Arrival, an English movie, is not currently screening in any theatres in Hyderabad.
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Swaroop Thotadaon 13th Dec 2016, 11:21am | Permalink
Oops. I mentioned that film to explain that I have a thing for "gloomy snail train" kind of films :) As a way to justify why I like films like Arrival that do not mind about pace and focus on the message. Tree of Life is the epitome of "gloomy snail train" movies (though it has a reassuring theme and a sort of optimistic climax, probably derived from Malick's catholic beliefs). So not very sure whether you will like it or not. Of course its perfectly alright to not like it. Not everyone has a weakness for transcendental ramblings :) So there, I warned you :) :)
Arrival is one of those films that are audacious enough to stick to the idea and not be over-eager to deliver a spectacle. Deliver it does, but the feat is more cerebral, and inclines towards but doesn't indulge in visual achievements. It has alien spaceships, world powers gearing up for war against these interstellar intruders, military colonels contemplating the consequences of war against a superior species, political and civil unrest, and scientists deciphering the alien communications using cutting-edge technology, but all these just surround the film's central human element and thankfull....