Denis Villeneuve 'Arrival'

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I thought this movie was poorly executed.

At times it tried to be innovative, but you can't be innovative when you are building on weak cliche premesis like 'oh no, China... oh no, Russia... look their evil' etc

And the writers don't have a grasp of how time works so they are writting outside their paygrade.
Their contrived plot devices involving time are terribly thought out. They don't work at all.
 

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Depression from what?

The most interesting theory would be since she will learn to experience all time at once that she was harboring feelings of depression over the loss of the daughter she hasn't even had yet, rippling back through time. But honestly, just normal depression would work the same because it makes it easier to understand that she will accept the life of painful moments ahead because despite all the pain she will still get to live.
 

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The most interesting theory would be since she will learn to experience all time at once that she was harboring feelings of depression over the loss of the daughter she hasn't even had yet, rippling back through time. But honestly, just normal depression would work the same because it makes it easier to understand that she will accept the life of painful moments ahead because despite all the pain she will still get to live.
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Disagree, considering the context of KNOWING, not just knowing that he was going to ask that, but knowing the overall fate of what is going to happen.... that question is made in parallel to her asking the question of if you know how your life would end up would you accept it.

Ian didn't know the overall fate of what was going to happen.

In the context of the movie, he was just randomly asking a woman to make a baby before even asking her out on a date.

It was random as hell.

His other super corny line, "Meeting the aliens wasn't as amazing as meeting you," got a lot of groans too.
 

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"Wanna make a baby?" is the most cringe line of the year
He was a socially awkward nerd that admitted he was alone because he struggled with communication. It's not far-fetched that he would say something dumb like that in the spur of the moment in a romantic situation.
 

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He was a socially awkward nerd that admitted he was alone because he struggled with communication. It's not far-fetched that he would say something dumb like that in the spur of the moment in a romantic situation.
According to the screenwriter the whole movie was the span of one month. No one says that to someone they seemingly haven't had sex with.

shyt even if they had its still :comeon:
 

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According to the screenwriter the whole movie was the span of one month. No one says that to someone they seemingly haven't had sex with.

shyt even if they had its still :comeon:
It was looking like the end of the world.

Best believe I'm gonna be saying all kinds of the dumb shyt if I'm looking at the apocalypse :manny:
 

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Ian didn't know the overall fate of what was going to happen.

In the context of the movie, he was just randomly asking a woman to make a baby before even asking her out on a date.

It was random as hell.

His other super corny line, "Meeting the aliens wasn't as amazing as meeting you," got a lot of groans too.

It would of been corny had SHE asked it.....it wouldn't make any sense. Having Ian asking, makes sense not, just because he wants to have a baby with her, but it was her ultimate decision to still continue knowing how this would end up. Basically live the best of it while you can.

Now that LAME mack line to her.... that's a corny line indeed. Cannot front that.
 

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Not an Amy Adams fan but I really connected with her character in this one. The scene with the Chinese general was incredibly shot. Very engaging film. Going to see Nocturnal Animals tomorrow.
 
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