Arrival(2016)

This film is suggested for ages all ages and may contain mild thematic content. Biblical themes explored include {"reference":"Philippians 2:7-8","theme":"Kenotic self-emptying","description":"Louise's choice to accept a life with foreknown suffering — choosing Hannah despite knowing Hannah will die — enacts the logic of kenosis: embracing limitation and loss for the sake of love rather than self-protection."}, {"reference":"Isaiah 46:10","theme":"Divine foreknowledge","description":"The film's exploration of simultaneous temporal experience — knowing the end from the beginning — mirrors the biblical attribute of divine omniscience, here given to a human being and shown to produce not power but vulnerability."}, {"reference":"John 11:35","theme":"Grief as love","description":"Louise's grief for Hannah, which she experiences before Hannah is born, echoes the theology of Jesus weeping at Lazarus's tomb: the divine being who knows the resurrection still grieves the death, because grief is the shape love takes in time."}, {"reference":"Exodus 3:14","theme":"The eternal present","description":"The alien language's circular, non-linear script embodies the grammar of divine being: the 'I AM' who exists outside sequential time, for whom past and future are equally present. Louise's acquisition of this grammar transforms her consciousness."}. We recommend parents review content before watching with younger children.