recently rewatched Arrival for the 5th time and this time, I also read the source material (Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang) AND the adapted screenplay by Eric Heisserer. I am struck by:
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2. The LAYERS of the creative process when adapting a movie. The source material is very diff from the screenplay (aliens come for a whole diff reason), and the screenplay is different from the movie. The movie simplifies the screenplay even more and removes unnecessary lines