It seems like the husband left them?
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xellos49698 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 02:52 PM)
^Or only the Beginning. You never know for sure what's going to happen.
Maybe IMDB aka Amazon will wake to the fact that most people come here to chat on the boards, and with out them; they'll be losing out on all that wonderful advertising money. -
SweaterCannons — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 05:08 PM)
Maybe IMDB aka Amazon will wake to the fact that most people come here to chat on the boards
I come here all the time; sometimes it's to check on the cast or a quote or something, but mostly it's to get other people's perspectives on a movie in the comments section (like I just did with Arrival). But it's not too surprising, I guess, that IMDB is doing away with commenting; other sites (NPR, for one) have done the same because the commenting just got out of control. The comments now are often so ugly, it's embarrassing. Just petty, mean, cruel things about an actor or actresses' looks; the ever-present question: "Is So-and-So gay?" and much, much worse. I'm not a sociologist or an anthropologist, so I can't really say what is to blame (although I have my suspicions), This is a site with beaucoup users, so, sadly, monitoring/moderating the comments probably has just become too onerous. I think I will miss it.
There is an equivalent entertainment/culture site that I'm a fan of, and one of the reasons is because the commenters are always respectful of each other, and when they do disagree, it's in the way that kind, civilized, intelligent people have differences of opinion. I don't know how they pull it off, but basically there are no mean people allowed; if they do show up, I think their comments are deleted pronto. It just never seems to be a problem. -
SweaterCannons — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 04:58 PM)
I just saw it and am still thinking about it. I came here to see what others were saying. I hadn't thought of your point that it seems out of character for the Renner character to leave them, but I agree with that. I mean, yes, he would be heartbroken and angry, but he would still love his wife and daughter, regardless of how much time he had with them, no?
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thiskidney — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 02:02 PM)
sci-fi is not really a genre though, it is just a keyword that tells you that some elements in the movie/book/media is not yet possible/accepted. just put a hologram in Gilmore Girls, and it would be sci-fi.
it is so many types of sci-fi though:
Gravity is a spacetravel movie in a plausible future/present. then there is spacetravel movies that are set in the future, but still scientifically plausible, like Gattaca. then there is spacetravel movies that are set on different planets with weird species and creatures, Avatar or Starwars etc. these are all different.
then there is sci-fi that is here on earth, just some years into the future. the movie Her is a sci-fi, but so far from Arrival as possible genre-wise. or they can be somewhat unrealistic like flying cars etc.
then there is time-travel sci-fi. Arrival could be attached that tag too, I guess, because of the seeing-into-the-future ability. these can be futuristic, un/realistic, philosophical, practical, etc. etc.
oh, and alien sci-fi. present or future. realistic or unrealistic. romance or comedy or action.
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lathe-of-heaven — 9 years ago(February 09, 2017 10:59 PM)
Hey, don't forget about @ss Sci Fi That's Science Fiction where @sses travel in time, where we fight Alien @sses, and we get our @sses shot off with Phasers
You see, the Genre is a bit broader than you thought
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ksk235 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 07:22 PM)
I think it's a choice the filmmaker/script writer made to avoid showing Ian in the narration scene in the beginning of the movie. If they had shown Ian in the narration scene, then they could not show Ian and Louise meeting for the first time in the helicopter. In that case the filmmakers could not deliberately create the confusion of past and future with the non-linear storytelling. I think this wasn't a good choice and they could have come up with an alternate solution.
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I_Guard_Tanelorn — 9 years ago(February 07, 2017 11:52 AM)
Like others, I don't buy it. They established his character as being too knowledgeable and open minded about the mysteries of life. He wouldn't do that. And that kid was adorable. No good hearted man would rob his little girl of precious love if she was gonna check out soon. Humans don't work that way.
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laurentiu-v-1 — 9 years ago(February 07, 2017 02:04 PM)
People break marriages for all kind of stupid reasons this one seems a pretty strong reason tbh.
What kind of trust can i have on someone that i live with and doesn't consult with me on one of the most important aspect of our life together???