From Roswell to Disclosure: Hollywood's Shaping of Extraterrestrial Expectation

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Hollywood has long shaped how Americans imagine aliens, and that view could change if government UFO files are declassified, a shift noted by Priscilla Wald and echoed by Donald Trump and Barack Obama, reflected in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. and The Day the Earth Stood Still, the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure, and Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet, all suggesting that any real contact would reveal more about human curiosity, skepticism, and preparedness than about the visitors.