[Thomas W. Bethe]

Originally Posted by aracu

Although he can barely speak English, he also becomes fluent in their language, hits on the nicest babe, knocks out the strongest dude, tames the ultimate sci-fi equivalant of the american eagle symbol and communicates
and becomes one with the divine spirit after only a brief stay.

How great can a film be when the screenplay is completely lacking in credibility and coherency, is backed with a flawed, uninspiring and decadent symbolism, and tries to compensate for these deficiencies with violent hi-tech images of war and destruction?

The film is interesting in what it accidentally reveals of the inner life according to Hollywood and United States culture.

As with most of science fiction you have to have some suspension of belief. Can Superman really fly? Can Spiderman spin webs from his hands? Can the whole Starwar's epic really have happened? If all you go to see are movies of this genre that are truthful and believable then I think you are missing out on a lot of great FICTION. I have been a science fiction fanatic since I was in 6th grade. I would say about 80% or more of science fiction is just that FICTION and the other 20% like the movie and book Andromeda Strain is based on fact.

What made this movie any less believable in your eyes from something like Star Wars or Transformers or War of the Worlds?

FWIW and YMMV