Promotional image for the 2016 film “Arrival.”
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I watched Arrival (2016) starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner last night. I’m doing some research for a short story I’m writing and trying to talk to aliens is a big part of it.
The original novel and screenplay were written by Ted Chiang, whose name I recognized because I recently reviewed his short story anthology Exhalation. I didn’t like it very much, and I enjoyed the movie a lot better.
I should say I even recognized the name of director Denis Villeneuve and, having looked him up, realized it was from his work on Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
The movie isn’t fast paced at all, which makes sense if it’s written by Chiang. He has the sort of mind that loves solving puzzles and delving into intellectual mysteries, but not so much a lot of explosions and car (or spaceship) chases.
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