![]() ![]() In Short, It’s GoodĪrrival’s approach to linguistics passes the movie realism test. It would be extremely difficult for humans to interpret the aliens’ whale-song-like speech, let alone reproduce it, and Louise doesn’t even try. Our brains are wired to interpret the sounds we know, which can make it hard for language learners to even hear unfamiliar sounds in a new language. Human languages have hundreds of sounds, including many that are unique to a small family of languages. Written words are more concrete and easier to replicate. Louise also decides to use written language rather than spoken language. ![]() She doesn’t trust its meaning completely. Also, when she thinks she’s learned a word, she remembers that she might be wrong. How do you learn a language that’s never been translated before? Louise does a pretty good job. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is a world-renowned linguist tasked with finding out what the aliens want. However, it’s the movie’s take on linguistics that interest us. The film has all the high-concept, global consequences of most big budget alien movies, but its measured pace, and its focus on a single human character, are unique and refreshing. The film definitely lives up to the hype, earning 8.4/10 on IMDB and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes at time of writing.Īrrival is an original take on the first contact sub-genre. Warning: Ardent moviegoers may consider some of the following descriptions of Arrival to be spoilers, but if you’re willing to watch the trailer, what follows shouldn’t give much away.įor weeks, word people have been raving on social media about Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. Arrival excites linguists and cinephiles with sci-fi originality and a peek into academic linguistics. ![]()
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