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article2016 Reviews, articleFilm Favourites,This sci-fi epos a-la Contact might just be the best film of the year and it also proves why Denis Villeneuve is one of the better directors of our era.
Genre: Drama/Mystery/Sci-FiDirector: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Julia Scarlett Dan, Abigail Pniowsky, Jadyn Malone, Mark O’Brien & Tzi Ma.
Run Time: 116 min.
US Release: 11 November 2016
UK Release: 10 November 2016
German Release: 24 November 2016
After Prisoners, Enemy and Sicario, Villeneuve surprises once again with a stunning looking cerebral sci-fi drama that uses the study of language as a plot core. His eighth feature film sees Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner take on the leading roles, and keeps it character-wise very compact. The marketing for this trailer, though, was extremely misleading as it advertised a tension-filled invasion thriller, asking the question of “why are they here”? To my surprise, it was way more than that! Instead of a stereotypical “invaders from space” movie, we obtained a thought provoking and very emotional drama, enwrapped in a sci-fi tale that took its time to unfold and I loved every minute of it.
When twelve spaceships land on different locations around the globe, linguistic expert Dr. Louise Banks (Adams) is recruited by Colonel Weber (Whitaker) to decipher their language and find the means to communicate with the extraterrestrials. While mean, the global media is seeding distrust and confusion among the public, which causes a panic breakout. Banks is settled by the UFO landing site in the US and starts working together with physicist Ian Donnelly (Renner) to decipher the aliens writing, but time is running out as China and Russia cut communications and are preparing to attack the spacecrafts.
Now, this is the part where I will warn those of you who don’t like slow paced movies because Arrival is moving at an extremely slow rate. I liked it though and thought it developed at exactly the right speed, as it sets up a lot of questions that need time to be explained and the audience, in turn, needs time to process those revelations. Villeneuve also managed to set up tension perfectly along the first third of the film, by keeping the spaceship and aliens away from the viewer's sight. We only hear and see news reports going on in the background and just as the public in the story, we are unaware if the aliens are friendly or if they have sinister intentions.
Along the second third, the picture takes a turn and focuses more on the character of Amy Adams, rather than the visitors from outer space. We learn of her horrible past, and the loneliness she is currently going through; the heptapod aliens are used as simple tools to study her character that ultimately sets up a comparison to human behaviour and language. The third and final act then pulls the rug from underneath the viewer’s feet and reveals a completely unexpected plot-twists, making the audience question everything they saw before.
My only issue, and it is a small thing but it did come up every now and then along the second act, was a subplot concerning some soldiers and an act of violent defiance against their superiors and the government, stirred up by right-wing propaganda in the media. It did not add anything to the main story and also didn’t leave any ramifications to the outcome of the movie. Apart from that, this movie was immaculate!
This must have been one of the hardest roles for Amy Adams, who plays Dr. Louise Banks, as she is the sole central focus of the film. She gave a marvellous performance though, possibly the best I have seen from her yet! Louise Banks is an expert linguist teaching at a University and working part-time for the government, translating taped conversations of possible insurgents. Her story is a very melodramatic one and sets the tone for the whole movie, but it suits perfectly as it infuses the plot with raw human emotion.
Jeremy Renner gave a great portrayal of theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly; he is the second lead but only plays a small part in the storyline. As small as Donnelly’s role is, he is nevertheless an important part of the complete picture and gives a few humorous lines to contrast the very serious and dramatic mood of the film. Forest Whitaker was also really good as Colonel Weber, but his accent was a little too much at times.
If you have seen any of Villeneuve’s previous movies, you will know that he always creates gorgeous looking movies and Arrival is no different. Bradford Young did such a fantastic job as director of photography; I was literally floored by the beauty of this film that was seeping with natural blacks and whites. The alien’s design was also very different but engaging and probably more realistic, as it strayed away from the typical picture we have of bi-pedlar beings with similar communication to ours. I was a big fan of the marine-like looking creature and how it communicated.
Just as Sicario thrived for its unusual but jaw-dropping cinematography, Arrival’s biggest asset is its hauntingly beautiful musical score and fantastic sound design. Jóhann Jóhannsson created the soundtrack for this sci-fi flick and the addition of Max Richter’s “On the Nature of Daylight” helped to convey the emotional status of Adam's character.
Verdict: Arrival is an uncommon but very suspenseful alien invasion thriller, and possibly my new favourite film of that genre. I was impressed by the way Villeneuve handled the topic because instead of making a stereotypical film in which extraterrestrials land on Earth, he used the aspect of space invasion to centre it around the use of language and make a character study of the leading persona. While the pacing is slow and might turn off some viewers, I thought it suited the movie incredibly well and it gave me the time to embrace the beautiful cinematography and its use of natural light and black and white colour palette. The contrast between long panoramic shots and close-ups on characters was something I admired. All in all, Arrival is an incredible cinematic experience and I recommend it to all who like cerebral and emotional science fiction. I will give Arrival a 9.5 out of 10.
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