Great thought provoking sci-fi

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2016)

Really enjoyed this one. It makes one think about all the considerations that would go into first contact, when and if it happens.
Amy Adams was great with her role. I really enjoyed the scenes where she and the other personnel approached the spaceship. Also, the process with which they went about communicating with the alien species.
Towards the end of the movie though, it became a little bit cheesy. I thought the music was overly sappy, and they kept cutting to sappy memories (this isn't a spoiler so don't worry) and romance and "the human experience".
All in all, a solid movie-going experience. Makes you think quite a bit. This is a movie you will end up reflecting on at least during the drive home. Maybe you will end up talking about it with friends and family. The ending could have been better though.
Still, no regrets. Money well spent at the movie theatre.