Arrival follows the journey of a linguist as she works with the United States military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Some interesting facts about Arrival

• This science fiction film premiered in 2016 at the Venice Film Festival.
• It was written by Eric Heisserer and directed by Dennis Villeneuve.
• It was based off Ted Chiang's short story, released in 1998, titled, 'Story of Your Life'.

Some things that surprised Livia & Zainab about Arrival

• Livia: The film conveyed a lot of philosophical and intellectual messages in a story format that has traditionally been used to tell action stories.
• Zainab: The notion that no matter how much we quest for the unknown, we should accept that we are truly not going to accomplish knowing everything.

Follow along as Livia & Zainab review Arrival and discuss how language influences our perception of time, as well as the expression of our sense of self and identity. They also rate the film by critically reviewing four key elements of filmmaking: Storytelling, Cinematography, Character Development and Overall Message.

Music Credit

Theme Song: The Way by KAR33M

Music: Purple Planet Music