Recently, Arrival was nominated for a WGA award for Best Adapted screenplay, alongside the likes of Nocturnal Animals and – surprisingly – Deadpool.
However, there was one that stood above the rest thanks to some incredible acting and direction: Arrival, based on the short story Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang.
However, the extent to which Villeneuve used VFX was perhaps underestimated beforehand.
The special effects are seamless, as you may likely expect from Sicario director Denis Villeneuve, are seamless.