TY - BOOK AU - Towlson,Jon TI - Constellations: Close Encounters of the Third Kind T2 - Constellations SN - 9781911325086 AV - PN1995 .C667 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Leighton Buzzard [UK] PB - Auteur KW - Close encounters of the third kind (Motion picture) KW - Motion pictures KW - Reviews KW - Extraterrestrial beings in motion pictures KW - Electronic Books N1 - 1; Introduction: 'The UFOs Are Coming!'; 1. Close Encounters: Genre and Context; 2. Close Encounters: Influences and Production Background; 3. Close Encounters: Analysis; 4. Close Encounters: Cultural Impact; Conclusion: We Are Not Alone; Works Cited; 2; b N2 - For many, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE3K) is not so much a movie as a religious experience. On its release in 1977, CE3K virtually redefined the science fiction film, shifting it away from spaceships, laser guns, and bug-eyed monsters into a modified form of science fiction that John Wyndham once called #x91;logical fantasy'. What would it be like if extra-terrestrials made contact with people on Earth? How would it feel? Like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Steven Spielberg's primary inspiration, CE3K is concerned with mankind's evolution towards the stars, towards a state of transcendence UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1260920&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -