The guilty pleasure blockbuster. 36-mile-wide city-destroying saucers, Will Smith punching an alien (“Welcome to Earth!”), and Jeff Goldblum uploading a virus. Dumb, glorious, and massively fun.
2016 — The Arrival (1996) vs Arrival (2016) — (clarify) Note: 1996’s The Arrival (a paranoid‑conspiracy film starring Charlie Sheen) and 2016’s Arrival (Denis Villeneuve) treat alien contact differently—one paranoid and conspiratorial, the other contemplative and humanistic.
The 80s gave us friendly aliens ( E.T. ) and terrifying hunters ( Predator ). The 90s gave us global disasters ( Independence Day ) and philosophical puzzles ( Contact ).
The guilty pleasure blockbuster. 36-mile-wide city-destroying saucers, Will Smith punching an alien (“Welcome to Earth!”), and Jeff Goldblum uploading a virus. Dumb, glorious, and massively fun.
2016 — The Arrival (1996) vs Arrival (2016) — (clarify) Note: 1996’s The Arrival (a paranoid‑conspiracy film starring Charlie Sheen) and 2016’s Arrival (Denis Villeneuve) treat alien contact differently—one paranoid and conspiratorial, the other contemplative and humanistic. amazing+ufo+and+alien+films+1951+to+2024+mp
The 80s gave us friendly aliens ( E.T. ) and terrifying hunters ( Predator ). The 90s gave us global disasters ( Independence Day ) and philosophical puzzles ( Contact ). The guilty pleasure blockbuster