Like watching a Pepsi Commercial about unifying every human on this Earth

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2017)

So there is a language - presented by the aliens - which defines not only linear definitions as we humans usually use ours, it is more complex one that includes feelings, emotions, a shred of something universal where time isn't linear, meaning that it can stimulate your whole psyche, your memories in a way that even you will have memories about things you will (most likely) only encounter with in the future. That's a sweet concept and quite logical one when it's about time being relative (the past, present, future is basically one) and humans being a species with limited cognitive function that cannot quite comprehend how universe works yet.
Now the movie pretends to be an alien/science fiction movie but it figures that it's just a melodramatic story mostly based on the backlashes of idiotic human behavior - like marching aggressively against aliens without knowing what their intentions are - and fabled solutions - like changing someones determination by saying the last words of his dead wife in mandarin to make him sentimental -, which leads up to unifying every nation in our world; it's like watching a Pepsi Commercial. I mean, really, just like that everything was solved.
The conclusion of the movie is that if we know the future we will cherish our present more, every moment we live through. And the key to that "power" to feel, see the future is to have the Universal Language presented by aliens, who somehow want to help humanity, because in 3000 years they will ask for help from humans. The whole alien part of the movie fades away and makes us the protagonists, ending up this movie being a melodrama/soap opera story with cringe worthy narrative which holds focus on Earth not on Aliens, not on the whole Universe beyond our planet. Leaving us with a quite interesting and good concept with a "could have been told much better" overall movie. As you see, the part isn't well articulated where the human nature comes in. See, there are people who will cherish their present differently such as with hurting others for their own safety, they get into desperate positions where they have to "Accept" their predestined fate, because if not, well chaos will emerge. While this movie is focusing more on how much problems we have on Earth, fu** the Universe, an other timeless piece like The Contact looks beyond our imagination and still reflects on our humanity as well with a much more satisfying motion picture, but the Arrival is a good example for how could this story be told in another way.
So overall it's not a bad movie, nor perfect. It is a bit self- important storytelling with a narrative that we have already seen in other forms, versions quite several times before. The Concept is more interesting than the movie itself, which I believe is not that re-watchable as for example The Contact or Interstellar.
Rating: 6.7/10