Category "arrival"

How do we interpret Louise's memories in Arrival?

In Arrival, Louise (Amy Adams) appears to have vivid memories throughout the movie. Partway through the movie, we find that at least some of them involve events

Reasons for the aggression act [closed]

Arrival (2016) is definitely one of the best sci-fi movies I've ever watched. The photography, acting, and writing are superb. Every little de

Why do the aliens of Arrival choose to be coy with communication?

For the record, I absolutely adored Arrival (2016). I found it to be rich in substance as well as concept, all of which only bolstered by fine visuals and fine

Why does Louise see Hannah even before they arrived?

In Arrival the aliens changed Louise's perception of time. So she only should've had visions of Hannah (her future daughter) after the aliens taught her this ne

Why did Louise forget she had called the Chinese commander?

In the closing scenes of Arrival, we see events taking place long after the main timeline. There is a grand celebration where many of the key players are meetin

Why was Louise the only one who advances her mind?

I just watched Arrival. A great Movie and quite deep on many levels too. Requires watching a few times. Anyway, we see that as Louise learns the alien language,

What is the win-win word said in the film Arrival?

In one of the visions, Louise's daughter asks her the definitive word to describe a win-win situation. What was the answer Louise told her daughter?

Why would Louise telling the Chinese commander about his wife's last words change his mind?

In the future in Arrival, the commander says that he changed his mind about going to war with the aliens because Louise called his private number and told him h

What did Louise say to the Chinese President in the movie Arrival? [duplicate]

In the movie Arrival, Loiuse, played by Amy Adams says something to the Chinese President, which he claims were his wife's words. I think she

Why did the aliens arrive on Earth with such a large head start in Arrival?

So, the aliens will be in trouble and will need humanity's help 3000 years after their 1st Arrival on earth. So, why did the aliens arrive on Earth so much in a

What does Ian say to Louise when she asks him if he would repeat his future?

At the end of the film Arrival (2016), what does Ian say to Louise when she asks him if he would repeat his future?

How does this work in Arrival

I once asked a question about the time line of an incredibly complex time travel movie on this site and received some incredibly elegant explanations. I'm wonde

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

What did the aliens need help for?

In the movie Arrival the aliens say that they will need help in 3000 years. What for? Is it implied or mentioned in the movie because I didn't catch that part.

What was the other translator's version of the Sanskrit word for war?

Early in Arrival, Louise is originally rejected by the military as the lead translator. She asks the Colonel in charge to pose a question to the other translato

Are the black circles in Arrival just random shapes?

In Arrival, the heptapods have a specific written language that is based on black circles. A single circle can be a word, a group of words or even a sentence.

Why did the humans not communicate pictorially to the aliens in Arrival?

If I was confronted with someone who could only communicate through symbols, my first instinct would be to also communicate through symbols. In fact the entire

Did the moment when the Chinese general tells his phone number actually happen? [duplicate]

In the movie Arrival, the main character has dream-like premonitions of events that happen later. She also has what is apparently a premoniti

What are the units for these numbers?

In the movie Arrival, Ian decoded the final diagrams on a computer. The computer shows these diagrams. They contain only numbers and no units at all. What a

What does the bird symbolize in Arrival?

What does the canary in the cage, seen inside the Alien ship, and brought by the human scientists, refer to or symbolize?