At the end of Arrival Ian is standing looking out over the lake. Does he wave?
At the end of Arrival we see a hazy view of Ian looking out over the lake from the view of the inside of the house he shares with Louise. She taps on the window. Then it looks like he gives a slight wave before he turns around to come in the house. Did I imagine that? If not who was he waving to?
Best Answer
Yes that happens. But to get this scene, you need to understand the order of events.
ref - Arrival Explained
The punchline in the movie or the revelation in the climax is that the scenes where Louise Banks (Amy) is shown with her daughter, is not the past. Those are her visions of her own future.
During the events of the Arrival, Louise meets Ian for the very first time. Through the interaction with the aliens and the study of their language, the two of them fall in love. Once the aliens leave, the two admit their love for one another and start their lives together.
That scene where Ian is waving is to one of the officers (perhaps stationed at Louise's place for security reasons). Right after that, he comes inside the house to join Louise. These events are soon after the aliens leave.
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What happens at the end of the film arrival?
In the end, Louise chooses to continue with the choices that will grant her a family that she deeply loves as well as helping the heptapods by writing her book, The Universal Language.Why did Ian leave Louise in arrival?
In a way, Ian felt blind-sided and couldn't forgive Louise for that. In his eyes, she acted selfishly by not giving him nor their daughter a choice. That's why her husband left her.What disease does Hannah have in arrival?
The film starts with the voice of Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) speaking to someone. We see moments of Louise with her daughter Hannah, from her birth, through her childhood years, up until her death at a young age from a fatal disease (presumably cancer).Who is Ian in arrival?
Arrival (2016) - Jeremy Renner as Ian Donnelly - IMDb.ＡＲＲＩＶＡＬ: This is Where Your Story Begins (Ending Scene)
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