Her character could easily stand alongside the stars of films like Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) in Gravity, or Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) in Contact. Arrival, on the other hand, never leaves Earth, instead warping of cognitive understanding comes from another kind of contact, one using the written word, language, and thinking way, way outside the box to understand reality.īanks is a complex mix of a successful linguist and scientific thinker. Carl Sagan’s epic adventure brought humans in touch with a benevolent race of aliens, and showed them how to travel through spacetime in a theoretical wormhole. For any who’ve seen the science fiction film, Contact, the feeling is similar. Unlike most action packed alien invasion flicks, director Denis Villenueve provides a think piece, a brainy thought-provoking story meant to leave you sitting in the theater scratching your head while the credits roll on. The film challenges our very notion of what intelligent life might not only look like, but how they might think. Her exceptional skill set makes her a desirable resource for the military when they are suddenly confronted by a worldwide alien invasion and need someone to communicate with the creatures inside. Louise Banks (played by Amy Adams), is an all-star linguist who specializes in rare languages. The arrival of giant ominous “heptapod” aliens certainly creates a panic, but this isn’t like most alien-centered films out there. ![]() Usually when aliens touchdown on Earth in films, they’re accompanied by mass hysteria and violent outcomes. Arrival, a cerebral new science fiction drama, is a remarkable new film, especially for anyone interested in science, space and the nuanced complexities of communication.
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