The 602 Club S24: The Ultimate Tool / by Matthew Rushing

Arrival.

Running Time: Running Time: 1 hour 9 minutes 20 seconds
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In 1998 science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote a short story called Story of Your Life that went on to win the 1999 Sturgeon Award as well as the Nebula Award for best novella and now it has been turned into a major motion picture staring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker.

In this supplemental episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Ken Tripp and Richard Marquez to talk about Arrival. We discuss the movies origins as a novella, the emotional impact, communication being key, perception and reality, fear of the unknown, the alien gift, cast, production and our ratings.

Chapters

Busy Fall (00:03:17)
Original Short Story (00:04:43)
Emotional Impact (00:09:01)
Communication is Key (00:16:23)
Perception and Reality (00:26:02)
Fear of the Unknown (00:34:04)
What They Give Us (00:36:47)
The Cast and Production (00:51:39)
Ratings (00:59:09)


Host

Matthew Rushing

Guests

Ken Tripp
Richard Marquez

Production

Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)