![]() ![]() Not ideal and a little distracting at first, but in fact, as I kept reading, I realised that the movie was a “true” adaptation, and I relaxed into the story. So, when I set off reading “Story of your life”, I had the movie freshly in my head. This didn’t happen – obviously – with Arrival, mainly because I hadn’t realised it was an adaptation. ![]() I don’t hold fast to this rule, particularly if it’s something I probably wouldn’t have read anyhow, like, say, Girl on a train, but if I have an interest in it, reading-before-seeing is my preference. What a fascinating story it is …īut here’s the thing … I usually prefer to read a book or story before I see its adaptation. Having enjoyed the film, but having questions about its meaning, of course I had to read it. The story, Ted Chiang’s “Story of your life”, won the Nebula Award in 2000. She had also provided a link to the long short story from which the film was adapted. ![]() Consequently, when we saw the intriguing, mind-bending sci-fi film Arrival, recently, I had to see whether she’d reviewed it, and she had. As with books, I don’t read reviews before I see films, so I can never remember whether I’ve seen a review post pass through my inbox. Whenever I see a film, I go to Arti’s Ripple Effects blog to see whether she’s reviewed it. ![]() Illustration for “Story of your Life”, by Hidenori Watanave for Hayakawa’s S-F Magazine. ![]()
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