Contact The Belief Of Religion And Science - 1244 Words

Contact I found the movie Contact very interesting as it explored both the belief of religion and science. I think Ellie suffered many losses in her life so it was no surprise to me that she had no faith that God existed. How could someone exist, yet cause her so much pain at such a very young age? In the beginning of the movie, Ellie asks her father if he believed if there was life on other planets. Little did she know at the time that answer would come full circle by the end of the movie. So it was no surprise to me that she became a doctor of science, an astronomer, looking for a sign or signal via radio that life out there did in fact exist. Was it coincidence that an atheist like Ellie would embark on this journey to finding†¦show more content†¦The love that was forming between Ellie and Palmer almost became symbolic that you can have both science and religion come together. I think that it was almost fate that the first test run ended in mass destruction and th at the first space craft was destroyed. It was almost meant to be that another model was made and that Ellie would be the one to take that trip to Vega. I have always been a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Not that innocent people losing their life was a good reason, but it was in fact a symbolic one. Palmer and Ellie had many conversations throughout the movie that tested their attraction to one another. Ellie was a firm believer that science could reveal that God never existed. While Palmer on the other hand could not understand how anyone could believe that God did not exist. The interview for the seat on the spacecraft was one of the most important parts of the movie. While selfishly Palmer did not want to risk the life of Ellie sending her into the unknown, Ellie was willing to risk it all to prove that science could prove that extraterrestrial life did in fact exist outside of us. He asks her if she believes in God. While someone on the panel states to her that most of the population believes in some form of spiritual being, Palmer wants the answer to whether or not she believes in God. I do not know if it was for his own selfish understanding or if he was just trying to protect her. I do not think that he