The General's wife’s last words are “In war there are no winners, only widows.”
@AlfredoMazzinghi Жыл бұрын
Sadly very relevant
@GregNumber5 Жыл бұрын
Nah, she said swing away Merrill
@3landii Жыл бұрын
and orphans...
@fjgiie Жыл бұрын
战争不会造就英雄,只会造就孤儿寡妇 War makes no heroes, only orphans and widows
@TheDylls Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!
@BorisK832 жыл бұрын
My jaw dropped when George mentioned the Aliens might not speaking in a "linear" fashion. It's exactly what this movie is about and literally the very first scene is Amy Adams going in that circle way.
@Panurus_biarmicus2 жыл бұрын
Yeah George is so smart
@todgeking2 жыл бұрын
Have to admit, I was super impressed. 🙂
@rrmemphis4272 жыл бұрын
I came here to say pretty much the same thing.
@liquidpza2 жыл бұрын
He's probably read some science fiction. Vonnegut, perhaps? It certainly isn't a novel concept.
@mzcescapie2 жыл бұрын
Same! I was like “they don’t!”
@emilygillock38032 жыл бұрын
"They may not even speak in a linear fashion." *In the writing business, we call this foreshadowing*
@hellomark12 жыл бұрын
This movie has such a high rewatch value, so many little things you notice on subsequent watches, and it never gets old. One of the few "heartstrings" movies I can watch again and again.
@brian554xx9 ай бұрын
I call it stunningly appropriate prescience.
@ericmarois69602 жыл бұрын
I love this movie. Finally a science fiction involving aliens without the usual confrontation and violence. Smart science fiction beautifully showed. I wish there were more like this. Amy Adams knocked it out of the park and the ending still messes me up despite knowing what's coming. Denis Villeneuve definitely knows how to tell a story and surround himself with amazing talent. I love this movie.
@TheFalconerNZ2 жыл бұрын
Agree impressed by both this and the first part of his Dune series so looking forward to seeing more of his work.
@JayAr7092 жыл бұрын
Not too shabby, if a few cuts below Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow.
@mowgli63452 жыл бұрын
Yes honestly. The whole "aliens kill us all" and "machines kill us all" is such a tired Hollywood trope. I think Transcendence was an under appreciated science fiction flick too.
@DoubleMonoLR2 жыл бұрын
'Contact' in 1997 had peaceful aliens, though there wasn't much(if any) direct portrayal of the aliens from memory.
@somethingwicked112 жыл бұрын
agreed...Denis Villeneuve did a fantastic job of interpreting Ted Chiang's short story. I would also suggest Contact, District 9, and Moon, which all make my faves list for sci fi that doesn't enlist the usual "aliens are bad and scary" tropes
@Rmlohner2 жыл бұрын
Now just consider how due to the aliens' circular memories, Abbott ALWAYS knew through his entire life that he was going to die this way.
@Tyler-hk4wo2 жыл бұрын
that's profound as well. I feel like most people have to see this movie more than once to notice these little things.
@JesseJ.Speigner2 жыл бұрын
@tyler.. I agree that is profound and it's interesting the being stood there in acceptance even knowing it's the end... Which opens up another conversation on character/honor or vaat knowledge of the afterlife
@TheYakusoku2 жыл бұрын
My first thought is the Ancient One from Doctor Strange who knew the moment of her death, but felt it was inevitable.
@larryjennings19462 жыл бұрын
I always tell people that I named my daughter after this movie. My daughter was born in September 2016. While the movie was screened days before her birth, its wide release was in November 2016.
@Fyrecide2 жыл бұрын
@@richcheckmaker9789 Pretty sure it's Hannah lol. Or Louise. But how funny would it be if it were "Abbot" or "Costello" 😂
@DaveCiskowski2 жыл бұрын
I love how George figures out the twist at 4:07 but he doesn't really know it yet. That's... quite thematic!
@mltorrefranca2 жыл бұрын
Maybe he understand heptapod?!
@zmarko2 жыл бұрын
George is awesome (as is Simone). Both are very intelligent, witty, and caring. One of my favorite reaction channels.
@Dularr2 жыл бұрын
George expressing non-linear thinking.
@aquablushgirl2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought! I thought Bingo George, you have hit on it!
@Deathbird_Mitch2 жыл бұрын
Another good react channel is "Me You and the Movies". A husband and wife team, and she almost always figures it out early on.
@williamcolgin19872 жыл бұрын
I love how “time travel” is handled in this movie. It makes so much sense that if we had memories of the future, they would work the same as memories of the past. You would only remember the highlights of your life to come.
@tremorsfan2 жыл бұрын
I think what she's actually experiencing is what's called Eternalism. Essentially the idea that there is no past or future but all of time is happening at once.
@revolutionairre2 жыл бұрын
@@rustyshackleford3939 You're trying to use linear reasoning for a non-linear problem. You have to accept the reality presented by the movie (or in the concept of eternalism) as an absolute first, then you won't feel the need to explain something that doesn't need to exist in that new reality. Even in your question about causality, you quickly arrived at the most logical conclusion-which is that an eternalist universe is likely deterministic. The issue you're running into is that you're presuming that our universe is not, and so you're examining a juxtaposition that doesn't necessarily exist.
@annaclarafenyo81852 жыл бұрын
@@rustyshackleford3939 This is why you need to learn logical positvism. The question of whether time is 'all at once' or 'a little bit at a time' is meaningless.
@Mbq-sh6bj2 жыл бұрын
@@rustyshackleford3939 I think what you're saying is that time & space are made up of... POCKET SAND!!!
@michaelccozens2 жыл бұрын
@@revolutionairre "Accept that your question doesn't need to be answered" is "God works in mysterious ways" in a slightly more rational-sounding disguise. Let's not do that. Rusty's asking how a universe that seems ruled by cause-and-effect can possibly be pre-determined. If you can't answer the question, just say that; don't pretend it's a silly question to ask. Rusty, the actual answer here moves into multiverse theory. A cause-and-effect universe can possibly be deterministic if all causes and all effects are in existence simultaneously.
@notthefia91542 жыл бұрын
The reason why we see Hannah dying at the start of the film is because the film in it’s entirety is like the word “Hannah” a Palindrome, meaning that it starts and ends exactly at the same point, and if you put all the little hints together like “mum and dad talk to animals” then it basically ends up being that you the audience were gifted the heptepods ability of perceiving points of time at any given time throughout at the film
@MikeTaffet2 жыл бұрын
Memento: “Am I a joke to you?”
@TheYakusoku2 жыл бұрын
Another way of thinking about it is that we've come "full circle" to the beginning.
@3landii Жыл бұрын
The theme is carried out so splendidly through the whole film. Even the ending doesn't say "The End"; it says "Arrival" in a perfect circular self-reference.
@Nick-pu3of2 жыл бұрын
The truth: There are more than 300 languages in Australia, and a hundred different species of kangaroo and wallaby. In the language spoken where Europeans first landed the eastern grey kangaroo is called "gangurru", but no one else in the rest of the country knew that word or that animal, so when the Europeans happily wandered around pointing at red kangaroos and yellow wallabies and saying "Kangaroo!", the locals didn't have a clue what they were on about and thought it was an English word.
@mikeminer19472 жыл бұрын
I never kangaroo'd this!
@Deathbird_Mitch2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤦♂️😅🤷♂️🤨
@Panurus_biarmicus2 жыл бұрын
Luckely the gangbangguru wasn't in fashion at the time
@jamesrowles92492 жыл бұрын
Simone: Oh no! Aliens! They're probably going to kill or eat us! Aliens: Nah, we're just here to make you cry. Simone: ...
@fgaitanm2 жыл бұрын
Simone: "mheawwwaaaww"
@Korrd2 жыл бұрын
I *never* get tired of watching reactions to this movie. Arrival is among my favorite films of any genre and the observations and feedback here were great. The initial responses when the heptapods arrived were so wonderful to see-Simone with abject terror and George with giddy enthusiasm-because my own reaction was exactly the midpoint of those extremes. Love you guys! Thank you Patrons for voting for this one.
@IamNinjaOfNinja2 жыл бұрын
this and interstellar and the anime your name
@Steelburgh2 жыл бұрын
This movie is a love letter to language and parenthood. I love it so much. Also at the end, he asked if she wanted a baby when they were dancing after they were married. That was the decision that caused him to leave, which she mentions earlier. Should could've changed it. She chose not to. Life is about the journey. Incredibly well crafted movie. So damn powerful.
@jamest6842 жыл бұрын
You'll probably also enjoy the movie, "Contact" after this one. Fantastic and inspiring reactions you guys!
@Tribal2602 жыл бұрын
oh yes, please do "Contact" next
@YoureMrLebowski2 жыл бұрын
please contact
@Glenner72 жыл бұрын
Yes, Contact, like Arrival, is also mind-bendingly good.
@wesleyrodgers8862 жыл бұрын
Fantastic book as well.
@Trowa712 жыл бұрын
I can only assume Arrival was heavily inspired by Contact.
@vianneyb.87762 жыл бұрын
The main thing that interested me about this movie, apart from being sci-fi, was that the main character is a linguist, and this is a profession you don't see often represented. Here's a nice excerpt from the short story from which the movie is inspired, and which deals with misunderstandings in communication: Hannah: Mommy, can I be honored? Louise: What do you mean, baby, could you give me some context? Hannah: Well, my friend Jessica's sister is going to get married, so she let her have an important role during the ceremony. Louise: Oh, you mean that she is maid of honor? Hannah: Yes, that's it! Can I be made of honor?
@lorettabes4553Ай бұрын
Woahhh cool
@Yggdrasil422 жыл бұрын
I love that Louise masters the Heptapods language by essentially reading her own future book. There's a couple of bootstrap paradoxes in here.
@tommcewan79362 жыл бұрын
Paradoxes might not be a problem if you cease to experience time linearly - insofar as even the word "cease" can have any real meaning in non-linear time, ironically.
@bonchbonch2 жыл бұрын
This movie feels like a kind of cerebral sci-fi that rarely gets made.
@ugaladh2 жыл бұрын
The day that I saw the first trailer I texted my son and said, "I think the thinking man's alien movie is about to come out."
@Outland90002 жыл бұрын
Hoping Rendezvous with Rama will have that vibe... Should it get made but I hear Denis is interested.
@mowgli63452 жыл бұрын
That's because general audiences prefer brainless action.
@somethingwicked112 жыл бұрын
agreed. we need more stuff like this.
@somethingwicked112 жыл бұрын
@@Outland9000 Pretty sure Denis is forging ahead with it in-between working on Dune part 2
@christiankalk46682 жыл бұрын
I love how one moment signifies a massive tone change. Movie: "Who is that child?" Everyone: "Wait, what? HOLY S#%#!"
@edmo9222 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't have the words to properly describe how much I love this movie. Denis Villeneuve is a sci-fi wizard. Every frame of this movie is perfect. The fact that Abbott has known his entire life that he was going to die this way but also knew that Louise was going to be the one to figure it out makes my head spin. Amazing.
@jimjimcherie Жыл бұрын
I'm a translator and an interpreter, and this is one of my favorite movies. Language is such a beautiful thing and yet there are some that by choice restrain themselves to only one. Language, and how it works, often times helps you understand the way the people from whom it originates think. My personality definitely changes in some ways depending on the language I speak, and seeing that shown here in this way was just beautiful.
@shaneth1382 ай бұрын
Rewatch this movie right now. You need it. Trust me.
@B_B-4202 жыл бұрын
"They might not even speak, in a linear fashion." Well, that's one way of putting it for sure! George with some great insight on that one.
@LudvikM2 жыл бұрын
It's almost annoying how smart George is sometimes :D
@Tigermania2 жыл бұрын
He's trolling us he watched this movie next week :)
@YoureMrLebowski2 жыл бұрын
30:49 this is my favorite part. simone is holding back the tears, calming herself down... but she can't escape the emotion of the movie. over and over you see that on her face while george gives his thoughts... i think it's beautiful to see that raw emotion. great movie 🤩😥❤️
@william1611youtube2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@theolamp5312 Жыл бұрын
Simone said when you know The Story Of Your Life - I wonder if she knew that was the title of the short story by Ted Chiang that the film was based on ?
@justinnaniong78722 жыл бұрын
The message Louise relayed to General Shang were the dying words of his wife in Mandarin: "In war, there are no winners. Only widows."
@aryadhole2 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful yet tragic quote.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
Yep. Stupidest movie ever.
@sicdavid62922 жыл бұрын
When it comes to war the banks when every time.
@Zedd0z2 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Because you didn't understand it..
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
@@Zedd0z Oh, I understand it. I just reject its blatant stupidity.
@EDTGO12 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. Was hyped for the sci-fi element, but NO ONE! Was prepared for the daughter storyline with the music playing. Everyone in the theatre were crying their eyes out at the end 😂 Other good Amy Adams dramas American Hustle (also Jeremy Rener) Nocturnal Animals The Fighter Her Small but memorable performance in: Catch me if you can
@mbpoblet2 жыл бұрын
I mean, anyone who'd read Ted Chiang's _Story of Your Life_ and who knew this film adapted it (and had probably been watching to see it since we heard Villeneuve was adapting it) was _well_ aware of where the film was going, even if many details were changed. Still a great adaptation, though.
@adrianrocha492 жыл бұрын
It wasn't just the realization and the scene, the music had a lot to do with it as well.
@emperortime4907 Жыл бұрын
How can you forget The Master? Easily her best film Paul Thomas Anderson is next level
@andrewfiorini81692 жыл бұрын
I saw this in theaters twice. People gasped when the twist came. And I thought about this movie for days after. Truly a masterclass of a film
@scottstevens76392 жыл бұрын
This was the film that led directly to Villineuve directing the “Blade Runner” sequel and Frank Herbert’s “Dune”. And now he’s prepping to adapt Arthur C. Clark’s “Rendezvous with Rama” (after he’s finished with the second part of “Dune”…)
@tommcewan79362 жыл бұрын
I'd pay good money to see him direct "Blindsight" by Peter Watts.
@TheMsLourdes2 жыл бұрын
The thing about the time slips throughout the movie is that they began immediately and were explained throughout as that at the point she was exposed to the language in her lifetime, the slips went back and forward throughout her entire life as a result. Pre-existing and post-existing simultaneously.
@therandytomato56792 жыл бұрын
The views into the future only start happening from her perspective as she is starting to learn the language. Prior to that, the only time we see the future is the section at the very start of the film - the prologue. Because the audience sees that first, we (naturally) assume it has already happened. But I don't think that was something she saw at the start of the film, as it was narrated by her for the audience (and the only other time this happens in the film is the epilogue).
@johnplaysgames31202 жыл бұрын
@@therandytomato5679 Exactly. She even says in her narration at the beginning, "I remember moments in the middle and this was the end. But now I'm not so sure I believe in beginnings and endings." That last line in particular is obvs her telling us the story from after she's realized that time is non-linear/all at once.
@marslara Жыл бұрын
@@therandytomato5679 I thought that at first but doesn't her mom ask her how she's doing before (assuming about the daughter) she even meets the aliens. Also she's wearing a wedding even though she wasn't married "yet".
@therandytomato5679 Жыл бұрын
@@marslara Her mother is asking that in the middle of the aliens arriving. It's a big thing happening, people asking others how they're doing would be common (in any case, my mother asks me that every time we speak..) If she is wearing a ring (outside of the flash forwards) it must not be a wedding ring - she explicitly states she's single.
@marslara Жыл бұрын
@@therandytomato5679 You're right I was misremembering the order. And I assumed it was about the daughter because of how she replied, like you know me. She has the same sadness shown after the daughter already died so I assumed it was like book and the timeline was already existing simultaneously without her being able to realize it until she started speaking with the aliens.
@weltenman2 жыл бұрын
Seeing reactors watch Arrival is always interesting. That moment at 25:56 when they both have their, "Oh Shit" moment and you realise what is happening is priceless. Everyone seems to have it and goes through it when watching this movie. Watching it again you see so much of the story and it is just as enjoyable with repeated viewings.
@absolutjackal2 жыл бұрын
I particularly when they are (in the timeline) first professing their feelings or just soon after, and she says "I forgot how good it feels to hold you" or something like that. I don't know why but that always gets me....having that sensation of reconnecting with someone after a long absence and how good that feels, but it being the first time they are really in that moment.
@busload_uk2 жыл бұрын
Aww…bless you, Simone. We’ve all been there…This movie is astonishing.
@nitelite782 жыл бұрын
Something I find really interesting about this movie is how it's so intense but quiet at the same time. It's very sad too but at the same time peaceful. Very unusual and unique.
@BaldOldGermanDude2 жыл бұрын
The score at the end ("Max Richter - On the nature of daylight") ... when it's paired with sad pictures it really punctures your heart.
@william1611youtube2 жыл бұрын
Simone's reaction was so lovely: she's usually so goofy, and she was genuinely touched by this film. (How could anyone not be?) I cried along with her. BTW, as I'm sure many ppl will mention, there might/might not be be non-hostile aliens in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," which some folks regard as one of Spielberg's best films. (No spoilers!) John Carpenter's "Starman" (1984) is another. Anyway, your reactions continue to delight!
@johnberg94972 жыл бұрын
Both are great examples, as well as E.T. and Contact!
@willvr4 Жыл бұрын
This movie is so underrated. Completely different from an "alien" type of sci-fi movie.
@MaoKatz2 жыл бұрын
I cried so much too. This movie reaches so many existential questions about nature of time or meaning of existence or just the acceptance of happiness and pain and fate as part of our human experience and so much more other things. Is deep in so many levels.
@explody78362 жыл бұрын
26:36: The reason she's seeing glimpses of the future before the aliens arrive is because the aliens aren't looking back or forward in time, they just perceive time the way we perceive, say, locations. Once she is able to perceive time on that level, it's as if she always could, because the linear progression is no longer essential to her understanding.
@tendoheart99282 жыл бұрын
Amy Adams is phenomenal in this movie. this is one of my favorite movies of all time, it never fails to make me cry
@plainrosiejane2 жыл бұрын
seeing simone freak out the entire time gave me serotonin and i'm not quite sure how to explain why LOL. i love this movie sm.
@sample.text.2 жыл бұрын
Arguably one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. This movie doesn't treat the viewer like a child needing to be spoon-fed information. Denis Villeneuve is just such a master at his craft.
@DJLtravelvids2 жыл бұрын
I would even argue this might not even be a sci fi movie at all. Its like a philosophical mystery and an emotional journey together
@domoslaf Жыл бұрын
It's so great you guys use the phrase "story of your life" at the end when describing the movie, the short story that it was based on is called exactly that.
@mikesum323 ай бұрын
I noticed that too. Weird if it was a coincidence.
@LMarti132 жыл бұрын
Note: do not send Simone on any first contact missions. They will be insulted very very quickly.
@ikosabre2 жыл бұрын
I really recommend the short-story on which the film is based, "The Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. It's a quick read, but goes more into the details concerning nonlinear time-perception, the math aspect and the logic of it all. The film is about many things, but the central theme is time and our existence in it, spesifically considering determinism, teleology and our purpose in life. the central question is, would you change anything, if you could see your whole life. I don't know about Ted Chiang's or the producers influences, but it reminds me greatly of Nietzsche, the idea of eternal recurrence and "amor fati" (love of fate). the central idea is basically the same and is summed up by Nietzsche in the following: "What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' ... Would you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus? Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: 'You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine". As a sidenote, another theme is culture, social context and language and how they define our conciousness. What I love about the film is that it deals with the typical tropes but in a very subtle way. you have your archetypal "sceptic" characters, who see everything through the lens of war and strategic deception (the colonel, the CIA-guy, General Chang). They are not "evil" people by any means, however. They simply see the world in relation to their institutional context (intelligence, defense and national interest) and take a cautious (and not completely irrational) approach to the aliens. It is how they have learned to or been conditioned to see the world (the "nail and hammer" metaphor). But as we see with the general, they are still human beings with their own emotional attachments and are capable of transcending their understanding. Many can become One.
@dankrieg40192 жыл бұрын
I think the most interesting change from the story to the movie is how the daughter dies. In the movie, its a rare and unavoidable disease so there is no choice for the Amy Adams character. In the story, the daughter dies mountain climbing. So you have to wonder if the mother could have stopped the daughter from climbing or if the future is as set in stone as the past.
@johnplaysgames31202 жыл бұрын
@@dankrieg4019 Or if there's only one future and one past. If the fifth dimension is a field comprised of (in our current linear way of thinking about it) infinite timelines "side by side," then everything that could ever happen is happening all the time and all at once. Your single point of consciousness (whatever that may be) is simply occupying its space within that field and, free of the linear-based instinct to try to navigate for some sort of "better" outcome, you could simply just enjoy the experience of existing knowing that there is no beginning and no end. Someone who "dies" from our current local perspective is still (and always) alive and you're still (and always) together... just at another coordinate. Your personal triumphs and tragedies are neither good nor bad, they're just the shape of the part of the whole that you're currently experiencing.
@somethingwicked112 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown and I also wholeheartedly recommend Ted Chiang's work, both the particular short story 'Arrival' is based on and his other short stories
@kschneyer2 жыл бұрын
Probably the single greatest SFF short story of the late 20th century. Ted Chiang is to our era what Theodore Sturgeon was to the 40s, 50s, and 60s -- a profoundly gifted stylist with exquisite control over language and massively deep thinking behind his work. He writes maybe one story per year, and that story almost inevitably winds up nominated for multiple awards. I'd also recommend his stories "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" (a true time-travel story), "The Lifecycle of Software Objects", "Exhalation", and "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling", among others. But this one, "Story of Your Life", is the one that rips my heart out.
@BJBee5 ай бұрын
@@johnplaysgames3120Succinctly put. I think this as well, that it's happening all at once. Our perception is narrowed down to a point and is 'traveling'. Everything in the past is still happening and always will. Same for the future. If you want to experience something again, return (your consciousness) to the right coordinates.
@normalityrelief Жыл бұрын
Time is the fourth dimension. They literally taught our species how to perceive the world in four dimensions. And what really blows my mind is that they knew the entire time how this meeting would turn out.
@TheGoIsWin212 жыл бұрын
The thing about "assuming the aliens are bad or violent" is that, while it's of course perfectly possible that they wouldn't be, the threat of them being aggressive is literally existential. You HAVE to have things in place and be prepared for the possibility, because if you guess wrong, EVERYONE dies.
@mappes12 жыл бұрын
Also the only intelligent life we know is us. And we are aggressive. So since we are our only point of reference it might be something to at least take i to consideration
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
@@mappes1 Wrong. There are plenty of other intelligent animals. Killer Whales are incredibly intelligent. And very aggressive.
@TheGoIsWin212 жыл бұрын
@@mappes1 exactly. There might be no reason to assume aliens are violent, but there's certainly no reason to assume they're NOT, either 😂
@dominicvioli70982 жыл бұрын
I met my wife 11 years ago at the age 21. 5 months ago I lost her to a rare disease. I'm the days leading up to her death I was sitting in the family room at the hospital alone. A man came in who's wife was also in the ICU. He knew I needed to talk and he said to me "I'm not gonna tell you anything that will make you feel better, life doesn't work that way unfortunately, the only thing that will do that is gonna have to come from inside yourself. So let me offer some advice that might get you started on your journey. Can you remember the day you met your wife? Good, now what if I told you all I have to do is snap my fingers and youll travel back to that day but instead of meeting her you'll walk right by and it will be like she never existed " I had my eyes closed, when he said that I snaped then open and said "NO" he said "but look how bad it hurts right now , all this pain all these years, no deserves this, I'm going to snap my fingers you'll thank me someday I promise" I was heavily crying at that point I said "PLEASE DONT, I BREAK YOUR WHOLE FUCKING HAND OFF" and then he gave me a hug, he said "I know you don't feel lucky now, how could you, it's hard to even imagine, but the future can't erase the past, no matter what happens today, or tomorrow, the fact is the day you two met was the luckiest day of your life. And the luckiest day of hers, nothing the future has to offer can take that away from you, it's yours to keep, forever, the only way it can be taken away is if you take it away from yourself, if you decide that the pain your feeling now isn't worth it , and you look back at that moment and decide it was the worst day of your life. Don't let that happen". I saw him again once, a few days later, after I gave my wife her last sunflower 🌻 , just kike the one I got her on our first day,. And gave her our last kiss, just like the one I gave her on our first date. He just nodded to me as I walked away from her room. I don't know what happend to him after that. But I hope someone is able to do for him what he did for me.
@bigdream_dreambig2 жыл бұрын
😢
@Jan961068 ай бұрын
The movie did not make me cry, but your story did (not in a negative but a positive way).
@LEE-kq9tq2 жыл бұрын
Oh man, the ending and reveal just wrecked me. Just knowing that she's still going to choose to have her daughter, knowing the absolute heart break that's going to happen. It's so heartbreaking and beautiful and just... ugh... ugly crying.
@DKSean2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite sci-fis in years. Seeing this gave me full faith in Denis Villeneuve when it was announced he was picked to make Dune Regarding the opening flashbacks, I believe the visions were "leaking back" to even before she had her perception of time unlocked, as 'after' that point there is no concept of 'before' her perception was unlocked, so some life event memories intermingled into her dreams in her past before they happened, including before her unlock-point
@aryadhole2 жыл бұрын
yeah to us we experience time as a single line to the aliens it is a circle there is no start or end they know exactly how their life will play out.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
He is the worst director. He has no idea how to construct a movie. Every film is a beautiful disaster. And so stupid.
@aryadhole2 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Umm guess what buddy dont watch his movies then.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
@@aryadhole Yes. Dune was the last chance I gave him. It was awful.
@aryadhole2 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Hmm l havent watched dune yet so cant really argue about that, the cinematography looked very good though.
@MZ-bl6wg2 жыл бұрын
As a divorced dad of 3 amazing daughters , I’m always amazed at how much this movie gets my emotions rolling and dust in my eyes. The concept of her choosing to have her daughter , knowing the pain that will come losing her is something I understand, I’d deal with a lifetime of pain to have had a single day with any of my babies, the Love between a parent and their baby is something I couldn’t understand until being dad to my girls. The concepts played with in this film is amazing ! LOVE IT! Thankyou for your time you two.
@setaside2 Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful cinematic experiences of the modern era. Wrecks me everytime, as well. I appreciated sharing the tears for a change.
@lethaldose20002 жыл бұрын
The look on someone's face at the movie start is so priceless. She has the look as if Aliens actually landed and are about to take her whole family up for experiments in this spacecraft. This is why I love Simone so much, she takes all story-telling and visuals to heart. She empathizes completely with the characters in the movie as if she herself was going through the events as they are occurring. It's okay Simone, Just Breathe.
@falcychead81982 жыл бұрын
Cassie of Popcorn in Bed is the same way. She gets really worked up about stuff.
@jonathanfoster42022 жыл бұрын
The plot twist of the timelines being reversed in this movie is almost unmatched imo, i remember my mind being so blown. I wish i could watch this for the first time again so bad
@ugaladh Жыл бұрын
It's like the first Koonz book I ever read years ago. You figure out pretty quickly that one person is time traveling, the twist was when you learn that he isn't from the future, he is from our past.
@jonathanfoster4202 Жыл бұрын
@@ugaladh ouuu interesting!
@anthonyg3092 жыл бұрын
For another "alien" movie I highly recommend you watch DISTRICT 9. Such a great movie!!!
@MrZeek15192 жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@thegunslinger13632 жыл бұрын
Fantastic suggestion!
@somethingwicked112 жыл бұрын
Yes! This!
@user-vc5rp7nf8f2 жыл бұрын
interesting concept but the dialogue is too basic and the plot too obvious and predictable. acting is terrible too. not a fan of that director
@MasterBetty692 жыл бұрын
This film blew me away. One I'll always remember, & always come back to. "Maybe I'd say what I felt more often." Something we should aspire to do.
@jksgameshelf33782 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite sci-films ever, and the first hit of Denis' trifecta followed by 'Blade Runner 2049' and 'Dune: Part One' and he'll make it a grand slam with 'Dune: Part 2' (sports analogies from a non-sports guy are always fun, right?).
@Ausecko12 жыл бұрын
He'll hit a 3 pointer for a touchdown, kabaddi!
@joaosantos55032 жыл бұрын
His first hit was with Prisoners, though. That's what made him "famous" so to speak. Though all his filmography is fantastic tbh. Check out Incendies.
@keenanbartlome81532 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but sicario is his best work so far.
@joaosantos55032 жыл бұрын
@@keenanbartlome8153 Check out Incendies. It's a slow burner, but it has one of the most emotionally impactful endings I've ever seen. It might just be my fav film from him. It's a fucking masterpiece. Give it a look
@korganrocks39952 жыл бұрын
I saw both this and BR2049 without knowing either was his. Guess I'll have to check out the Dune movies(once the second one is out)!
@wobaguk2 жыл бұрын
Love to see you react to "Her". Amy adams has a smaller role in that but its also a really surprising and intimate bit of scifi.
@calanor41302 жыл бұрын
I second that! Scarlett Johansson left a deep impression on me without even being seen on screen! All the performances are excellent though - "Her" is a great film that I'd recommend to anyone.
@littlematchltm2 жыл бұрын
It will be a great movie reaction :)
@gohan33662 жыл бұрын
This whole movie is like a palindrome. You see the end and the beginning first and then bits and pieces back and forth. It is also a connection to the daughter's name Hannah which also means "favor"
@Yoberoggio2 жыл бұрын
The intro (and end) music is "On the nature of daylight", by Max Richter, one of the most heartaking compositions ever writed. I allways have goosebumps (and some tears) when I hear it.
@tonygriffin_2 жыл бұрын
The short story that this was based on was some serious sci-fi and some very serious exploration of languages. Brilliant - and the film translated it all really well (no pun intended). But the real kicker here was the new concept and perspective on Time. "In 3000 years we will need Humanity's help" is a brilliant line and the whole story of the language experts and their child, in the future, is very cleverly done. A truly brilliant SF film with genuinely alien aliens!
@vighneshpillai79962 жыл бұрын
Yess..one of if not the greatest sci-fi of all time. Also "In the Nature of Daylight" by Max Ritcher 💓
@mpotter99442 жыл бұрын
E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind (both spielberg) and Starman (john carpenter) all go the good alien route, great movies.
@Wolf-ln1ml2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget "Abyss" 🙃
@WhiskyCanuck2 жыл бұрын
Starman needs to be appreciated more.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
Yes and far better than Arrival.
@faiaazfardin15962 жыл бұрын
also contact as well the aliens were good, they reached out humans to find them
@David_C_832 жыл бұрын
All the movies I've watched from Denis Villeneuve end up being something else, like an experience that goes beyond what a movie usually brings and this was exactly that too. And I totally understand the emotional ending, it's quite the twist that makes you reflect on serious aspects of life, about how the journey is worth experiencing even if you know the end result. Thanks so much for this reaction!
@Bunny_Aoife2 жыл бұрын
i love this film so much, one of the best in recent years imo... and no matter how often i've seen it, some scenes just get me teary instantly... "who is this child?" on the forefront of those
@Evil_Peter2 жыл бұрын
That was a great reaction to a film I love. Denis Villeneuve is probably my favorite director right now so I hope you will watch more of his works. He made the sequel to Blade Runner so, since you saw the original, I have hopes that 2049 will be on the horizon. Prisoners and Sicario are great as well (and not sci-fi).
@peterwright92962 жыл бұрын
Watch Incendies if you haven't, it's fantastic.
@Panurus_biarmicus2 жыл бұрын
Also Enemy is awesome
@Evil_Peter2 жыл бұрын
@@peterwright9296 I' have seen it and I agree. I just tend to recommend his later Hollywood works first to people to be as accessible as possible. Especially when I just know them superficially, as we do with Simone and George.
@glenroberts98312 жыл бұрын
If your interested in "good" aliens I would suggest Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". One of his earlier movies and one of my favorites, both inspiring and funny !
@Outland90002 жыл бұрын
Absolute classic movie!
@steriopticon26872 жыл бұрын
George is Richard Dreyfuss
@levans712 жыл бұрын
The original The Day the Earth Stood Still, would also be a great watch.
@AzaleaLala Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that he nailed the non-linear even before it was mentioned. This is my favorite movie. And it always makes me cry at the beginning and the end.
@LokRevenant2 жыл бұрын
I just noticed during this reaction that the daughter’s name is Hannah, a palindrome like the alien language. It shows not just that Louise is thinking the way the heptapods do, but also that she gets to relive her daughter’s life backwards and forwards because of her non-linear perception of time. The fundamental question this movie asks is: If you knew the trajectory and terminus of your life, would you change it? And I love that we’re given several different answers. Abbott travelled all the way from the aliens’ home world knowing that he would die. Donnelly leaves Louise and Hannah because he can’t bear the knowledge that Hannah is going to die. And Louise marries Donnelly and gives birth to Hannah despite knowing the pain that she, Donnelly, and Hannah would feel. Because life is worth it. Living is worth it. One of my favorite writers wrote, “Pain is for the living. Only the dead don’t feel it.” Even though pain sucks, and it does, life is still worth living, and the second we decide that it’s not, we lose what makes us human.
@kloazul2 жыл бұрын
I think when you learn the language, the expression "change the future" doesn't make sense anymore. If you pay attention you can see that she practically lives in the present, the past and the future at the same time. For her, the future has already happened, is happening and will happen.
@williamcolgin19872 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting that Villeneuve chose 2 movies that both deal with the dilemma of knowing your future and if that knowledge is a trap. Dune part 2 will hopefully delve more into that.
@LokRevenant2 жыл бұрын
@@kloazul That’s a good point. I hadn’t thought of it that way. You’re right. Time itself ceases to have any meaning for her. Although this raises a question about the aliens needing help in 3000 years: 3000 years from when? When they left their home world? When they arrived on earth? When Louise understood? When the nations of the world united? When Abbott and Costello were born? When Abbott died? How can you make a plan for the future of the future has already happened?
@Tantalus0102 жыл бұрын
@@LokRevenant You don't; the future has already happened. Look at how Louise handled calling the Chinese general. She gets the idea in the present, but runs into a problem: she doesn't know the general's number or what to say. Cut to her remembering a future event where the general himself provides her with both his personal phone number AND tells her what to say to him to convince him. That's what the aliens were doing on Earth.
@LokRevenant2 жыл бұрын
@@Tantalus010 If the humans couldn’t change the future because it had already happened, then why did the aliens bother to come to earth in the first place?
@Weaslgas2 жыл бұрын
i can't stress enough how much i love this movie. every single time the movie starts and i hear the violin my eyes start to tear up, one of my favorite soundtracks of all time
@SickBoyMAB2 жыл бұрын
Another film that deals with themes of culture, different interpretations of symbols and first encounters is Mars Attacks.
@mormacil2 жыл бұрын
Now that's a classic, really tight scifi movie that wastes little time and gets right to the meat of the interaction.
@soho24092 жыл бұрын
And they too came in peace.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
Not all that great a film but better than Arrival. Most films are.
@cavinchon12 жыл бұрын
Ack ack....ack Ack ACK!
@korganrocks39952 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Why are you even here if you don't like the movie? I'll never understand this mindset.
@DaveCiskowski2 жыл бұрын
And Simone - this movie wrecked me too. You're not alone.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
Please tell me you are joking. Please!
@pseudonymousbeing9872 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Why? It's a stone cold masterpiece. It resonates with me such that I think it must be my favourite of all time.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
@@pseudonymousbeing987 I genuinely feel sorry for you.
@pseudonymousbeing9872 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 I reckon I get to live a happier life than you. Whatever your blabbering actually is, at least I'm not the one doing it.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
@@pseudonymousbeing987 I am very happy, for the most part. But I will call out bad films. This is a bad film. That's why I feel sorry for people like you. You go along with whatever you are told to think and don't realize this movie is crap.
@thelorax96222 жыл бұрын
George nailed it at the end - I'm sure someone has already mentioned that Ted Chiang's short story is called "Story Of Your Life". A great movie with big themes.
@geraldherrmann787 Жыл бұрын
Here´s a few movies with "friendly" Aliens, more or less: *The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) *Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) *Contact (1997) *District 9 (2009) *E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial *Outlander (2009)
@martin434272 жыл бұрын
Hope you guys check more of Amy Adam’s dramatic works in films. She’s an incredible talent with such immense depth.
@montazmeahii6029 Жыл бұрын
She mentions Star Trek, he has a Brandon Sanderson t-shirt. Y'all watching one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm feeling an instant connection.
@montazmeahii6029 Жыл бұрын
and Mass Effect!!! Favorite game.
@Tyler-hk4wo2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies. It's great because it causes us to think of humanity's shortcomings and our hatred of everything we consider foreign or alien.
@ragtimeraver2 жыл бұрын
It was for that reason that I found this incredibly cathartic to watch in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 American election.
@emilywilhite58072 жыл бұрын
I love George geeking out over the science and Simon’s beautiful emotional response. I’m a sci-fi buff and I’m a linguist so I adore this movie.
@evantaylor47962 жыл бұрын
Seeing this movie… I would like to recommend Nocturnal Animals and Annihilation
@markfilla93052 жыл бұрын
I've not seen Annihilation, but I have seen Nocturnal Animals. That is a real gut-punch of a movie. I'd love to see a reaction to that one.
@Cheers_Mcgee2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant sci fi, and Simone said it best, that this becomes a whole new very emotional film in the final act.
@robertshields41602 жыл бұрын
'I used to think this was the beginning of your story.' The first line of the movie hints at the twist of the movie. This movie reminds me of the novel 'Slaughterhouse 5'. The protagonist in that movie becomes 'unstuck' in time and can bounce around to other points of his life. Also, when Hannah is playing Sherrif with her mom at kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH_Tlax9qNd_Z80 doesn't it look like she's a heptopod?
@russellward46242 жыл бұрын
I love that episode of startrek. The best line ever, "I'm a doctor Jim, not a bricklayer!"
@dougallen96892 жыл бұрын
Oh, is *that* the one? As soon as she started talking about an episode of Star Trek, the theme of language and understanding made me think of Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.
@russellward46242 жыл бұрын
@@dougallen9689 that's the one I thought of because the alien was silicon based not carbon based.
@Jay-ate-a-bug2 жыл бұрын
Another friendly alien arrival movie is "Paul" where Seth Rogan is the Alien being kept in Area 51. It deserves a watch because in many people's minds it should really be a part of the Cornetto series.
@Yggdrasil422 жыл бұрын
This movie never fails to make me cry. The beautiful music and visuals combined with a smart script. Been a fan of Denis Villeneuve ever since.
@Drax5142 жыл бұрын
Also I'm gonna second that George needs to watch The Next Generation. It is is the pinnacle of Science Fiction. No question about it.
@wackyvorlon2 жыл бұрын
Well, I would argue that Babylon 5 is the actual pinnacle. TNG is definitely excellent and he does undoubtedly need to see it.
@Drax5142 жыл бұрын
@@wackyvorlon Seen both, Babylon 5 comes close, but TNG just has so much more to it. The characters and the writing is not only more interesting in TNG, but it's also tighter, more poignant and more straightforward. Which I think when trying to reach the "mass" audience, edges out Babylon 5 in favor of TNG.
@OrangePony752 жыл бұрын
The Critical Drinker (and myself) beg to strongly differ.
@jray73162 жыл бұрын
Wonderful reaction from the both of you. Simone, I definitely felt your raw emotions there at the conclusion and wish that you could have taken a few hours to process before feeling the pressure of having to comment for us. Kudos for holding it together though. George, some of your comments throughout the course of the movie were so very perceptive. Kudos for that.
@1amazeme2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite theory movies. This and Contact to me are connected. “Small steps, Evie.”
@edudario19742 жыл бұрын
I've never watched a sci-fi movie that makes me cry every time I watch it. Even in this reaction video. There's something about the music and that mom child love that makes me feel so, so emotional. I'm convinced that Denis Villeneuve is one of the best directors nowadays. All his movies, up to now are great, simply great.
@steved11352 жыл бұрын
Easily one of my favourite films of the '10's. The short story this is based on (Story of Your Life, by Ted Chiang) is an amazing blend of philosophy and SciFi. I worried when I heard a movie was to be made, but, then I heard it was Denis Villeneuve. The man can do no wrong. I think George for sure is going to dig this.
@margretrosenberg4202 жыл бұрын
Arrival is based on a story by Ted Chiang, named "Story of Your Life." In the original, the mother is writing to her daughter, telling her the story of her life, just before the father asks whether the mother wants to make a baby. And the mom knows as she writes the story that the daughter won't live long enough to be given the story. 😢 Beautiful story. I loved it long before the movie came out. The book it's published in is named either "Stories of Your Life and Others" or "Arrival" (they changed the name for the movie tie-in).
@kasperneedspeace2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece. Love you guys.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece? This film is one of the worst I have ever seen.
@OldtimerOfSweden2 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Obviously, there is no accounting for taste.
@trhansen32442 жыл бұрын
@@OldtimerOfSweden True. I can name at least 300 SF films that are better than this Lifetime Movie of the Week masquerading as 'intelligent' SF.
@dominicvioli70982 жыл бұрын
Slow down there fella we need to reserve "masterpiece" for...well actual masterpieces
@kasperneedspeace2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the internet. Where nobody is allowed to have an oppinion, without being told how terrible wrong they are. My philosophy is to let people express their love for something, without putting them down. You guys clearly understand how stupid that is. Keep making the world a better place you lovely people.
@billigmad37202 жыл бұрын
Close encounter of the third kind + The Abyss + Contact. Movies with friendly aliens.
@micahbanks43242 жыл бұрын
blade runner 2049 sicario and prisoners have to be on the list too! denis is so good
@vighneshpillai79962 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes & yes. Also incendies too!! Man Denis!!
@Am3r1Kan02 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely incendies as well. That movie is probably my favorite of his after Arrival and Blade Runner
@mikesum323 ай бұрын
@32:34 "If you know the story of your life..." Was that on purpose? Ted Chiang's novella was called "Story of Your Life."
@nolanrussell63262 жыл бұрын
All of Denis' films are fantastic. I'd recommend reacting to Prisoners, BR2049, Dune, Sicario, Enemy, and Incendies
@clayjohanson2 жыл бұрын
The Hungarian word to which Halpern refers is "szalámitaktika." (In English, this translates to "salami tactics.") The word means to divide the opposition, in order to only have to face smaller, weaker enemies.
@patrickary39562 жыл бұрын
This movie falls into a category I like to label "Adult Sci-fi"... No, George, not porn with aliens...science fiction for adults. You have movies like Star Wars and Star Trek that are mostly about the action and special effects, and then there's movies like this, Interstellar and others that use the sci-fi as merely a framework for the story, not the story itself. Thank you for watching it. As always, you two do a great job. Thanks!
@frustbox2 жыл бұрын
Precisely. I like to differentiate between Sci-Fi as a genre and Sci-Fi as a setting. The Genre of Sci-Fi is about "what if". Arrival, Minority Report, Blade Runner, and even I, Robot, Frankenstein, District 9 - They all pose a "what if" question "What if science changed this one simple thing about our world, what would happen?" and then explore how individual people adjust to that change, or how society as a whole deals with those changes. Contrast that to Sci-Fi as a setting. Things like Star Wars, Fifth Element, most of the Marvel stuff, they're not questioning how their world came to be. Their reality has already been established. There's space ships and faster than light travel. there are aliens and we have diplomacy with them … Really? Space wizards that can mind control people came to be the peace keepers of the galaxy, how did that go over? Nobody objected? All these things have already happened and now we're telling a family story in this alternate universe. They're action movies, fantasy movies, or dramas. (btw, I'm not knocking these movies, they are great fun, I just wouldn't call them Sci-Fi.)
@artboymoyАй бұрын
One of my favorite hard sci fi movies. The prologue is the edit to make you think that this was the past and Louise has moved on with her life after Hannah's death. The twist was masterfully done.
@TheHumanTheory2 жыл бұрын
“Self pulfilling fophecy” made me laugh too much, because I’ve said the exact same thing while in a conversation about the drug war where I also said “smug drugglers” and assumed something bad was happening in my brain.
@raelshark2 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. Love this movie and loving watching people react to it. I've seen a few people mention the short story this was based on - "The Story of Your Life" - but haven't seen anyone else catch that Simone actually said it at the end, in a line that perfectly encapsulated the short story and film: "If you know the story of your life, you can have calm and acceptance..." I was like the Leonardo DiCaprio meme pointing when she said it. 😀
@MyraJean19512 жыл бұрын
I had such a hard time understanding this movie when I first saw it, but you guys seem to have grasped the context pretty quickly and helped me understand what's happening. Thank you for your discerning analysis.
@ashwingeorge55112 жыл бұрын
Enemy, Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner and Dune … how Denis Villeneuve uses Scale is just mesmerizing!
@Suranda682 жыл бұрын
District 9 - Aliens are good (or at least okay), humans suck 👽
@fostena2 жыл бұрын
26:40 the narrator at the start is "future Louise", the movie is circular, in a way. We saw her daughter dying of cancer, but the next scene is not sequential. Her visions started after she started to learn the language. In the first school scene the audience assumes that she is grieving, while she is not, she is just mildly bored of having to work. We are projecting our feelings onto Louise. Movie magic.