{"product_id":"arrival-paperback-softback-9781477330159","title":"Arrival (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477330159","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eArrival\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Roche (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477330159, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages, 26 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMy metric of success for any monograph can be boiled down to a simple question: When I finish reading nearly two hundred pages about the same movie, do I feel sick of thinking about it or eager for a rewatch? The fact that I had the latter reaction is a testament to Roche’s ability-not unlike Villeneuve’s, come to think of it-to entertain everyday audiences without sacrificing philosophical complexity or skimping on actual research. Good prose stylists, like good filmmakers, can have it both ways.\u003c\/div\u003e (Film International)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA study of Denis Villeneuve’s genre-transcendent film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In Denis Villeneuve’s \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), scientists must decipher the language of and peacefully communicate with aliens who have landed on Earth before the world’s military attacks. In this first book-length study of the film, scholar David Roche argues that it is one of the most important films of this century, and the most brilliant science fiction film since \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e. Roche posits \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as a blockbuster with artistic ambitions-an argument supported by the film’s several Academy Award nominations-and looks closely at how the film engages with theoretical questions posed by contemporary film studies and philosophy alike. Each section explores a central aspect of the film: its status as an auteur adaptation; its relation to the science fiction genre; its themes of communication on narrative and meta-narrative levels; its aesthetics of time and space; and the political and ethical questions it raises. Ultimately, Roche declares \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e a unique, multifaceted experience in the world of hard science fiction films, placing it in context with works like \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters of the Third Kind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eContact\u003c\/i\u003e while also examining how it bridges the gap between genre and art house cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as Auteur Film Adaptation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as Hard Soft Science Fiction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as a Reflection on\/of Communication \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as an Experience of Time \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as an Experience of Space \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e as a Political and Ethical Experience \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Filmography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681693069592,"sku":"9781477330159","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/arrival-paperback-softback-9781477330159","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}