In the film Arrival (2016) directed by Denis Vileneuve, is based off of what Denis perceives as what humans would do in the event that an alien encounter occurs. The aliens in this film are portrayed as peaceful, which is a little different than the movie stereotype that aliens would be hostile. Vileneuve challenges typically movies, and it can be argued he takes a risk in the making of this film as it is not so fast paced and may not appeal to the majority of movie watchers interests. While it may be slow, the movie proves to be very interesting objectively, while still providing me and others with subjective enjoyment of the film. It achieves both subjective and objective enjoyment through American language professors attempting to understand the language of the aliens, learning to communicate and understand their language and the purpose they have on earth. All throughout this, they race against the clock as other nations grow impatient and wish to attack the aliens. This creates high tension throughout the movie, keeping me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Overall, I would rate this film 9/10 as I found it to be very interesting, and thought it was a cool idea seeing as the director branched off from traditional movie ideas. Additionally, Vileneuve creates tension throughout both aliens and the people around the world. On top of this, Vileneuve provided insight into the methods used to decrypt the alien language. This makes the movie feel more complete, and allows the audience to make sense of how the Americans were able communicate with the aliens. Overall, I would recommend this film as it takes chances and steps beyond the traditional formula of film making and while not everyone maybe be able to enjoy it as I did, it's a great experience for other film enthusiasts.
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