Arrival: Review

**hotrodder636** · 02-19-17, 07:23

Oh yeah...and the aliens needing help in 3000 years from now thing with no development or details...also drive me nuts.

**WillBrink** · 02-19-17, 08:20

Originally Posted by SteyrAUG

The main character had to accept the notion of "faith." Those in the know understood they recorded 18 hours of static in an event that lasted minutes. It was hardly a cop out ending.

Ending of Contact was solid and conclusive, which can't be said for Arrival.

**FromMyColdDeadHand** · 02-19-17, 11:24

Originally Posted by hotrodder636

Oh yeah...and the aliens needing help in 3000 years from now thing with no development or details...also drive me nuts.

Like these aliens might actually be the bad guys...

**donlapalma** · 02-19-17, 12:29

Arrival was one of the more memorable cinematic experiences for me in 2017. It stimulated my sci-fi sensibilities and hit emotional cords with me as well. I found it richly layered and thought-provoking making it worth additional viewings. The one theme that stuck with me was summarized when Dr. Banks asked, "If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?" I think about this quite often and it could probably be the topic of discussion for a whole new thread.

**WillBrink** · 02-19-17, 15:40

Originally Posted by donlapalma

Arrival was one of the more memorable cinematic experiences for me in 2017. It stimulated my sci-fi sensibilities and hit emotional cords with me as well. I found it richly layered and thought-provoking making it worth additional viewings. The one theme that stuck with me was summarized when Dr. Banks asked, "If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?" I think about this quite often and it could probably be the topic of discussion for a whole new thread.

I wish it had that effect on me. I had high hopes for it and cerebral sci fi a favorite when it's well done.

**jmoore** · 02-20-17, 19:56

Originally Posted by WillBrink

Ending of Contact was solid and conclusive, which can't be said for Arrival.

One of those rare movies that I felt cheated out of my money. Both my wife and I basically hated this movie. And we are HARDCORE sci-fi junkies.

john

**MountainRaven** · 02-20-17, 20:33

Originally Posted by WillBrink

Ending of Contact was solid and conclusive, which can't be said for Arrival.

Arrival's ending was as solid and conclusive as Taxi Driver's.

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