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re: Anyone see Arrival yet? How was it?
Posted on 11/17/16 at 8:21 am to AbuTheMonkey
Posted on 11/17/16 at 8:21 am to AbuTheMonkey
Saw it last night. Loved it. Easily my favorite movie of 2016.
I read the short story beforehand.
SPOILER
In a very real way, reading the story and then watching the movie contributed to the overall theme of knowing the end in the midst of the journey and still enjoying the ride.
I read the short story beforehand.
SPOILER
In a very real way, reading the story and then watching the movie contributed to the overall theme of knowing the end in the midst of the journey and still enjoying the ride.
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Posted on 11/18/16 at 9:58 pm to boxcarbarney
Fantastic!
Was able to sneak away at lunch for an early showing.
It was actually really quite beautiful. I knew it was going to be good based on villeneuve's previous work, but I was surprised by the emotional tone, in the best possible way. amy adams was just lovely, and the main theme from johannsson was equally as gorgeous. highly recommend it.
By far the best movie I've seen so far in 2016. Hoping to see moonlight and Manchester by the sea soon though.
Was able to sneak away at lunch for an early showing.
It was actually really quite beautiful. I knew it was going to be good based on villeneuve's previous work, but I was surprised by the emotional tone, in the best possible way. amy adams was just lovely, and the main theme from johannsson was equally as gorgeous. highly recommend it.
By far the best movie I've seen so far in 2016. Hoping to see moonlight and Manchester by the sea soon though.
This post was edited on 11/18/16 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 11/18/16 at 10:15 pm to boxcarbarney
This movie does what Interstellar wanted to do, but came up short...and I loved Interstellar so that's not a knock to it.
This film is just absolutely beautiful. I can't think of a better word. It's emotional, intense, and it gave me that sense of awe and wonder that I love about great SF. My wife and I had a long discussion about it after we go out. So much you talk about and interpret!
I loved this movie.
This film is just absolutely beautiful. I can't think of a better word. It's emotional, intense, and it gave me that sense of awe and wonder that I love about great SF. My wife and I had a long discussion about it after we go out. So much you talk about and interpret!
I loved this movie.
Posted on 11/18/16 at 11:15 pm to Wanderin Reb
Amy Adams really carried the film with her emotional scenes. A lot of films would have failed miserably trying to pull off what Arrival did, but Arrival hit the perfect tone.
Posted on 11/19/16 at 3:46 am to boxcarbarney
I guess I'm the only one here who hated it. The movie could have easily been 30 minutes shorter without all the fluff they added. It just seemed so pretentious for pretentious' sake and labored on and on, in my opinion.
This post was edited on 11/19/16 at 3:47 am
Posted on 11/19/16 at 9:14 am to ag3ntpurpl3
quote:exactly what fluff are you speaking of?
without all the fluff they added.
IMO, every shot/scene is deliberate and there is no fluff.
quote:Also completely disagree. It's a smart sci-fi movie that requires very little to be explained at the end.
It just seemed so pretentious for pretentious' sake
Upstream Color(which I love) could be argued to be pretentious. Not Arrival
Posted on 11/19/16 at 9:25 am to Pilot Tiger
SPOILERS
what was the octupus saying about "you will save us in 3000 years? and then the lady says later they have no concept of time?
what was the octupus saying about "you will save us in 3000 years? and then the lady says later they have no concept of time?
Posted on 11/19/16 at 11:17 am to jeffsdad
It's a heptapod. Only 7 legs.
And I'm not sure what you're asking. He said that the heptapods were going to need humanity's help in 3000 years. That's why they brought them their language now...she they'd be prepared to help.
And she didn't say that they had no concept of time. They experience time all at once. Everything that's going to happen in their lives is all happening at the same time for them. They don't experience time linearly.
And I'm not sure what you're asking. He said that the heptapods were going to need humanity's help in 3000 years. That's why they brought them their language now...she they'd be prepared to help.
And she didn't say that they had no concept of time. They experience time all at once. Everything that's going to happen in their lives is all happening at the same time for them. They don't experience time linearly.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:28 am to boxcarbarney
Saw it last night. I don't get all the love. It's slow and boring with a cool ending. I guess the last 5 minutes of the movie make people leave feeling like it was a good movie. I didn't forget how slow the rest of it was.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 1:54 pm to jeffsdad
quote:wasn't an octopus. It was a heptapod. It had 7 legs, not 8
what was the octupus
quote:they were teaching Amy adams their language now so she could teach it to humanity. So, in 3000 years when they would need humanities help, humans could do so and communicate with them
you will save us in 3000 years?
quote:it's not that they don't have any concept of time, they just experience it in non linear fashion. They can see the future, the present, and the past all at the same time
and then the lady says later they have no concept of time?
This post was edited on 11/20/16 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 11/20/16 at 1:55 pm to ag3ntpurpl3
quote:if you mind me asking what you thought the fluff was? Cause I didn't get any of that. To me, every single scene of the movie was very deliberate
30 minutes shorter without all the fluff they added
Posted on 11/20/16 at 3:03 pm to Pilot Tiger
Just left it. Awesome movie
Posted on 11/20/16 at 3:30 pm to Dire Wolf
It was a decent experience.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 4:28 pm to WestCoastAg
Watch it with the explanation and answering questions. Someone will down vote you for unknown reasons. 
Posted on 11/20/16 at 8:26 pm to boxcarbarney
quote:
Anyone see Arrival yet? How was it?
Second best movie of the year. I'm still very partial to Hell or High Water.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 9:40 pm to Ibleedblackandgold
I liked it and thought it was interesting, but that being said I was relatively underwhelmed with it.
Also I feel like it got a little caught up in the issues caused by time travel (or in this case, being to access time in a non-linear fashion). Also, am I the only one who thinks that teaching humanity this alien language that allows them to access time like that is a potentially horrible idea?
Also I feel like it got a little caught up in the issues caused by time travel (or in this case, being to access time in a non-linear fashion). Also, am I the only one who thinks that teaching humanity this alien language that allows them to access time like that is a potentially horrible idea?
Posted on 11/20/16 at 9:54 pm to CocomoLSU
Oh yeah...it's not gonna turn out well.
And whike we're on things that bothered us...I just wanna say...you don't salute in the field, dammit. And you don't wear your cover on a flight line, which is basically what that whole area became once they decided to land helicopters there.
And whike we're on things that bothered us...I just wanna say...you don't salute in the field, dammit. And you don't wear your cover on a flight line, which is basically what that whole area became once they decided to land helicopters there.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 9:57 pm to Wanderin Reb
quote:
And whike we're on things that bothered us...I just wanna say...you don't salute in the field, dammit. And you don't wear your cover on a flight line, which is basically what that whole area became once they decided to land helicopters there.
for stuff like this, I just mark it up to the director being French Canadian. He doesn't know better
Posted on 11/20/16 at 10:05 pm to boxcarbarney
Saw it last night.
Outstanding film.
Outstanding film.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 10:47 pm to auburn32
The Revenant was slow, boring, and cold. Sure, it was supposed to feel cold. But it was so cold it was actually depressing. Was is beautifully shot? Sure. But so was the Holocaust.
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