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"How I View This: Another Way November 16"

"ARRIVAL - ABBOTT AND COSTELLO In sci-fi films in which alien lifeforms play a significant part, filmmakers have a delicate line to walk between the awe-inspiring and the silly. Since we have yet to make contact with any extra-terrestrials in real life, this pretty much gives the filmmaker free-reign to create any kind of creature they like. This can be a blessing and a curse. For every inventive, iconic face-hugger with the power to elicit shock and wonder, there's a bulbous-headed cliché that"

"To my delight, this movie actually delivered the fresh new take on first contact that the trailer promised. :) It's refreshing in that it's not a typical alien invasion story. It uses language as its tool rather than hostility, and the goal is to prevent war instead of inducing it. The cinematography is top-notch, and all the characters seem very real. There is clearly mistrust, as no one is sure what to expect from the communication attempts, but there's no stereotypical obstinate higher-up cha"

"11.2. (Kirjasto/BD) Voisin varmasti kirjoittaa kaiken merkityksellisen ja merkityksettömän Arrivalin symboliikasta, maailmanrauhasta ja olympialaista, mutta en jaksa kuluttaa aikaani sellaiseen. Joten kirjoitan vain, että tässä oli hyvä tunnelma ja etenkin musiikeissa oli painostavaa uhkaa. Aikajanalla kikkailtiin, ja se oli väsyneessä mielentilassa vähän haasteellista. Villeneuve lienee kuitenkin tämän hetken omaperäisimpiä ohjaajia Pohjois-Amerikasta."

"Winner- Arrival Runner-Ups: Man Down Split Frailty The Discovery Raw Shimmer Lake What Happened to Monday Leatherface The Rest: Seoul Station Inferno Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The Killer"

"2018/01/06 @home on DVD from library with Kendra Clever story about the arrival of aliens and the first steps taken to actually communicating with them."