policy gave rise to certain funding problems..."
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"...at which point you came to my attention."
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"You compromised our security codes."
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"...I was a hell of an engineer."
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"Please, sit, doctor."
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"I have guests so rarely, it's important to me that they feel welcome in my home."
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"I find it convenient to keep my interests..."
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"...mobile."
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"Anyway, I've had my fill of life on the ground."
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"Well, I... I guess I should..."
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"Earl Grey. No sugar, no milk, I believe."
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"The powers that be have been very busy lately..."
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"...falling over each other to position themselves for the game of the millennium."
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"Maybe I can help deal you back in."
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"No, maybe not out..."
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"...but certainly being handed your hat."
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"I've had a long time to make enemies, doctor."
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"And there are many governments, business interests..."
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"...even religious leaders that would like to see me depart this earth."
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"And I'll grant them their wish soon enough."
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"But before I do, I wish to make a small contribution."
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"From whom I have taken so much."
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"You found the primer."
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"Pages and pages of data."
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"Over 63,000 in all."
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"Alignment symbols, a registration mark, but they don't line up."
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"An alien intelligence has got be more advanced..."
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"...and in multiple dimensions."
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"Where's the primer?"
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"You'll see."
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"There it was all the time, staring you in the face."
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"Buried within the message itself is the key to decoding it."
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"Within the layering of the matrix, we have these basic equations:"
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"So with this very elementary foundation, they have given us a kind of..."
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"...general scientific vocabulary."
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"We now have the symbols for true and false..."
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"This was the key..."
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"...that allowed us to decipher their language..."
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"...for physics, geometry, chemistry. Next frame, Ellie."
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"Yes, and when we apply this to the rest of the message..."
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"Those look like engineering schematics, almost like blueprints."
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"Yes."
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"It is our belief that the message contains instructions..."
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"...for building something, some kind of machine."
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"We don't know. It might be some type..."
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"...of advanced communication device, or a teaching machine of some kind."
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"Or it might turn out to be some kind of a transport."
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"- Transport? - There's no proof of that."
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"Could be a Trojan horse. We build it and out pours the entire Vegan army."
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"Right. Some kind of a doomsday machine."
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"Exactly. Every time they detect a new civilization..."
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"...they fax these construction documents from space."
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"- Why is that, doctor? - We pose no threat to them."
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"It would be like us going out of our way to destroy microbes on an anthill in Africa"
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"And how guilty would we feel if we destroyed a few microbes on an anthill?"
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"In that regard, I am obligated to assume the worst."
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"Well, yes, and I am forced to agree with you."
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"My problem is this:"
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"The content of that message is morally ambiguous at best."
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"If the president wishes to stay this course..."
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"- This is nuts. - Excuse me..."
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"...miss."
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"We know nothing of these creatures' values."
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"The fact is, we don't even know whether they believe in God."
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"- This doesn't make any sense. If you... - Excuse me, Dr. Arroway."
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"We won't be suppressing any opinions here today."
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"No, of course not. I understand."
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"...is the message was written in the language of science."
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"Now, if it had been religious in nature, it should have taken the form..."
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"...of a burning bush or a booming voice from the sky."
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"But a voice from the sky..."
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"...is exactly what you found, Doctor Arroway."
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"Now, I agree with Mr. Rank that there are unavoidable..."
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"...religious implications at stake here."
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"But that doesn't justify taking an alarmist position."
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"My hope here is that we can find a common ground..."
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"...break through any obstacles that may have kept us apart."
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"- Well, perhaps... - Listen, I need to make one thing very clear."
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