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Before “Blade Runner 2049,” Denis Villeneuve delivered this beautifully tragic sci-fi film. Amy Adams plays linguist Louise Banks, who’s contacted by the US government when alien spacecrafts arrive on Earth. It’s Banks’s job to decipher their language and figure out if they come in peace or are out for war. The aliens are more like an inciting incident, with the film exploring existentialism and philosophy through humanity’s encounters with them. However, the movie also highlights how unimaginative loss and a mother’s love can be exquisitely intertwined. We won’t spoil the ending, but suffice it to say, it’s mind-blowing.

Description
Before “Blade Runner 2049,” Denis Villeneuve delivered this beautifully tragic sci-fi film. Amy Adams plays linguist Louise Banks, who’s contacted by the US government when alien spacecrafts arrive on Earth. It’s Banks’s job to decipher their language and figure out if they come in peace or are out for war. The aliens are more like an inciting incident, with the film exploring existentialism and philosophy through humanity’s encounters with them. However, the movie also highlights how unimaginative loss and a mother’s love can be exquisitely intertwined. We won’t spoil the ending, but suffice it to say, it’s mind-blowing.