Luckylighter
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There have been some posts and articles around here citing a rumor that Spielberg had dusted off one of his old alien props from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
Maybe all this talk of that old classic led me to check out the Wikipedia page for it, I'm not sure. Well, for whatever reason, I recently found myself on the "Close Encounters" Wikipedia entry, and found something that may or may not connect to the dreaded alien plot device we expect in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
The entry had this to say regarding "Close Encounters":
"The enigmatic title refers to the three kinds of close encounters with UFOs, as categorized by the noted astronomer and UFO investigator Dr J. Allen Hynek, who defined Close Encounters of the First Kind as Sighting, the Second Kind as Evidence, and the Third Kind as Contact. In line with Hynek's rejection of the extraterrestrial hypothesis during his life, (and somewhat in line with the interdimensional ideas of Hynek's colleague, the astrophysicist, computer expert and UFO investigator Dr. Jacques Vallee), THE UFOs AND THEIR OCCUPANTS, AS DEPICTED IN THE FILM, ARE NOT NECESSARILY REGARDED AS ALIENS AND ARE NOT DESCRIBED AS SUCH IN THE FILM." (Emphasis added by me)
With Spielberg potentially adding an alien prop to Indy 4 as a reference to his old film, could this be an indication of the how the "aliens" are going to be depicted in "Crystal Skull"?
Add to that the vague explanation provided by Frank Marshall:
"The theory is they are shaped by higher powers or alien powers or came from another world, or an ancient Mayan civilization had the powers."
Could it be that in the end, they shouldn't be interpreted as aliens at all? Maybe they're entities from another dimension.
How would everyone feel if they were less X-Files, and more H.P. Lovecraft inspired? Honestly, I know I wouldn't have a problem with that.
Maybe all this talk of that old classic led me to check out the Wikipedia page for it, I'm not sure. Well, for whatever reason, I recently found myself on the "Close Encounters" Wikipedia entry, and found something that may or may not connect to the dreaded alien plot device we expect in "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
The entry had this to say regarding "Close Encounters":
"The enigmatic title refers to the three kinds of close encounters with UFOs, as categorized by the noted astronomer and UFO investigator Dr J. Allen Hynek, who defined Close Encounters of the First Kind as Sighting, the Second Kind as Evidence, and the Third Kind as Contact. In line with Hynek's rejection of the extraterrestrial hypothesis during his life, (and somewhat in line with the interdimensional ideas of Hynek's colleague, the astrophysicist, computer expert and UFO investigator Dr. Jacques Vallee), THE UFOs AND THEIR OCCUPANTS, AS DEPICTED IN THE FILM, ARE NOT NECESSARILY REGARDED AS ALIENS AND ARE NOT DESCRIBED AS SUCH IN THE FILM." (Emphasis added by me)
With Spielberg potentially adding an alien prop to Indy 4 as a reference to his old film, could this be an indication of the how the "aliens" are going to be depicted in "Crystal Skull"?
Add to that the vague explanation provided by Frank Marshall:
"The theory is they are shaped by higher powers or alien powers or came from another world, or an ancient Mayan civilization had the powers."
Could it be that in the end, they shouldn't be interpreted as aliens at all? Maybe they're entities from another dimension.
How would everyone feel if they were less X-Files, and more H.P. Lovecraft inspired? Honestly, I know I wouldn't have a problem with that.
