第四類接觸The Fourth Kind：百分百根據真實事件才怪

《第四類接觸》的片名是根據美國天文學家暨幽浮研究者J. Allen Hynek的分類而來，第一類為目擊，第二類為實證、第三類為接觸，與第四類外星人綁架。這部片的主題就是在談論外星人綁架。電影一開始，導演就企圖說服觀眾這部片是根據真實事件改編而成。蜜拉喬娃薇琪 Milla Jovovich一開頭就現身說法，自承演員的身分，並說明這部片是改編自真實事件，她扮演的泰勒博士Abbey Tyler真有其人，並且會在電影中置入蒐集而來的真實紀錄影像、聲音，信不信就由觀眾自己判斷。

電影由原始的片段零碎的紀錄片、聲音紀錄，以及重拍的完整電影所組成，幾乎是一半紀錄片一半電影。在敘述劇情時，利用重拍的電影進行著。而到了重要的關鍵外星人影像、聲音畫面時，就常常以分割畫面呈現，一邊是電影，一邊就是「實錄」。在那情境觀看的當下以及之後，真的很困惑，到底是真的假的？尤其在電影丟出許多記錄片影像、聲音、數據、人名。紀錄片的影像很粗糙模糊，就如同透過監視器或是DV所拍攝而成的低解析畫面。且相較於演員較制式化的表演，紀錄片裡的人們感覺也比較自然、狂躁，像是真的心理有病，或許也有受到心理的預設想法所影響。
然而，整部片最讓人困惑的問題，到底這部電影所描述的外星人綁架事件真是假呢？很遺憾的是，這部片可以確定是呼攏造假的。宣稱是真實事件改編，其實是沒有根據的「虛構」，可說是「假上加假」，它所謂確鑿的證據，都是唬人的。電影裡的阿拉斯加諾姆市被高山茂林所環繞，真實世界裡的諾姆是卻是靠海的平原。而環球影業也承認為了電影宣傳，造假了舊新聞，並以2萬美元與阿拉斯加記者協會(Alaska Press Club)達成和解。

基於這部片從頭到尾都是虛構的這件事，那位扮演Abbey Tyler真人的無名演員，真是不得了，演技驚人，一系列片段的「紀錄片」看下來，由冷靜理性光鮮亮麗的形象，逐漸瓦解、崩潰的形象，最後亂髮嚇人的骷髏般 形象，當真覺得她由衷受了巨大打擊。(雖然亂髮受訪那段也不太合理，既然是錄影，應該要有化妝師稍為整理下儀容)。另外還有一位Enzo Cilenti演技也是了得，飾演電影中的病人Scott Stracinsky，崩潰時大爆發力，也是電影最讓人印象深刻的片刻。

這部電影顛覆了「根據真實事件改編」的這句話，雖然電影真真假假、假假真真，但是通常標榜著「根據真實事件改編」的電影，都是有一定根據，把握一些基本事實加以戲劇化發揮。而不是像這部電影「根據真實事件改編」這句話是騙人的。令人不禁擔憂起這片一出，跟風又起的話，以後看到這種強調根據真實事件改編的電影，完全要以懷疑論者的眼光檢視，不是令人更傷腦筋，質疑且困惑到底是真是假。或是完全不用擔心的狀況，狼來了太多次，反正攏是假的！就像當年《靈異大逆轉》一出，之後每部片的結局都要來個大逆轉，不然就好像很遜不會拍電影一樣。

ps.儘管已經破梗了，但是每逢兩個禮拜就會有路人或是XXX留言質疑或提問：這部片確確實實是真的，你有甚麼證據說是假的？中文資訊確實不多，懷疑論者請用英文片名The Fourth Kind搜尋，可以找到一拖拉庫的資訊和解答。也歡迎來到這裡的朋友繼續給我指正和一起切磋討論，大家都是檢討中求進步，我在一問一答中學到不少東西^^

另外，留言時請不要用xxx或路人等讓人充滿問號的稱謂，這樣實在有點失禮，好像花時間在跟空氣回答，很無力。即便是簡單暱稱小明、小強之類也比較有人味。麻煩大家了，感激。

最後，全文摘錄電影權威網站imdb Trivia解答

"The Fourth Kind" is a reference to scientist J. Allen Hynek's famous categories involving the sightings of UFOs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) also referred to this scale.

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According to promotional materials from Universal, the film is framed around a psychologist named Abigail Tyler who interviewed traumatized patients in Nome. However Alaska state licensing examiner Jan Mays says she can't find records of an Abigail Tyler ever being licensed in any profession in Alaska. Ron Adler, CEO and director of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute and Denise Dillard, president of the Alaska Psychological Association say they've never heard of Abigail Tyler. Web sites for an "Alaska Psychiatry Journal" and "Alaska News Archive" containing references to Tyler were created by the film's producers, but were outed as hoaxes when it was discovered they were registered a month before the film's release and the purported author of one of the archived news articles stated she had never written it.

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The movie's hoaxed interviews have angered the families of real missing persons in and around Nome, Alaska, for trivializing their loss. Melanie Edwards, Vice President of Kawerak Inc (an organization representing tribal peoples in Alaska) described the movie as "insensitive to family members of people who have gone missing in Nome over the years". Universal has refused to discuss the movie with that organization or with local journalists.

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The real Nome is 51% native Alaskan, but there are no indigenous characters in the film (at least none stated to be).

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The end credits do not include the usual "The events and persons depicted in this film are fictitious..." or "The film is based on the real events..." section.

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Trivia items below here contain information that may give away important plot points. You may not want to read any further if you've not already seen this title.

SPOILER: Despite its plot involving alien abductions, aliens are never actually depicted at any point in the movie (apart from some ambiguous sound bites).

(請鬼抓藥單，尤其看慣這男演員演變態殺人魔)

(蜜拉喬娃薇琪 Milla Jovovich真的很有大明星風采魅力)

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The Fourth Kind   維基條目

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片名：第四類接觸 The Fourth Kind

導演：Olatunde Osunsanmi

編劇：Olatunde Osunsanmi

演員：蜜拉喬娃薇琪 Milla Jovovich ... Abbey Tyler、Will Patton ... Sheriff August、Hakeem Kae-Kazim ... Awolowa Odusami、Corey Johnson ... Tommy Fisher、Enzo Cilenti ... Scott Stracinsky、Elias Koteas ... Abel Campos、Eric Loren ... Deputy Ryan、Mia McKenna-Bruce ... Ashley Tyler、Raphaël Coleman ... Ronnie Tyler、Daphne Alexander ... Theresa、Alisha Seaton ... Cindy Stracinski、Tyne Rafaeli ... Sarah Fisher、Pavel Stefanov ... Timothy Fisher、Kiera McMaster ... Joe Fisher、Sarah Houghton ... Jessica、Julian Vergov ... Will Tyler、Yoan Karamfilov ... Ralph、Olatunde Osunsanmi ... Interviewer / Himself

上映日期：2009/11/06北美、2009/11/27台灣