Arrival
I saw this
movie a few weeks ago, but fell asleep and missed some key parts. Yesterday I
went to see Split and in the next theater Arrival was playing. I had an hour to
kill so I snuck in to see Arrival.
This is an
outstanding movie and in my opinion it is one of the ten best sci fi in the
past ten years. Rather than action packed it is a more cerebral film. The theme
of the plot is fascinating and once fully understood gives you new insight into
old theories. Albert Einstein would have enjoyed this movie.
I am not a
fan of flash backs but here they were integral to the story and done well. Amy
Adams is wonderful as a linguist recruited by the army to decipher the symbols
of the aliens called heptapods. They
look like a penyata stuck on aoctopus. Their writing is like squid ink forming complicated
circles. Amy’s tragic personal story is intertwined with the aliens which adds
a layer of complexity.
I encourage you
to see this movie either in the theater or on demand. You will not be disappointed.
