Science Fiction Movie Heaven

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2016)

Greetings from Lithuania.
"Arrival" (2016) is without a doubt the best, most sophisticated and deepest sci-fi movie since "Interstellar" (2014). I was simply blown away first of all from the presentation (not the premise, which lets just say isn't very unique, but that is just at the beginning) and later the, well everything else.
The overall story in here is very powerful, not simple by any means and the one which i confess is a bit to hard to swallow at the end. It was sad but at the same time hopeful, and the reason for the arrival itself - no spoilers here - is amazing. Finally, a great sci-fi movie not about destruction.
Directing by Denis Villeneuve was amazing. What a scope and skill to show it. Like i said, presentation of this movie is amazingly good. Music was so haunting and so beautiful at the same time. Script wasn't predictable for a second. I loved each and every scene aboard the spaceship, they could have lasted longer. This is an "aliens" movie so smart and so plausible like i haven't seen since "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - it is that good, it is not "Independence Day" by any means. Acting was also superb, with Amy Adams giving her probably the best performance yet.
Overall, i do believe that "Arrival" will be a major Oscar contender this year, because it is way to good to be ignored for its genre. It's so much more then just "aliens" movie, the one that is so sad but at the same time gives a hope and willingness to take what is the most beautiful and precious for a human being. Great movie and a pure sci-fi movie heaven.