this was a sci-fi story mixed with a love story
It was good, I enjoyed it, but afterwards I said “I bet this was written by a woman” and I was right.
I’ll let Freepers who have seen the movie weigh in. I trust their opinions more than some mainstream media “reviewer.”
My take:
1. She’s not aging well.
2. Movie was good.
3. Very similar in spirit to Contact and Stanislaw lem’s Solaris.
4. NYT over hypes it, but it is a decent movie to go see. Not very many of them these days.
If the ending is anything like that effing Jodi Foster Sci Fi film, “Contact,” then I don’t want to see it. Or like “Lost” or anything in that nature.
The biggest pro-life heroine is Sarah Palin.
In reading the article, I could not help but wonder if pro-choice advocates will make the argument that the eugenics-like early termination of children because of birth defect cements their position, that they are only helping to ensure a healthier human race.
My son has autism, and will always have. But even if I did know, I would never support an abortion of him. It made me stronger and more compassionate, and taught me more humility.
Wow! How did this get out of Hollyweird?
I see a lot of movies but I don't know about calling this the best movie of the year. Like I said, it was good, but the remake of the Magnificent 7 was good too, as was the Accountant.
Beyond those, the pickings have been pretty slim this year.
I thought this movie was pretentious.
Just saw Arrival with my 17 year old daughter yesterday. I purposely made sure not to watch any previews or read any reviews, so I had no idea what to expect. I thought it was a very interesting sci-fi flick, although likely too slow moving for a lot of people these days.
Yes, upon it being revealed that Louise, learning of the suffering and death of her child in advance, still chose not to change her life, the first thing I thought was — whether the producer and cast knew it or intended it, this movie will leave many taking a pro-life meaning from it.
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It’s hard pressed to call this a pro-life movie. Although she decides to keep the child it’s unclear if she really has a choice in the matter as time may be unchanging (that is, if she aborts she might end up destroying the world.) I also thought there were some hints of selfishness because she claims she didn’t want to be alone.
frankly I didn’t care for it. It’s not really science fiction. Nothing is ever explained scientifically from the aliens language to their technology to even the “gift” is just wish fulfillment that you have to take on faith and designed more for style than substance. (I bring that up because many reviewers applaud it for being a “hard science fiction” movie that we need more of) There’s little to no character development and you can’t call her the heroine for saving the world because she only saves the world through a paradox where she gives herself the answers after she’s discovered them.
Ultimately if feels like another Sixth Sense to me (another movie I loathed) Where everything hinges on the twist and the twist throws away the efforts of the previous 2 hours so the whole story is worthless other than the emotional drama.
OTOH - it might’ve made an alright twilight zone episode...
It seems that when Louis first meets Ian on the helicopter, he is reading a copy of the book she will write about the heptapod language. Is that what anyone else picked up?