ah, yes. meryl streep's role as "meryl streep in another mediocre dramady" was much more deserving of an oscar nomination than amy "i carried this movie on my own two shoulders" adams. because florence foster jenkins will be remembered for much longer than arrival. at least she got nominated for nocturnal animals OH WAIT

memory is a strange thing. for example, i remember amy adams's performance as being one of the best of 2016, but the academy seemed to remember differently

The ghosts of Stanley Kubrick and Michael Crichton have inhabited Denis Villeneuve's body.

more filmmakers should (follow suit and) go full Tarkovsky in wide release form. Villeneuve had already proven himself to be one of the most versatile filmmakers in the medium -- as if we needed any more proof -- and it goes without saying that Bradford Young is a complete colossus with the camera.

why didn't anybody warn me about Max Richter's On the Nature of Daylight bookending the film? I can't even listen to that piece (in absence of a heartbreaking cinematic context) without tearing up; imagine what the introductory and concluding sequences herein did to me.

if you could see beyond the boundaries of your vision and comprehend the entire vastness of your environment -- all that is before you, beside you, behind you -- would you still traverse the same trail, or would you tour time through disparate doors?

A refreshing and unconventional approach to the alien invasion genre, resulting in a far more realistic tone than I had expected. The film maintained a perfect balance between cinematic grandeur, engaging character progression and thought provoking science fiction concepts.

Writing, Direction, Acting & Cinematography were all excellent here.

Phenomenal.
The way the film unwinds in each frame, the way everything makes sense all of a sudden . Phew. Pitch perfect film making.

I regret not having seen this film in theaters. It engaged me from moment one and reminded me why I love movies. The editing was a piece of art. Amy Adams deserved an Oscar nomination at the least.

Truly did not think I would like this one, but I did! How boring, is what I thought. And don't be fooled, this movie is s l o w, but if it could engage my mind, you can sit through it too. I've only seen it once, but I do believe this movie is one that gives you more and more each watch.

Did you cry cause I cried

This is like Hooked on Phoenix but with Amy Adams and the threat of global destruction. Which is how I read Hooked on Phoenix, but to each their own.

this movie is so brilliant and beautiful.... no wonder amy adams is in it

Revisto e continua impactante.

from the plot twist to the ending i just unbelievably screamed every single bad word i knew in three different languages