One of the best films of the year.

Rating: Null/10 (10 December 2016)

Louise Banks (Amy Adams in the role) is a linguistics Professor. She appears to be living alone leading a quite life devoted to her profession and teaching. Occasionally she recalls vaguely memories of a young child growing up and playing with her. We assume that the child is her daughter but we do not see her in real life.
The arrival of a number of spaceships from extraterrestrial beings shutters her existence; she becomes the leading consultant of the US government in an attempt to communicate with the alien visitors. Banks discovers their enigmatic language (based on circular rings) and learns an unexpected truth about time and her own life.
I liked very much this film. Not your average sci-fi adventure. It is a deeply personal movie about the essence of time, loss and rebirth. Based on a short story by Ted Chiang it tells us a lot about time in our lives and how language signals can give meanings and sentiments that can mark our existence for ever.