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What would you do if guests—perhaps enemies—whose language you do not speak came to your home?
Of course, first, we need to talk about the subject of the movie.
Space fleets have landed in 12 different parts of the world. Linguist Doctor Louise and physicist Ian Donnelly are hired to decode and communicate this language. These two people, a physicist, and a linguist; will enter the fleet and teach the aliens the language of humans and learn the language of aliens. Finally, they will try to ask the real question: "What did you come to this world for?".
What I'm about to say here may contain spoilers!
However, even if you haven't watched the movie, I don't think it will be a big problem for you. Because the movie is not a movie that relies on its unpredictability anyway. The focus is not on plot twists or mysteries. In fact, I don't think there are many people to say "I couldn't predict what was going to happen until the end.". The highlights of the movie are the themes it deals with more than these. The questions it seeks answers to and the issues it pushes us to think about...
The first of these is the question I asked at the beginning.
What would you do if guests came to your house whose language you do not know?
Your first job would be to find out their intentions, right? But for that, you need to learn their language. So how would you learn a language that has no phonetics and no similarities with other languages in the world? Moreover, how would you teach these guests your language?
What word would you start with, for example?
Another thing the movie questions is the linearity of time.
The aliens' words are made up of circular shapes. They developed logograms to express a direct expression, not any syllable or letter. The beginning or end of these logograms is unclear. There is no need because for them the future has already happened. These shapes also symbolize the aliens' understanding of time, in a way. Both yesterday and tomorrow are one day away from today, regardless of whether it is in front of it or behind it. Time is cyclical. The snake bites its tail.
Another question is: Can you change the timeline – destiny –
For example, if you somehow learned that you would fall on your way home from school tomorrow, would you fall no matter how careful you were on the way? So things that will happen – the future – are inevitable?
But what if the universe is not deterministic?
We're getting to this point because the inevitability of events means unchanging choices. A non-probabilistic time can only be the result of a determined operation.
I know it's a bit complicated, but I think to answer all of this, there's a more fundamental question we need to answer.
What is perception, and how does it change?
Because if you have noticed, both language and time are related to our perceptions. This is why there is a concept in neuroscience called the "perception of time". The "relativity" of time and perhaps the universe...
In this case, if the consciousness and perceptions of beings are different, how are we in a relationship with each other, can we learn and transfer from each other?
Well, despite everything and all our differences, we have a bond with all beings in the universe. Because co-existence and the fact that the universe consists of the unity of dilemmas confirm this. So we have a common foundation. Then we can learn from each other, teach and live together. For example, there is a concept of time for everyone, even if it is different. Only language can prevent conflicts that may arise from interpretations. Yes, language is that powerful. However, it can also have the opposite negative effect. Louise also thinks that this sign, which actually means "language", means "weapon". Can't count wrong, huh? After all, language is the most powerful weapon.
The last topic is "memory"
Our memory is highly related to our perception of time. This is told, from the very beginning of the movie. When we have two consecutive scenes, we immediately assume that they are experienced in a linear fashion. However, these first scenes are actually taken from the future. Our character "remembers the future" because, at the end of the movie, she learned the perception of aliens and remembered the future that had already been lived. Now for Louise, both the past and the future are one. That is, memory is also perceptual and changes, even before you understand how it works.
Consequently, "Arrival" is a movie that I highly recommend you to watch and think about.
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