Excellent and thought provoking

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2017)

A film about aliens that deals with humanity . Taking on a very different approach to the usual sci-fi arrival themed alien movies where aliens are only after our resources and planet , Arrival explores multiple unseen aspects of what aliens might be like from appearance and origin to alteria motives hidden to us due to our humanity . Despite falling to the usual Hollywood theme of vilainizing foreign powers like China and Russia and portraying again the Americans as the only rational thinking country of the planet earth (Donald Trump seriously ? ) this movie is by far one of the best sci-fi thrillers/drama to date . Using hard science to back up its theories and understandings that we have acquired recently as a species about how space , time and the understanding of these variables tie together with the way we perceive the world , the movie stands apart from Alien invasion and VFX overload movies and delivers suspense and drama in a league of its own . Some call it slow going , however time is relevant.