Mono, the arc trajectory for me seemed like it was going over the horizon, but looking at it from your perspective, I can see how it looks unclear. This was one of my favorite films as a kid. I thought it was a quiet, poetic story as opposed to other saucer invasion films. Nothing wrong with those other films, but I just really liked the sense of perspective from the story and the protagonist.

Jon,

There's a pretty cool speech in the film about the desert's attributes, and a neat reveal of the female lead over a horizon that comes off successfully as surreal, menacing and beautiful, for my money. You should give it another try.