Sunshine

[A Black Falcon]

Actually I hated the ending of Contact too. It was too wishy washy, and really there was no reason to believe her. I was left saying "so what, she dreamed it all?".

The movie was mostly good, but yeah, that ending was mostly unsatisfying... though they did try to show that she hadn't just dreamed it, but no one believed her... so it wasn't totally unclear. It was weak, though.

You explained your reasons for why this or that should or should not be included. The fact is, those only hold if you hold those as your primary concerns in a story. That's not the case for me. It's why I love Tolkein. That guy takes the time to explain every single frickin' thing in his world. Yeah I have some problems with it, but we're not identical.

Tolkien was amazing... detail, backstory, an absolutely believable world by the rules he creates... he pretty much did it perfect. Even developed languages for the other major races, something that is rare in fantasy. He's not perfect, but in terms of detail... nobody better, really.

At any rate, this whole thread you've been nothing but antagonistic here. I've only said I don't think I'd like it (still haven't seen it, might change my mind), and that I absolutely hated Contact, like the way I hated Armageddon (liked Deep Impact though). You really should take someone saying they hate the things you love as an insult so much, unless they go to the next step and say "also I think you are stupid for liking the things you like".

Eh, Armageddon was silly fun. I liked it well enough. It's not something you should be taking seriously... but it was entertaining. :)