I can't sleep.

[Scene: Decoding montage – Scientists worldwide]

: Offers original English audio with subtitles available in English (CC) and Arabic.

The film is famously dedicated "For Carl" in its closing frames. Carl Sagan

: Hidden behind the video are blueprints for a massive, complex machine.

[Final scene – VLA, night]

[The Machine activates. Ellie travels through wormholes.]

When he opened it, the screen didn't show dialogue. It showed coordinates, mathematical constants, and a flickering sequence of scrolling text that seemed to react to his heart rate.