The Arrival is one of the smartest movies I've seen in a long time.
Amy Adams is terrific. Her character is enigmatic. It is clear that she has suffered some trauma at the beginning of the movie and you think that informs her character's actions through out. Is she going mad from grief, or mad from spending too much time working on with the aliens, or just cracking under the pressure. The twist at the end is brilliant and makes her even more courageous.
The plotting is well timed. The plot itself is perfect for the age of anxiety in which we live; where there are nations that can end life on earth out of fear or belligerence.
Do we really need an externally forced existential crisis to bring us to our senses? I hope not.
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