Ever since 1995’s Independence Day, the mere possibility of alien’s raging war on humanity has been a steady (if not prevalent) possibility within the world of cinema. That string continues with Arrival, the new film from director Denis Villeneuve.
Amy Adams stars as linguist Louise Banks, the leader of an elite team who are brought together to investigate a series of mysterious spacecrafts that have touched down across the globe. As the world appears on the brink of war Banks and her team rush to find answers.
While the storyline itself doesn’t offer much in the way of creativity, the first trailer gives some level of hope that Adams and co-stars Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker can make this one closer to Neill Blomkamp District 9 and not The Brothers Strause’s Skyline.
We will all find out just what lies behind the door when Arrival invades theaters on November 11th.
About Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.
