ARRIVAL
Watchable. The Sapir Whorf theory is nearly a century old. Known by linguists and philologists, was mostly referred to in situations where cultural differences came up. Only recently have psychologists come to the conclusion that it's easier to solve a problem if you switch to another language. In the film the Whorfian hypothesis is pushed to the limits of imagination. It's the core of the film. Unfortunately the sentimental beginning and ending, with the scientist's obligatorily terminally ill daughter is terribly tacky. Also, the happy ending has a logical gap - is her daughter going to fall ill again?
Strangely the Polish title is totally different from the original which caused confusion even among film journalists some of who didn't recognize the long expected release.
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