



I’m not so sure I believe in beginnings and endings. There are days that define your story beyond your life. Like the day they arrived.
ARRIVAL (2016) dir. Denis Villeneuve
Language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together. It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict.
ARRIVAL (2016) dir. Denis Villeneuve
“We wanted to create a language that is aesthetically interesting,” says production designer Patrice Vermette. “But it needed to be alien to our civilization, alien to our technology, alien to everything our mind knows. When Louise first sees the language, you don’t want to give it away to the audience that it’s a language.”
AN ENDLESS LIST OF FAVOURITE FILMS » Arrival (2016), dir. Denis Villeneuve
I used to think this was the beginning of your story. Memory is a strange thing. It doesn’t work like I thought it did. We are so bound by time, by its order.
So, Hannah, this is where your story begins. The day they departed. Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it. And I welcome every moment of it.
Arrival (2016) dir. Denis Villeneuve
“Language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together. It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict.”
Arrival (2016)
Memory is a strange thing. It doesn’t work like I thought it did. We are so bound by time, by its order.
Arrival (2016) dir. Denis Villeneuve