A movie that left me in tears

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2019)

This is one of those RARE occasions where the movie is better than the book. I read the novella "The Story of your Life" and i loved it, but the movie adaptation leaves me weak and questioning my existence every time i watch it. From beginning to end, Amy Adams leaves me wondering what is coming next as her role as Louise. I'm feeling every emotion with her. The monotony she feels teaching, the annoyance she feels on the phone with her mom, the heartbreak of seeing what happens to her daughter, and the sense of astonishment when she meets the aliens. She carries the audience on her back in this movie. The rest of the cast is great, but Amy Adams is beyond anything I've ever seen before. Johan Johanson absolutely nailed the score and soundtrack. The aliens aren't overtly fake looking. The directing was divine. Everything in this movie is superb. Any way, the storyline is the best emotionally straining, Sci-fi film that makes you THINK at the end of it. I have an existential moment of questioning every time i watch it. Everyone needs to see this movie.