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b'We deconstruct and reconstruct the recent release \\u201cArrival,\\u201d staring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker, and based on a story by Ted Chiang that we discussed nearly 300 episodes ago. There\\u2019s praise for the story\\u2019s restraint, quiet tone, beautiful scenes of solitary obelisks in remote cow pastures, and realistic portrayal of its main characters. We also enter a spirited debate about the film\\u2019s sci-fi plot mechanism, the way its aliens (and alien language) are portrayed, and the morality of a choice that one character may\\u2014or may not\\u2014have made.'