Category "arrival"

Is the tool given by the heptapods a gift, an imposition, a debt, a curse, other?

(Some spoilers ahead) The plot of the movie Arrival (2016) is that aliens come to bring peace among humans and ask for a favor to be given back in the future.

What is the Hungarian name for "prodding us to fight among ourselves until one faction prevails?"

There's a scene in The Arrival where some important muckity-muck has the following exchange with Louise (Amy Adams): Guy: We have to consider the idea that our

Is Arrival's plot of rewiring one's brain by learning a new language based on reality?

In Arrival we see that learning a new language has done significant changes inside the brain. Can learning a new language really “rewire your brain&rdquo

What does Ian say to Louise after she went into the ship?

Can anyone help with a piece of dialogue in Arrival? Louise has just met up with Ian after she goes in the ship alone. He wraps a blanket around her and ushers

Why didn't they change the future in Arrival?

Just watched Arrival and now reading reviews and discussions to comprehend the movie. The aliens could see the future and know that they would need help from

Was Arrival the first movie with this plot twist?

The movie Arrival has an unusual kind of plot twist where several sequences that look like "typical" flashbacks to the eye of the viewer are later revealed

How does this phrase illustrate the difficulty of translation [closed]

How does the aliens’ statement “There is no time. Many become one,” illustrate the difficulties of translation that L

Is this artwork from another film? [Detective Pikachu spoiler]

When Tim first goes into Howard Clifford’s office there are tons of Pokémon easter eggs everywhere, plus there are general references to other film

Why does Dr. Banks not know about having called the General? [duplicate]

Why does Dr. Banks in the future seem surprised on hearing that she had called the Chinese General in Arrival (2016)? There are two ways she

Why did China's general have to share his phone number and repeat what Louise told him?

In the movie Arrival, why did China's general have to share his phone number and repeat what Louise told him because he knows she knew them anyways!

What is the purpose of the inverted gravity?

I wondered why the gravity is inverted in the aliens' ship in Arrival. After I watched the movie I assumed that it may be because of the inverted/non-linear tim

In Arrival, what are the implications of Louise writing a book about her discoveries?

The movie explains that brain function is influenced by language. The heptapod tell Louise that they will need help from humans in 3000 years. By learning the h

Does Louise have a choice to change things, or why did she say this?

I'm intrigued with the following sentence Louise says in Arrival: If you could see your whole life start to finish, would you change things? To me (with a lim