Being a big fan of the original 1950's movie version, I was immensely disappointed with this "dumbed down" modern version of this classic story. Missing were the interesting and thought provoking scientific and religious themes of the original version. The protagonist, instead of being a curious and brave scientist, is dumbed down to a blue collar worker whose only interest is in protecting his children. Spielberg no doubt thought that this would add more drama to appeal to the masses, but instead it makes the plot boring and tedious, especially for adult audiences.