You should read the short story this is based on, if you haven't already. It's called 'Story of Your Life' by Ted Chiang, and is in a collection with a bunch of other amazing short stories.
Yes! I haven't read it yet, but I got the short story collection for my birthday and it's on my to-read list! I was actually quite put off by the initial advertising for the film: Jeremy Renner in a space suit on the side of a bus, meh. Then I saw another ad and it was Amy Adams and it said "based on the story by Ted Chiang" and I was sold!
The story is wonderful. I'd already read it (singlecrow and a bunch of other friends all recced Ted Chiang to me a while ago) so was super excited for the film. The other stories in that collection are all amazing and interesting in different ways too. Some of them are too clever for me, but they're all brilliant.
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on 8/12/16 08:19 am (UTC)You should read the short story this is based on, if you haven't already. It's called 'Story of Your Life' by Ted Chiang, and is in a collection with a bunch of other amazing short stories.
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