Alien invasion stories have fascinated us since H.G. Wells published The War of the Worlds (1898). The acclaimed sci-fi novel has inspired countless adaptations, including Steven Spielberg’s 2005 ...

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While the pulpier sci-fi stories and movies like Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day lean into the bombastic alien invasion trappings, one of Arrival‘s greatest assets is how it subverts this trope.

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