Based on the original story, the aliens have two languages. The spoken language is linear and fairly straightforward. The written language is completely different, and encompasses time in a non-linear way. Learning this language rewrites her mind to perceive time in a non-linear fashion.
Arrival (2016).
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I would be interested to know who has seen Arrival but not seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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But almost guaranteed that is what we would attempt to do.
With the "mad" world leaders, including our friend with access to "The Button" that would launch nuclear armageddon on the world, we would be preparing for war the second they arrived
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Agree boring, the rather contrived/pseudo-science postulated for communicating with the aliens;
Subsequently read the very complimentary imdb reviews, and wondered if I should re-watch it, thought interstellar was better and (while since i have seen it) Contact.
although is 2001 not the daddy of the gendre ?
Subsequently read the very complimentary imdb reviews, and wondered if I should re-watch it, thought interstellar was better and (while since i have seen it) Contact.
although is 2001 not the daddy of the gendre ?
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Watched this tonight.
As a father of a one year old child this movie ruined me..
Its better than Interstellar imo, I think this generally makes more sense and I personally love stuff that discusses time and what is 'real time' vs our made up version.
I wouldn't watch it again though, its just too depressing.
As a father of a one year old child this movie ruined me..
Its better than Interstellar imo, I think this generally makes more sense and I personally love stuff that discusses time and what is 'real time' vs our made up version.
I wouldn't watch it again though, its just too depressing.
I watched this last night. Didn't have high hopes for it since I read the source story and thought it was pretty poor.
I loved this movie. Reminded me a lot of Contact, another intelligent scifi. Very emotional. It was a difficult watch at times, especially since my youngest girl, nearly four is also called Hannah.
One minor thing that bugged me...
The bit at the end...
I know I'm a big softy but that had me in tears.
A great movie!
I loved this movie. Reminded me a lot of Contact, another intelligent scifi. Very emotional. It was a difficult watch at times, especially since my youngest girl, nearly four is also called Hannah.
a palindrome don't you know 
The telephone call to General Shang and how she got the number. She didn't know she had called him but must have as she's at the party with him, which is when she got the number. A bit of a causality issue there. Which I suppose is to be expected when you start messing around with time!
When she said even though she knows what going to happen to her daughter she wouldn't change the time she spent with her before that (can't remember the exact words).
A great movie!
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This was one of the best films of last year in my opinion.
If not the best.
If not the best.
Agreed...not going to give any reasons though, just to trigger easyrider all over again
Cineworld near me are showing an extended version on Monday night. Not sure if I could watch it again, I found it emotionally draining and don't want to be bawling in public, but I missed it at the cinema first time around. Shame it's on one of the smaller screens. Undecided!
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Saw this one at the cinema.
Don't go that many times a year these days as the price has gotten just silly.
But this one was worth it.
Don't go that many times a year these days as the price has gotten just silly.
But this one was worth it.
How extended is it? It worries me that we're getting an extended version so close to the initial release. I'm unsure if the extra footage would add or detract from the movie.
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a whole 8 minutes extra