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[Contact] What if Ellie's experience was recorded and the world saw it?

If Ellie's experiences in the wormhole, with the beach and the alien disguised as her father, were all captured on camera and  broadcast back on Earth (with no coverup), how would humanity have reacted to the alien's words?
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Here’s an interesting point about Contact. Carl Sagan not only wrote a sci fi, but it’s actually a political philosophical commentary on modern society.

I don’t recall if they made this clear in the movie or not, but the bomb that destroyed the first wormhole generator thing was set by Christians who feared alien life proved that God doesn’t exist.

He also makes numerous comments on the wastefulness of the government. The quote was something along the lines of “why build one for twice the price you can have two.”

I think Carl Sagan would think that some of the world would be excited and want to reach for something greater (United Earth/Star Trek Universe), but others would deny it and cause mass chaos with bombing and general extremism to keep the great society away.

Remember Carl Sagan and his followers don’t think highly of governments, Christians, flat Earthers or people that generally hold society back.