Close Encounters Question

kberg
kberg Posts: 974
edited June 2006 in Music & Movies
This has been buggin' me for a long time - this is one of my favorite films, but there is one thing I can't figure out. At the end of the movie, the "huge" alien shows itself in front of the open entrance to the ship, but then immediately disappears in the next shot (the entrance is open with light coming out, but the alien is gone in the blink of an eye!) - what gives? Am I missing something here?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,724
    edited June 2006
    He phoned home.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited June 2006
    Nah, the paparazzi scared him off.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited June 2006
    Scotty beamed him up.
    No excuses!
  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited June 2006
    C'mon guys, doesn't anybody have the REAL answer here?! :rolleyes:
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    Ummm.....how bout piss poor 1970's editing???
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited June 2006
    I've noticed that too...perhaps the intention was to show a diversity if you will of the aliens (large in charge types...smaller worker drone types) or perhaps its a change of perspective (I doubt it) or perhaps they have childeren!
    Geez... I really dont know but thats what imagination is for!
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited June 2006
    ND13 wrote:
    Ummm.....how bout piss poor 1970's editing???
    Now THIS I'll accept! :rolleyes:
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