Review of Arrival (2016) by Beecee — 14 Nov 2016
The film starts off in an interesting way. An alien race lands in 12 places on earth for an unknown reason. Amy Adams is a linguist who is contacted by the military to communicate with the aliens, with a metallic, spider-like appearance, who communicate through circles of ink.
The effort to communicate with the aliens is the most interesting part of this film. However, there is a major digression into the private life of Adams' character, and the film goes back and forth over time regarding the daughter's life (who is in the hospital in one scene) - her husband barely appears.
The movie is basically unsatisfying and confusing - you never really understand why the aliens came to earth in the first place and why they landed in 12 locations. With the exception of Adams' character, you never really get to know anyone else.
There also doesn't seem to be any interactions with people at the other locations. "Contact" was a much better and coherent movie on a similar subject.
This review of Arrival (2016) was written by Beecee on 14 Nov 2016.
Arrival has generally received very positive reviews.
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