Ancient Aliens advocate, Erich von Däniken, has passed at the age of 90.
von Däniken created quite a stir in the early 1970’s with his theory that extraterrestrials visited Ancient Man and influenced his development and intelligence. All this speculation was based on analysis of archeological findings, looking at works of art, decoding the written word and loose interpretations of the histories of cultures of long ago. Intriguing stuff but hard to definitively prove correct.
Erich von Däniken continued to pursue his beliefs through the years and published several books on the topic. He was also a recent frequent guest on the “Ancient Aliens” program.
Until Ken Burns comes around to create the definitive UFO documentary, whet your appetite for extraterrestrial visitation speculation with this 1970’s compendium of still photos, film footage and witness interviews. A lot of zooming and panning across still images of alien abductions and weird encounters taking place are in full representation in this film. Very serious narration bolsters the claims of pilots, military personnel and civilians that they have been in the presence of other worldly beings and craft. Nice, electronic music flourishes, combined with canned orchestral passages provide the musical bed for this piece. It all has a very ’70’s feel which can be attractive or repulsive according to your tastes. For a historical refresher course on the state of UFO research up until the 1970’s, this one is worth checking out. But be warned that the film’s mellow pace may lull you to sleep as well.
A varied collection of unusual movie and music video clips.
