not talking equals drama

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2017)

A lot of shows and movies make characters unusually stupid or mean to create a dynamic between characters. This one uses the not talking method whereby people are desperate for someone to speak and then they just don't. The scene could easily be drama free if people communicated like normal human beings. I think Amy Adams stares into the distance blankly for about half an hour total while people madly scramble about in the background. It's such a lazy way to make a moment intense or a character look deep. The coolest stuff - communicating with the aliens, they repeatedly cut the scenes short. And of course people take up arms against the completely non-violent aliens because of the weird way they communicate gets people confused as to their intentions. If someone you don't know comes up to you and says 'weapon' you don't immediately pull out a shotgun and blow their head off. You say 'what are you talking about?' Also, Louise decides to have a terminally ill babby because reasons.