To fight would be fruitless, although some lesser humans, usually those controlling vast arsenals and with bad judgment, would try. And, like all gods, they would be adored or feared.Īn invasion or, better, a visitation from such creatures would thwart the usual fight-or-flight instinct. To get to our small planet, they would have to have technologies that, to us, would seem like magic - like Arrival's 1,500-foot-high metallic cocoon-shaped monoliths that hover effortlessly in midair, defying gravity and capable (from hints in the plot) of faster-than-light travel. Especially if the contact were direct, if members of the species were to come all the way here, mysteriously, purpose unknown. To survival.Ĭontact with an alien intelligence would be, perhaps, the most transformative experience for our species. Death, loss, despair, loneliness, perseverance, wisdom, love. The audience around me was stunned silent at the end of Arrival, the new movie about a visit from advanced extraterrestrial beings based on Ted Chiang's short story.Ī movie about language, about how to communicate with creatures vastly different from us, left people in the seats speechless. Spoiler alert: This post refers to key elements of the movie. Jeremy Renner as Ian Donnelly and Amy Adams as Louise Banks in the film Arrival.
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