tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post8598057891634862010..comments2024-03-29T06:24:14.743-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: Sci-Fi Re-Watch: Arrival (2016)The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-29501520702104806002018-01-08T14:36:46.225-06:002018-01-08T14:36:46.225-06:00that's the message of this movie: http://www.i...that's the message of this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-76078911264543965592018-01-08T14:19:00.311-06:002018-01-08T14:19:00.311-06:00When I think of this movie I mostly think, "S...When I think of this movie I mostly think, "Sometimes people should consider adoption."J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-61922153033508184672018-01-08T10:20:11.819-06:002018-01-08T10:20:11.819-06:00I guess I'm so used to movies that use the sci...I guess I'm so used to movies that use the sci-fi events to give a character closure regarding personal tragedies (example: Gravity) that, while it didn't bother me that we were led to believe Adams was coming off a tragedy, starting with the knowledge of how all of this works inverted the movie. It was no more nor less engaging, but from go we know what we're seeing and the flow of the movie worked, for me, very differently. The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-4796875967824511512018-01-08T10:05:40.699-06:002018-01-08T10:05:40.699-06:00This is such an amazing movie and wasn't such ...This is such an amazing movie and wasn't such a different experience upon second viewing as I suspected it would be. It hit many of the same emotional beats for me, just for slightly different reasons. I'm really glad we finally got around to the rewatch as I remember one of my main takeaways from our first viewing was 'damn, I really want to see it again now that I know what's really going on'. <br /><br />I wish more sci-fi was this well thought out and constructed. It was such a powerful decision to have Amy Adams be the focal point throughout. One that was necessary to the plot, yes, but being so tied to this character the audience feels everything right along with her. And she is sensational in it.mcsteanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340293646440856741noreply@blogger.com