The Andromeda Strain 4K 1971 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

A military satellite goes out of orbit after being hit by a micrometeorite and falls near the small town of Piedmont, Arizona. A curious resident opens the satellite and an unknown virus is released. All residents of the town die or commit suicide, with only an old man and an infant surviving. The military gathers a group of the best volunteer scientists to find out what the dangerous pathogen is and how to fight it.

Review 4K Movie

For its time, the movie is awesome. Unfortunately, I haven't read Michael Creighton's book, so I can't compare it with the book. But the plot itself is not banal.

Indeed, most of the movies of that time, as well as modern ones, are devoted to the invasion of aliens in the form of 'green men' or similar humanoid creatures. And what if extraterrestrial life comes to us in the form of a microorganism, which without a microscope and can not see? In this case, it can have a simply catastrophic impact on all living and even raise the question of the existence of life on our planet.

This is what this movie is about. A special place in it is given to the heroism of those who are forced to face the alien threat. I will say right away that if you expect chases, fights, explosions from the movie, you will not see it here. In the first place here is the psychologism of the situation, as well as clear and logically verified validity of each scientific fact. Based on modern ideas in physics, chemistry, biology, anatomy, scientists build their hypotheses, refute and confirm them.

Naturally the movie is not devoid of some political overtones, which was quite natural for that time. However, it does not level, but on the contrary gives a certain charm to this work.