One thing which cannot be denied with regards to Nome, Alaska are the many mysterious deaths and disappearances which have occurred in the area since the 1960's. An article published in June 2006 by Tom Kizzia of the Anchorage Daily News confirms this. The article is in relation to 24 missing persons and suspicious death cases assembled by Nome police. Within those 24 cases, three families asked for them to be left alone and in 9 cases no bodies were ever found. The mysterious deaths caused Nome residents to spread theory that a serial killer may have been targeting people however; the FBI concluded that no evidence existed to support this theory. The FBI also noted that there was a lack of trauma shown on some of the recovered bodies. Nome Police Chief Craig Moates said at the time that in nine of the cases, a re-examination of available evidence produced definitive outcomes. It was also stated that alcohol was apparently a common factor in cases. Whatever way you look at the article it is highly vague with little explanation and expansion of points made.

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In the movie the abductors are identified as using an ancient Sumerian language dating back to before the time of Christ. Upon translation by an individual (not named) who apparently wrote a book on the subject the aliens are heard using terms such as "I am god" and "destroy". This has caused many critics to question why they would be using Sumerian language. One detail that I considered at this particular stage was the fact that many believe the human race descended from some cosmic civilization. And with the abductors saying "I am god" this reminds me of people who have reported Near Death Experiences, saying they went down a tunnel towards a light, very similar to abduction scenarios.

In conclusion this movie can be seen in totally different ways. At the end of the film both the director Olatunde Osunsanmi and actress Milla Jovovich appear out of character, on screen telling us that what we believe is for us to decide. With this in mind you can see the film as either a fantastic science fiction thriller, full to the brim of scare and mystery or you can see it as possible evidence of alien abduction. Or you can even see it as a bit of both, maybe this movie is a complete fabrication but there are still all those missing person cases which simply cannot be fabricated.

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