In My Humble Opinion, One of the Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2018)

Arrival is a beautifully made, intriguing, suspenseful, and intelligent film. It forgoes the worn-out, overused alien movie script of: Aliens arrive, humans contact aliens, aliens attack humans, humans fight back and win against overwhelmingly stupid odds that seems to come out every other year. Instead, the film asks the question of "What if extraterrestial life came to Earth NOT to mindlessly kill everything? What if, instead, they came for a mysteriously greater purpose that our two species must learn to communicate in order to understand?" And it is a question that makes for one constantly tense, suspenseful ride that leaves you uncertain until the very end. I do not understand the negative reviews claiming it to be boring. My only guess is that the people who find Arrival boring would prefer a Michael Bay CGI-explosion filled Independence Day remake; this time, with TRANSFORMERS! However, if you are a person who enjoys experiencing a great story, rather than watching a two hour action sequence, you should give Arrival a look.