Great Idea, Awful Delivery

Rating: 6/10 (17 December 2016)

Unfortunately when I saw it last night I was asking all of the same questions because quite simply, the movie did not make sense. In her opening monologue she is seen with her daughter speaking about how rough things are in the present state. To begin, this is the first time the movie tries to trick you into believing the daughter has already died. Second, in talking about how ugly this is, why would you choose to have this kid with the scientist when you know the genetics will lead to a rare condition resulting in death? I would not wish that on any child. My girlfriend saw the movie with me and tried to make sense of it, saying that altering the future could have a domino effect that could lead her to not have talked to the Chinese diplomat. There's a problem with this theory as well, she already obtained the information and used it to calm the Chinese Military and time IS linear. I was also extremely upset with the music selection. It was downright annoying at most parts of the movie, and I have read that the movie has been disqualified from the Oscars because so much of it was copied from other movies. It seems very unlikely that she is the only person on earth, apparently, that can see the future but oh thankfully she is chosen to speak to the aliens and, oh, what a coinky-dink, the aliens no she can see the future too!!! The relationship with the scientist was extremely forced. After solving a global issue, I generally feel like the "I know that I was supposed to meet you" line did not work for me regarding their relationship. Then all the forwarded cut scenes leading to "let's have a baby"... I don't buy it. Again, if she knew her actions would leave the child fatherless why not tell the scientist WAY in advance what she had been seeing and not drop that bombshell on him. Hell, I'd be running from that crazy bitch too. The scientists conclusions from when our main character had fallen asleep and he figured out the 3D structure involved time seemed really ridiculous and scientifically speaking, I can't make any legitimacy of it. Why the hell was the bird there? The damn thing was so go damn annoying. Others told me that they thought the bird could talk to the alien but when was a single time you saw the alien address the bird? The damn thing went ape. Talking of poor cinematography, it looked like they continued to use the same shot of the bird flying from one end of the cage to the other over and over!!! Seriously!?!?! Finally, yes the idea of time travel is, as others are frequently mentioning, the key point the movie has emphasized... by accident. I don't have to reexplain how damn awful they messed up playing on linear time is, as many other redditors have clearly done so, but it was absolutely pathetic. I left the movie shaking my head "No" at this film.