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Felipe (17 KP) rated Arrival (2016) in Movies

Dec 7, 2020

Arrival (2016)

2016 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.9

(47 Ratings)

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A little hard to follow and it is never revealed who the aliens really are. (0 more)

Excellent speculative movie even if it was somewhat optimistic.

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This movie poses and excellent problem of what it would be like if an advanced alien species visited Earth and what form that would take. I found the design of the aliens and the extent of their technology to be interesting but what I found more fascinating was how they were able to come up with a language that is at one time alien but also somewhat familiar using basic linguistic theory that is common to all languages and yet come up with something completely out of the box. Despite being an excellent film posing complex and thought provoking questions, I found the timeline and the flashbacks to be confusing and the ending of the film posing more questions than answers. The telling of the story is as complex as a tesseract or 4th dimensional hypercube trying to describe itself to a three dimensional cube. There simply is no common frame of reference to begin to understand the multidimensionality of the film.

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Lock Every Door in Books

Dec 7, 2020

Lock Every Door

Riley Sager | 2019 | Thriller

8.0

(9 Ratings)

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I love Riley's writing style - I always get creeped out and spooked when reading these books. Granted, this is only the third book, but so what.
My most immediate consensus was that 'Lock Every Door' would reveal itself as a paranormal genre. I wasn't sure how I felt about that, considering Riley's previous books were mystery/suspense, but I grew to like the idea.
Honestly, this book could have ended in any number of ways and I probably would have been satisfied. Genuine disappointment ensued when Jules first believed a cult lives in the Bartholomew; not because the culprit wasn't of paranormal nature, but because it was so outlandish. However, as hard to believe as it may be, I was more intrigued by what was truly going on and the fact it had been happening for so many generations. The entire mystery was still a bit absurd, but it appealed to me more than the cult theory.
While I may not have enjoyed this book as much as the first two, I still consider myself a Sager fan. I'm excited to see what's in store for any future books!

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Chayu (810 KP) rated Game Of Thrones - Season 8 in TV

Aug 31, 2019 (Updated Aug 31, 2019)

Game Of Thrones - Season 8

2019 | Action, Drama, Fantasy

6.2

(44 Ratings)

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They should have stopped after season 7

Where to begin...People claim that this was rushed, i don't agree. Producers just didn't care about the story anymore, nor did they have any ideas. All of the prophesies were washed down the toilet this season. There were hundreds fan ideas how this should end, and let me tell you, they were much better than what we got. I am a fan of our Dragon Queen, and been accused that i don't like this season, because i don't like how she ends. Well...let me tell you something, there was a fan theory that Dany would die at childbirth and later her body would hang from King's Landing walls. That would be epic, and in case it wasn't clear, i am a fan of Dany. That kind of death i would like to see. Fans had such great ideas for everything, but producers got lazy, wanted fast money i guess. Only two characters who did have an amazing story here, were Arya and Drogon. As someone jokingly said, the computer dragon had more emotional evolvement, than the real characters.