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Arrival's visual homage to "Persona"
posted by NoVaNY-CinematicoSTAFFMOD on February 24, 2017 at 4:57 AM
Arrival can / should be accepted as a work of reflexive cinema -- a film that delves into issues of filmmaking and film as an artform.
One of the best films that does this, in the guise of a psyhological thriller, is Ingmar Bergman's "Persona." "Persona" reveals it's self-reflexive soul from the very start, where a young boy reaches out to a blurry image on a screen: http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/review/primary_image/reviews/great-movie-persona-1966/hero_EB20010107REVIEWS08101070301AR.jpg
This sequence in "Prrsona" is strikingly similar to the image of Amy Adams reaching out to the screen that separates her from the "aliens.": http://3ipycv2ugat81cqgps20hwke.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/arrival-amy-adams-jeremy-renner-arr40.jpg
There seems to be a lack of discussion exploring "Arrival" as self-reflexive cinema. What is it trying to convey about cinema and filmmaking?
Reply by vishal8492
on February 24, 2017 at 12:48 PM
Persona is definitely more commercial , although thought process is amazing behind this. It is simplified down in lot of places. I'd be more interested in any examples you observed to think of this as self-reflexive .
On a totally irrelevant topic , I like thought process that went behind this from weird shaped spaceship to space travel although it was hypothetical. Programming part wasn't though , didn't get to part which lnguage was used but maybe it was mostly rough prototype anyways.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzEPU2PTjT4&t=11s
Reply by NoVaNY-Cinematico
on March 1, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Arrival's plot is the discovery and understanding of a non-linear "language" and how this understanding helps humans cherish humanity, life. The film's narrative, which mirrors this non-linearity, could be interpreted as the power of cinema & cinematic "language" to help viewers understand & cherish humanity. Hope this makes sense