<![CDATA[Arrival (2016) offers a different kind of surprise to its audience. The ending of this Dennis Villeneuve-directed film deceives the audience in a breathtaking way. They are impressed by something that is completely out of expectation. The established convention is turned upside down when the scenes prior, which are believed to be flashback scenes, are actually scenes that are just about to happen. Through a number of scenes and their relation with the film as form that constructs the spectator’s reaction, this paper will examine the causes that makes the audience deceived and witness a completely different kind of surprise while watching this film.]]>
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