Arrival *SPOILER THREAD*
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:37 pm
I am cheeky when I simply say, "Contact 2", but....
Ok, so unknown and ambiguous alien presence, check.
Youngish female specialist, check.
Attractive clergyman to provide a different point of view, 2016 version, which means clergy = physicist.
Religious zealots try to sabotage efforts with violence, the 2016 version of religious zealots = military guys.
She's the only one who can see the truth in a world gone mad.
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All in all a good flick, a little more cerebral than I expected, but my 11 year old could follow it, so. You know. I don't think it would be a good date movie. Puts you in a reflective mood at the end. This movie won't get you laid.
Ok, so unknown and ambiguous alien presence, check.
Youngish female specialist, check.
Attractive clergyman to provide a different point of view, 2016 version, which means clergy = physicist.
Religious zealots try to sabotage efforts with violence, the 2016 version of religious zealots = military guys.
She's the only one who can see the truth in a world gone mad.
+++
All in all a good flick, a little more cerebral than I expected, but my 11 year old could follow it, so. You know. I don't think it would be a good date movie. Puts you in a reflective mood at the end. This movie won't get you laid.