This is one of the few movies of the last two decades that brought me to tears at the reveal towards the end. Once it hits you, you'll look back at the entire movie in a different mindset and it's emotionally jarring. It also helps not having read the source story.

Consider editing your comment to not mention anything spoiler related. I feel the movie hits different if you’re not expecting anything.

Arrival is truly a masterpiece though. I won’t forget it as long as I live.

Don't know if you have but may I recommend reading the original novel from Ted Chiang named "Story of your life"? It's a bit different from the movie but still incredibly mind bending.

Also, any novel from the collection "Story of your life and others"[1] is worth reading and thinking about. Ted Chiang is an exceptional writer.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stories_of_Your_Life_and_Other...

Thanks for the recommendation. I bought this book in December, will get to it soon.

Too late to edit now unfortunately. I had tried to word it so it wasn't spoilery, I guess I failed on that.