When I was young, I saw it in the theatre, and it was just a sci fi. But when I got older and saw it again, I realized it had a high moral ground. I just don’t think Hollywood has the soul to do it justice anymore.
Here’s a touch more:
Grant has joined Cora and Duval at the bow. The three are deepy impressed and moved by what they see. Michaels remains at the chart. As they look on:
Duval: (softly) “Yet all the suns that light the
Corridors of the Universe shine dim,
Before the blazing of a Single Thought —”
Grant: “Proclaiming in incandescent glory
The myriad Mind of Man...”
Cora looks at Grant in rather surprised awareness of this other side of him.
Michaels: Very poetic, gentlemen. You seem to see a great deal out there. Let me know when we pass the Soul.
Duval turns from the bow windows to face Michaels with the answer:
Duval: (quietly) The Soul? The finite mind cannot
comprehend Infinity. And the Soul
which comes from God is Infinite.
Michaels: Take a close look at your Soul, and your Infinity, and your God out there — and you’ll find it’s nothing but a combination of atoms, molecules and certain chemicals involving proteins —
Duval: You left something out.
Michaels: What’s that?
Duval: The Breath of God...
You’re right. These fools (who can’t create anything new and haven’t done so in 20 years) will ruin it. I would love to see a remake of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. It was my favorite. I had all the toys, the Seaview, the Flying Sub, dolls. That was the first sci-fi movie I remember as a child that had quite a bit of theological discussion in it. Should Man try to save the Earth or let God take his Course? What is Man’s Responsibility?