Date 01/09/2016 - News People
At the climax of Alan Moore?s acclaimed graphic novel ?Watchmen,? a billionaire scientist fakes an alien invasion of earth as a way to end U.S. /Soviet aggression and to force the fractious nations of our planet to unite against a common foe. Denis Villeneuve?s latest directorial effort ?Arrival? assumes the opposite, presenting a world where even extra-planetary visitors can?t necessarily make humanity work in tandem. Not that this is a cynical movie, mind you; like last year?s ?The Martian,? it?s about smart, driven people using their know-how to solve seemingly insurmountable problems and to answer the toughest questions.
