A great movie....with some flaws!

Rating: 7/10 (15 August 2017)

The initial impression this gave me when I was done watching was, "wow, that was great!." But it soon digressed to the flaws that this film has.
To start with the good. This movie has AMAZING cinematography. Everything from the CGI, to the grass is beautifully directed. Every scene is well recorded and it all shows a great picture that is pure eye candy, and that's a good thing. The nature of the aliens is very mysterious and leaves you wondering about what else could have happened. I was wondering the entire time if the aliens were actually hostile, but they in turn show something a bit more beautiful. I love the message that this movie portrays, as it try's to show the audience that, in a situation like this, we would need to work together to solve a problem like this. This movie shows that, instead of waging war with each other, or better yet, aliens from a different place. Why not join together and learn more about one another.
The faults with this movie are apparent, but need to be addressed. Firstly; why don't they explain MORE about the aliens origins. I understand that the movie wants the aliens to be shrouded in mystery, but I never really learn much about them other than they use some sort of plasma-like ink to communicate, as well as the deep undulating sounds that they emit. The one part that makes this movie lose a few points is the part when the lot of soldiers put a bomb inside the UFO. This was a tragic mistake by the directors. For one, the movie never explains what the UFO was made out of, and IF a bomb of that size could even trigger a small dent in the craft. Another thing I didn't quite understand was the flashbacks. How and why did they happen. The movie starts showing our main character hallucinating and even lucid dreaming. But they never explain the correlations that she had with the aliens. It was almost like she was connected with the aliens, but the movie never explains why she was chosen to be the one to do what she did.
In the end, the movie was great. It does have a flaws, but conveys a great message. To all the people who give this movie a one star, they simply do not understand the hidden message that this movie has. It's not all about action everyone. Sometimes movies that are smart with what they do (in this case), will work wonders. And in the end, it IS a Si-Fi movie. Movies aren't perfect.