{"id":1059,"date":"2016-11-14T00:51:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T00:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2016-11-14T00:52:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T00:52:52","slug":"review-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/?p=1059","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: &#8216;ARRIVAL&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I sit wondering how to start a review for ARRIVAL\u2026 see the problem here is that is was such a glorious complex movie, I\u2019m struggling how to go about it without giving you any spoilers.<\/p>\n<p>Well, let\u2019s see if I just dive into this and see what happens\u2026<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The setup for this movie is basically what you\u2019ve seen in the trailers. Aliens land, and the military reaches out to, linguist Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams). And attempts to communicate with the aliens is underway, set against the backdrop of global tension.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tFMo3UJ4B4g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ARRIVAL focuses on Dr. Banks, and the journey she goes on in this movie. But it\u2019s not what you think. See, that\u2019s where this glorious problem of how to write this movie comes into play.<\/p>\n<p>This movie as a whole was such a challenging story from start to finish. For me, I thought of it forcing you to think bigger, and more open than you might be comfortable with. It challenges you in how you think about time and each other. And it was such a great comment on the human condition.<\/p>\n<p>Safe to say, I loved it.<\/p>\n<p>I do worry though movies like this are becoming more and more rare in our remake\/reboot\/superhero\/reality TV climate\u2026 I really don\u2019t think the public, as a whole will give this movie a chance. But I really hope I\u2019m wrong in saying that. Because this movie is SO worth seeing, you might not <em>get it<\/em> the first time out. You know, because it challenges you (I know that\u2019s like the umpteenth time I said that).<\/p>\n<p>But it is so worth seeing.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, the critic reviews, the 100% on Rotten Tomatoes you might\u2019ve read. It\u2019s all true, and well deserved.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the takeaway I got, the message, by movie\u2019s end\u2026 I thought was so relevant in what\u2019s going on today in America with the protests, and racism uptick post-election. I\u2019d elaborate\u2026 but then I might get into those spoilers I mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, ARRIVAL is a movie that will challenge you in how you think about everything with it\u2019s, thoughtful &amp; poetic narrative. I really do you hope you\u2019ll give it a chance and see it.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I sit wondering how to start a review for ARRIVAL\u2026 see the problem here is that is was such a glorious complex movie, I\u2019m struggling how to go about it without giving you any spoilers. Well, let\u2019s see if I just dive into this and see what happens\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,19],"tags":[231,139],"class_list":{"0":"post-1059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"category-reviews","9":"tag-arrival","10":"tag-featured","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1059"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1063,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions\/1063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fuzzybug.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}