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Post by mslo79 on Jan 30, 2018 6:25:23 GMT
While I like it, it's overrated at a 7.9/10 average.
6/10 (a mild Thumbs Up)
p.s. it's my 3rd favorite movie from the director behind... 1)Sicario(7/10) 2)Enemy(6-6.5/10)
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Post by miike80 on Jan 30, 2018 6:34:53 GMT
It's one of the best science fiction films that I have seen and one of my favorite films of 2016. Amy Adams gave a great performance. It needs a re-watch. Exactly that |
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Post by Raimo47 on Jan 30, 2018 11:06:36 GMT
8/10.
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Post by charzhino on Jan 30, 2018 11:17:32 GMT
Loved it, 10/10. Interstellar is still better.
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Post by kevin on Jan 30, 2018 11:57:21 GMT
A 10/10 and my favorite movie of 2016 that gets better with each viewing (which is the case for most of Villeneuve's movies). In a perfect world if would've won Best Picture and Amy Adams would've at least been nominated for best actress.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Jan 30, 2018 14:50:53 GMT
Good but overrated, I'll give it a 7/10. And I saw that "surprise" ending coming from a mile away.
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Post by ghostintheshell on Jan 30, 2018 15:54:13 GMT
Really liked it 9/10 I like their original approach at trying to communicate with aliens with secret coded messages its unlike anything ive seen, the movie feels a bit slow paced at times but the element of thrill keeps our attention at all times. The cinematography is well done!
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 30, 2018 19:04:26 GMT
Jeremy Renner (an actor I’ve never warmed to) may be the male lead but the China-born, U.S.-raised actor Tzi Ma almost steals the show in a 30-60 second scene with Amy Adams near the conclusion. Adams plays her professional person as an intelligent but somewhat shy individual who has to overcome some primal fears to meet the aliens. She also carries a personal burden that she never talks about. I loved how Amy (I call her “Amy”) never goes for the Big Moment. She keeps it all internal right to the end. To me, that makes it even more powerful than if she had a big emotional scene. Before the film, we saw the trailer to "Fences" which shows us part of Viola Davis' big crying moment with Teary Cheeks and Runny Nose. As someone has already humorously said, "Snot always wins the Oscar" - and indeed it did. Adams’ tightly controlled dramatic performance didn’t even get a nomination (she should have replaced the nom for Isabelle Huppert). This is sci-fi filmmaking at its best, with intelligence overruling action. Also, I liked being able to explain to our neighbor lady that the seeming flashbacks Adams was having were really flash forwards. That cleared up a lot for her. I love movies that other don’t like because it was too tough for them. Dark Joke: In “Arrival” we learn from linguistic professor Amy Adams that the Sanskrit word for “war” translates literally as “a desire for more goats.” Does this mean that the American English word for “war” translates literally as “a desire for more oil”? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 19:23:44 GMT
10/10
One of the better movies of the last decade.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 3:53:45 GMT
I liked it (8/10), but I haven't seen it in so long that it probably needs a rewatch. Villeneuve is a genius, so I can't see my score going down. I had it at a 8/10 for my initial viewing as well. I watched it for the first time since theaters around Christmas time and it jumped to a 10 for me. And I’ve seen it twice more since that Christmas viewing and now I’d consider it to be one of my favorite films— probably top 25. This. It's one of the few film I'd give a 10. It dealt with the human experience beautifully. |
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Post by ck100 on Jan 31, 2018 6:08:50 GMT
We needed more moments like this with Amy in the movie.  
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 9:05:19 GMT
We needed more moments like this with Amy in the movie.
I agree but it would have been better if we saw all of her. But that is not from Arrival as i assume you know |
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Post by sjg on Jan 31, 2018 10:02:15 GMT
I gave it a 6/10. It should have been solely about the arrival and communication with the alien species. That part was very good. The rest of the plot brought the rating down for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2018 20:41:03 GMT
By the time I saw it, the hype was pretty strong so I was hugely disappointed with what I got.
Might be better with a re-watch at some point but I doubt it.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jan 31, 2018 20:58:10 GMT
Interesting ideas about alien language marred by some generic storytelling.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 21:08:48 GMT
So inspired by this thread, I just watched this again.
Definitely one of my favourite movies ever. I thought a lot after I first watched it about just how clever it is, but what hit much much more this time is just how emotional it is. I had a lump in my throat several times, which is rare for me as I'm normally a rather cold bugger.
It really is a wonderful film.
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Post by Gary on Feb 5, 2018 2:21:32 GMT
Clever story, really an adaptation of a book 'Story Of You Life' by Ted Chiang, quite educational. I liked the performances by Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. I was moved at several points, and quite liked the film. The concept of linguistic relativity is considered to reconcile the meanings of the aliens' words, 'tool' for instance. I imagine it is relevant in international relations. The alien's language also has some information about the nature of time, which of course surprises the linguists. Adams speaking Chinese reminded me of Rita Hayworth in 'The Lady From Shanghai'. "The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition. Popularly known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, the principle is often defined to include two versions. The strong version says that language determines thought, and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories, whereas the weak version says that linguistic categories and usage only influence thought and has decisions." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity |
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