Netflix: This sci-fi masterpiece had to be rewritten more than 100 times to get the perfect script – Film News

Production is considered by many to be Denis Villeneuve’s best work.

In the first two decades of the 21st century, science fiction cinema was enriched through works such as Gravity, Interstellar, Inception, Annihilation, among many other great examples. In a list full of critical and public successes, there is one film that impacted a generation of moviegoers: Arrival.

This was the project responsible for convincing Hollywood executives that Denis Villeneuve was destined to be one of the most important directors of our time. Not by chance, he would later arrive with Blade Runner 2049 and the two chapters of Dune – everything indicates that he will also deal with the third – with which he further cemented his prestige in the genre. However, Arrival remains his best film and one of the few titles from this century that deserves to be described as a masterpiece.

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Based on a short story by Ted Chiang, Eric Heisserer’s adaptation work required more than 100 versions of the script to reach the final one, first to convince the writer to sell him the rights, then for a studio to want to finance it and finally for Villeneuve took care of her. Not to mention that a few months before filming began, the ending had to be changed because of its excessive similarities to the ending of Interstellar.

In the plot, when interplanetary beings leave marks on Earth, Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams), a linguist specializing in the subject, is sought out by the military to translate the signals and discover whether the aliens pose a threat or not. However, the answer to all the questions and mysteries could threaten Louise’s life and the existence of all humanity.

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Known for having an accessible and bold treatment of science fiction, in addition to a great visual spectacle, Arrival is still guided by a narrative that interests any human being who, at some point in their existence, wonders about the smallness of the Earth. before the vast universe.

With a unique contribution from a cast starring Amy Adams, the soundtrack by Jóhann Jóhannsson and photography by Bradford Young, the film is capable of transmitting complex messages through the union of these well-executed components. Currently, the film is available in the Netflix catalog.

*Translation from a partner website of QuandoCinema