Arrival is a dystopian drama with high stakes and an overpowering plot, this new approach to the classic ‘alien’ genre is utterly unique. Telling the story from the point of view of Louise Banks (Adams), her already tragic backstory adds to the suspense and overall tension during the set up for the first encounter. The subject matter is disturbing, unnerving to say the least. Along with the blue tint, Arrival (2016) is undoubtedly a poetic and unsettling spectacle. The first