Arrival

Skybird · 04-07-17, 04:39 PM

I just watched this movie on DVD, not knowing in advance what to expect. Actually, it was a very poetic narration, something that linked up both with my thinking and my emotions, in a calm and non-kitschy way.

Difficult to say what it is about without spoilering it. Lets leave it to that it is about how the structure of language forms the structure of our mind and thinking, that so it may influence the way we perceive time.

I since long see the linear time concept we live by, as something - to use poetic words - like the veil of Maya that hides the world from us by forming an illusion that covers true reality, still the illusion appears to be real. But it may be that time is a function of our mind: t=f(m).

I liked this movie for its calmness and gentle flow. Reminded me a bit of a Terrence Malick movie, or the kind of stories that Andrej Tarkowski used to turn into movies. The movie was nominated for 8 oscars - including the big categories - and won one, also was nominated as best movie for the Golden Lion at the film festival in Venice. It won around three dozen more awards at various other festivals. IMDb scores it with 8.0 of 10.

Do not expect a high tension or action movie. This is calm, and quite poetic. Recommended!

P.S. The trailer raises somewhat misleading expectations, I deleted it again. It leaves out the important part, too.

GT182 · 04-07-17, 04:48 PM

I've been thinking of getting The Arrival but keep hesitating. And like you say, it's because of the trailer. That was weird and turned me off on buying it. We'll see tho on getting it.

OT:
I did watch Passengers.. twice. LOL Very good movie that also makes you think of what the future holds for us all.

Skybird · 04-07-17, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

I've been thinking of getting The Arrival but keep hesitating. And like you say, it's because of the trailer. That was weird and turned me off on buying it. We'll see tho on getting it.

If you know Tree of Life by Malick, this movie reminded me of it a bit, though it is not as religiously encrypted, not as metaphysical. Interstellar also was a film Arrival reminded me of a bit, but I like Arrival better, I think, there are some soar edges around the end of Interstellar, in my perception. Soderbergh's Solaris also came to my mind, and Tarkowski's adaptation of Solaris as well, but Tree of Life imo is closer. Contact (the movie, not the novel) also is a comparison possible, though it offers a more spectacular, extroverted plot. Arrival is more inbound, introverted.

It does not compare in any way to Spielberg's Close Encounters, which is such a boring movie imo that I cannot understand why it is so famous and popular. Saw it 5 weeks ago again after many, many years since last time, and still do not like it.

And the title "Arrival" is so wonderfully choosen. Kind of a gift, almost.

Hope this helps a bit to sort out what to expect and what not.

04-08-17, 01:52 AM

We still have an active movie thread.
Of course, some people's threads are more important than others, so they deserve a first class seat instead of having to share a room with all the other movie reviews... it seems.
/s

Skybird · 04-08-17, 05:26 AM

Oh my poor ego, getting bruised again on thsi cruel day.

Maybe I simply forgot that or am not that sharpeyed after such details that I have a more laid-back attitude on? Hey, even the boss himself - search shows me two threads on Alicia Vikanders new movie and on Humans - did it twice, did you bite him, too? Not to mention the threads on Alien.

Take a breath, take a free day, get a life. And get the thread moved if you want.

P.S. It would help to be more aware of it if it at least would be on page one...

Reece · 04-08-17, 07:51 AM

Opps, sorry, I thought you were referring to this:

04-08-17, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

get a life.

Kinda rich coming from you, actually.

Nothing I said is wrong, just inconvenient.
You're absolutely aware we have *this* one thread for movies and it isn't the first time either you post stuff "extra" instead of where it belongs.
And yes, I am absolutely convinced it is an ego thing - but you put that shoe on yourself, sorry.

BTW, If I'd see Neal or whoever doing the same, I'd say the same (minus the ego-implications, since they don't apply there).
I'm not exactly known to be "afraid" of the 'people in power' here, am I?

04-07-17, 04:39 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Arrival I just watched this movie on DVD, not knowing in advance what to expect. Actually, it was a very poetic narration, something that linked up both with my thinking and my emotions, in a calm and non-kitschy way. Difficult to say what it is about without spoilering it. Lets leave it to that it is about how the structure of language forms the structure of our mind and thinking, that so it may influence the way we perceive time. I since long see the linear time concept we live by, as something - to use poetic words - like the veil of Maya that hides the world from us by forming an illusion that covers true reality, still the illusion appears to be real. But it may be that time is a function of our mind: t=f(m). I liked this movie for its calmness and gentle flow. Reminded me a bit of a Terrence Malick movie, or the kind of stories that Andrej Tarkowski used to turn into movies. The movie was nominated for 8 oscars - including the big categories - and won one, also was nominated as best movie for the Golden Lion at the film festival in Venice. It won around three dozen more awards at various other festivals. IMDb scores it with 8.0 of 10. Do not expect a high tension or action movie. This is calm, and quite poetic. Recommended! P.S. The trailer raises somewhat misleading expectations, I deleted it again. It leaves out the important part, too. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-07-17, 04:48 PM	#2
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	I've been thinking of getting The Arrival but keep hesitating. And like you say, it's because of the trailer. That was weird and turned me off on buying it. We'll see tho on getting it. OT: I did watch Passengers.. twice. LOL Very good movie that also makes you think of what the future holds for us all. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

04-08-17, 05:26 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Oh my poor ego, getting bruised again on thsi cruel day. Maybe I simply forgot that or am not that sharpeyed after such details that I have a more laid-back attitude on? Hey, even the boss himself - search shows me two threads on Alicia Vikanders new movie and on Humans - did it twice, did you bite him, too? Not to mention the threads on Alien. Take a breath, take a free day, get a life. And get the thread moved if you want. P.S. It would help to be more aware of it if it at least would be on page one... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-08-17, 07:51 AM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Opps, sorry, I thought you were referring to this: __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-08-17, 01:52 AM	#4
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	We still have an active movie thread. Of course, some people's threads are more important than others, so they deserve a first class seat instead of having to share a room with all the other movie reviews... it seems. /s