Pretentious Garbage!

Rating: 1/10 (3 February 2017)

This piece of cinematic trash has absolutely no redeeming qualities what so ever. Its unimaginative, unoriginal, stupid, and worst of all, its BORING!
Nothing is relieved, nothing is explained and the story line is stupid and full of holes! The film basically ends where its starts.
The alien "squids" have the ability and intelligence to travel halfway around the universe/Galaxy (we never know) and can predict the future, transcend space and time, but some how, they are unable to communicate with us primitive humans, except through some bizarre form of symbols which they spray into a glass panel, and the US linguist, Louise, is somehow able to translate this within an amazingly short period of time (how, we never know)
Ian, the theoretical physicist, is a total waste of space and contributes nothing to the film apart from being Louise's future breeding partner for producing a child. Yes, its that pathetic and emotionless.
The "film" attempts to convey meaning and emotion with Louise having constant flashes of a daughter she is yet to have. But this is nothing more then pretentious rubbish and is just plain boring!!
The characters in the film are uninteresting. Never did i feel a connection or interest. They are just dull as cardboard.
In the end the aliens leave.... that's it, and the credits roll. No answers, no resolutions, NOTHING!
I have no idea how this "film" has such a high approval rate or what the appeal is.
On a scientific level, it offers nothing. Story line, it goes nowhere. Suspense, drama, entertainment, non-existent!
The only good thing about this film was that it cured my insomnia.
Arrival = total garbage!