One... there is intelligent life out there, but you'll never contact it in your lifetime,...
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David Drumlin:
One... there is intelligent life out there, but you'll never contact it in your lifetime, and two... TWO! There's nothing out there but noble gases and carbon compounds, and you're wasting your time. In the meantime, you won't be published, you won't be taken seriously and your career will be over before it's begun!
Ellie Arroway:
So what? It's my life!
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How long will it take to decode it?
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It could take forever.
We really need a primer--
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We need to get the best
decryption people we have.
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I intend to use the VLA
as my command post.
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In the meantime, my office
has made out a preliminary budget.
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Wait a minute.
This is a privately-funded operation.
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We're only leasing dish time
from the government--
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If there's a more clear case
of eminent domain, I've never seen it.
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I'm going to recommend to the president
that we militarize this project immediately.
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What? This is my project.
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Nobody knows more about these scenarios
than I do. David, tell them how many years--
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Excuse me, could we calm down here?
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Now, I'm going to recommend that Dr. Drumlin administer and coordinate the decryption effort.
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However, in light of Dr. Arroway's
long experience in these matters...
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...for the time being, she will continue
to direct operations at the VLA...
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...with the express understanding that any future
discoveries will be kept in the strictest of confidence...
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...until such time as the president...
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...can decide the most suitable
course of action. Understood?
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Yes.
Clip duration: 67 seconds
Views: 300
Timestamp in movie: 00h 54m 37s
Uploaded: 17 September, 2021
Genres: drama, mystery, sci-fi
Summary: Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
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