I liked these and they are right on. The voice required you to concentrate. A whole lot of info in 13 minutes!

I used a cracked text to speech software just for this video and I neglected to acquire the new voice program to load rather than use Microsoft SAM (Speech Articulation Module) which I suppose is derived from Commadore 64.

I hope the inflection or lack thereof of voice narration (robotic) isn't a distraction. Just a good wallop of my educated formulation crammed into 13 minute.

Btw, why the abstract underwater shot of a gliding stingray in the middle of the short? It's a transition from perturbance to tranquility. Taken from Luc Besson's non-verbal  1991 documentary film Atlantis.

As for the zoom-out sequence towards the ending, the point is made obvious by the inclusion of Albert Einstein's (amusing) quote.

The sequence is not to impress that we mortal beings on the living planet feel small; rather, it is to rebut the delusional belief held steadfastedly by the materialistic, wealthy ruling Elitists and high-ranking Zionists that they are not God as they believe themselves to be. Because they fear mortality and search for the "fountain of youth" cure by becoming immortals so they can rule forever, unlike their ancestors and predecessors.

19th century Scottish industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie said, “The man who dies rich dies disgraced.”

It's been a long time since I last saw the movie. I remember being late to the movies to see "Contact" at the first-run theatre. I was in the wrong screening room for "Batman & Robin" and promptly left the screening as soon as the opening credit sequence goes whooshing and saw Contact nearly half an hour late.

I was impressed by the movie despite its absurdly stereotypical portrayal of Christian religious fanatics (which made the movie more ludicrous as a simplistic plot device in retrospect), so I waited for the next screening to start and was blown away by the opening sequence. This spectacular and touching visual FX sequence made an indelibly memorable moviegoing experience.

Now, as I edited the short, I noticed the impossibly ridiculous physics of the sequence. I submitted the factual error to "Goof" section for Contact at Internet Movie Database as follows:

The opening sequence contain impossible physics with the four planets (Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) that appear completely desynchronized.

The Great Red Spot on the gas planet Jupiter appear larger and centered near the equator rather than slightly positioned at the middle lower line of the planet.

I chuckled at the error. Understandably the FX technicians have to showcase the planets as suggested by the director, disregarding the physics of planetary synchronization in the Solar System.

I may not hold a degree in astrophysics, but I know erroneous idiocy when I see it. That's what suspension of disbelief is for.