Pretentious and Nonsensical. SKIP
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MrsFuzzy — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 08:02 PM)
I was so entranced I fell asleep for big slabs of this one. My question is - What was the motivation for the aliens' visit? My husband didn't fall asleep but was unable to offer any answer. Usually they come for body parts, to drink our blood, steal our water etc
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Exies — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 08:14 PM)
I didn't see it as a movie about aliens or
time trave
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I saw it as a movie that deals with aspects of guilt, grief, determinism and free choice, as well as reflecting on human nature in small portions.
But it's fine you didn't like it. Not everyone has to like every movie but I personally thrive on scifi that handles itself with some subtly and reflection. However, sometimes we connect in ways that others do not.
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Ambianwinediet — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 09:25 PM)
the probelm is the themes in the first half are totally different than those in the second.. the exposition was clunky and awkward, and story wise made the most interesting thing (learning about the language) insignificant and simply exposition.
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Exies — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 09:38 PM)
The movie starts with her child's death and reflections about time. It ends in the same way. We just got the story in reverse. Usually people die at the end of the movie. Instead, the happy ending was simply her cherishing her experiences.
See, I never felt like the aliens were driving the themes. I felt like they were simply a catalyst to explore more esoteric concepts about human life, time, love, and loss.
The only thing that felt clunky was the sudden switch to the end circumstances. Knowing what the language was, etc. I feel like they could have used 15 more minutes to simply get there.
How do you feel it was clunky and awkward?
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Ambianwinediet — 9 years ago(February 12, 2017 09:48 AM)
The movie starts with her child's death and reflections about time. It ends in the same way. We just got the story in reverse. Usually people die at the end of the movie. Instead, the happy ending was simply her cherishing her experiences.
death and cherishing life were certainly themes.. but again they are only small flashbacks in the begining and throughout not an overarching one throughout..
See, I never felt like the aliens were driving the themes. I felt like they were simply a catalyst to explore more esoteric concepts about human life, time, love, and loss.
the first half was all about the aliens, or more specifically, communication, how we communicate, etc.
The only thing that felt clunky was the sudden switch to the end circumstances. Knowing what the language was, etc. I feel like they could have used 15 more minutes to simply get there.
thats literally what i said was clunky and awkward.. the mid point where we get that exposition -
Exies — 9 years ago(February 12, 2017 10:58 AM)
"death and cherishing life were certainly themes.. but again they are only small flashbacks in the begining and throughout not an overarching one throughout.."
I interpreted the same themes throughout. Whatever you got from it is on you. Almost every movie uses circumstances and situations that reflect overarching themes.
Maybe it's just not your kind of movie.
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