10 Best Female Characters In Sci-Fi Movie History

6. Louise Banks - Arrival

The Matrix Trinity
Paramount

The film Arrival is an innovative use of the Sci-Fi genre. Whilst many products in this medium use the fantasy elements to create outlandish and fun scenarios, Arrival uses the complexities of science to explore communication, cultural differences and translation. It follows Louise Banks - a linguist who is commissioned by the military to attempt to communicate with alien lifeforms after their ships appear on earth.

Amy Adams plays Louise, and this has to be one of her best performances. Those familiar with the actor will know that this statement is by no means a manageable title. Her decorated career is littered with fantastic outings, but what makes this one so unique is her believability in such an otherworldly scenario.

Adams portrays the evolution of Louise's understanding of the language with an utterly realistic approach. Her engagement with the task completely engrosses you as an audience member, and just like her, you begin to understand and comprehend things too.

She is a phenomenal protagonist in a spectacular film, and that helps to give her such a high position in this article.

In this post: 
Sci-Fi
 
Posted On: 
Contributor

Michael is my name, overanalysing comedy is my game! Anime, wrestling, TV, movies and video games all live in my head rent free!