Through interviews with linguist Jessica Coon, SETI astronomer Seth Shostak, and world-renowned physicist and mathematician Stephen Wolfram, Science vs Cinema host Dr. Andy Howell explores the plausibility of Arrival‘s events.
According to Science vs. Cinema (h/t /Film), a YouTube series created by astrophysicist Andy Howell and filmmaker James Darling in order to review the scientific accuracy of Hollywood films, Arrival may be more based in reality than you would first anticipate.
That said, it would appear that Arrival not only succeeds in delivering an entertaining story to moviegoing audiences but a scientifically accurate one as well.
In the midst of a successful, albeit relatively young career, Denis Villeneuve may have directed, arguably, his most critically successful endeavor in the form of this year’s sci-fi picture Arrival.