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Arrival

Unlike all written human languages, their writing is semasiographic. It conveys meaning.It...

Unlike all written human languages, their writing is semasiographic. It conveys meaning.It doesn't represent sound

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Unlike all written human languages
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their writing is semasiographic
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It conveys meaning It doesn't represent sound
Available in 6 languages
Duration
11 seconds
Views
63
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:21
Uploaded
Feb 09, 2026
Genres
drama, mystery, sci-fi
Production
FilmNation Entertainment,Lava Bear Films,21 Laps Entertainment

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Movie Summary

A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
Perhaps they view our form of writing as a wasted opportunity, passing up a second communications channel. - Arrival 00:10
Perhaps they view our form of writing as a wasted...
We have our friends in Pakistan to thank for their study of how heptapods write, because unlike speech, a logogram is free of time. - Arrival 00:57
We have our friends in Pakistan to thank for their study of...
Like their ship or their bodiestheir written language has no forwardor backward directionLinguists call this non linear orthographywhich raises the question Is this how they think - Arrival 00:15
Like their ship or their bodiestheir written language has no...
Hey... Oh, hey. Weber's looki ng for you. Yeah, well, why do you think I'm hiding out here? Come on - Arrival 00:28
Hey... Oh, hey. Weber's looki ng for you. Yeah, well,...
You know, I was just thinking about you. - Arrival 00:36
You know, I was just thinking about you.
As I watch you steer us around these communication trapsthat I didn't even know existedit's like WhatI guess that's why I'm singleTrust me you can understand communicationand still end up single - Arrival 00:19
As I watch you steer us around these communication trapsthat...
I feel like everything that happens in there comes down to the two of us. - Arrival 00:13
I feel like everything that happens in there comes down to...
Have you seen the jokers that we're working with? - Arrival 00:07
Have you seen the jokers that we're working with?
Tonight, the first photograph of the aliens goes viral. - Arrival 00:56
Tonight, the first photograph of the aliens goes viral.
That's, like, um... - Arrival 00:30
That's, like, um...
Okay... Um... You know it's okay to be sad that your dad and I... I know. I'm not. 'Cause we both lo - Arrival 00:20
Okay... Um... You know it's okay to be sad that your...
You all right? - Arrival 00:25
You all right?
How you feeling? - Arrival 00:45
How you feeling?
That if you immerse yourself into a foreign languagethen you can actually rewire your brainThe Sapir Whorf hypothesisMm hmmThe theory that uhIt It's the theory that uhthe language you speak determineshow you think andYeah It affects how you see everything - Arrival 00:22
That if you immerse yourself into a foreign languagethen you...
I may have had a few dreams, but I don't... - Arrival 00:11
I may have had a few dreams, but I don't...
Did you sleep? - Arrival 00:07
Did you sleep?
Well let's say that I taught them chess instead of EnglishEvery conversation would be a gameEvery idea expressed through opposition victory defeatYou see the problemHmmIf all I ever gave you was a hammerEverything's a nail - Arrival 00:18
Well let's say that I taught them chess instead of...
Yeah, I know, but between there and there. - Arrival 00:08
Yeah, I know, but between there and there.
Heptapod purpose Earth. - Arrival 00:06
Heptapod purpose Earth.
You saw what they wrote! - Arrival 00:41
You saw what they wrote!