Kangaroo.

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2017)

What Arrived weren't aliens, what Arrived, was the future. Arrival tackles an issue never really fully explored before, and dissects it to point where it reveals a different dimension in a form that dares to push the limits of what we've seen time and time again.
It was obvious early on in the movie that the alien life wasn't here to harm, but the journey taken to explore that probability was well thought out and entertaining to watch. Communication is a powerful tool, and that is what Arrival was about, communication and understanding.
What "kangarooed" me however, were the explosives. The team that goes up there every 22 hours, knew what they just did, yet they still allowed for Louise and Ian to go back up knowing fully well that the 5 minutes they require, will literally go up in smoke. After it did, neither Louise or Ian cared to confront what had just happened, and Colonel Weber didn't seem to be bothered of their safety either, when they were trying to gather more information on what was a very vague response. That entire part of Arrival, jerked the film substantially for me.
Apart from that, Arrival was engaging, and its twist of using the future from beginning to end, as a past trying to explain time without either, and as a memory to stop it from not happening was interesting, though, Dr. Banks' "choice" is an aspect of discussion that opens up another can of worms. The little girl being called Hannah too, was a nice touch, it was a fine metaphor.
Thought went into this movie, and it was a pretty big idea that remained grounded, which is also great, while also, being gripping. What I love the most about Arrival is how it was approached... That angle gives it a mean edge, and that together with quality directing, scoring and acting, though seemingly flawed at some points, makes Arrival bTeHtAtNeGrOOD. 7.6/10.