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Feb 26, 2017
11:35:32pm

BYUCLA Redshirt Freshman

The part that I didn't understand is

how she saw a flash-forward at the start of the movie, long before she ever encountered the alien language

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Finally saw Arrival. I don't get the hype.

Zman

2/26/17 11:16pm

RE: Finally saw Arrival. I don't get the hype.

byujacob

2/26/17 11:20pm

I understand all that. I just thought it was dumb.

Zman

2/26/17 11:28pm

^can't speak heptapod.

AndyDwyer

2/26/17 11:20pm

Yeah, I didn't think it was that great

Sea Chicken

2/26/17 11:21pm

I think all Villeneuve movies are very overrated.

Dillinger

2/26/17 11:25pm

Prisoners is my favorite

2/26/17 11:44pm

Thought Prisoners was overrated. Literally hated Enemy. Sicario was very overrated. Arrival was as well.

Dillinger

2/27/17 12:11am

What about Incendies? That one is good

2/27/17 1:11am

Holy yewt Dilly. Such horrible horrible taste in movies.

2/27/17 2:08am

BOOOOOOOOO!

2/27/17 1:47am

Spoilers:

Tim

2/26/17 11:27pm

Agree. i enjoyed it.

Bonoman

2/26/17 11:30pm

The part that I didn't understand is

BYUCLA

2/26/17 11:35pm

It's a movie

Sea Chicken

2/26/17 11:36pm

Spoiler:

Tim

2/26/17 11:41pm

Yes, but I think that also...

2/27/17 12:17am

RE: Yes, but I think that also...

Manutd

2/27/17 1:54am

She explains that at the beginning.

Belboz

2/27/17 9:20am

He problem then is

BYUCLA

2/27/17 9:29am

RE: Spoilers:

DB Cooper

2/27/17 12:12am

News flash all men are going to die but not all men really live

Nat Gas Man

2/27/17 8:15am

Agreed. If CBers don't like it, I suggest Independence Day 2 is more to their

SJS

2/27/17 7:00am

Or any of the super hero genre. All action without having to think about it.

2/27/17 9:29am

Ditto. I watched last night. Still confused. Were the aliens a metaphor for

SoValleyCOUG

2/26/17 11:39pm

No

Tim

2/26/17 11:47pm

Boring movie

Thrill

2/26/17 11:55pm

The movie is based on a fantastic short story by Ted Chiang called...

2/27/17 12:10am

I don't get those who don't get or like Arrival

Adrielle

2/27/17 12:48am

Seriously.

2/27/17 1:48am

And that is the very choice we made in the premortal life

Nat Gas Man

2/27/17 8:17am

Wow...I'm an idiot...Did not even connect that...Makes me like the film even more

Adrielle

2/27/17 9:44am

It's only realistic once you get past the crazy central idea

Gustav

2/27/17 9:50am

I guess I'm not sure I'm understanding what you think is so crazy about it?

2/27/17 10:01am

It's as (un)realistic as any such movies

Gustav

2/27/17 10:13am

Is it? (links)

2/27/17 10:22am

What about compared to something like Interstellar (which I found much

supertux

2/27/17 10:24am

I loved Interstellar -- along w/ just about every Nolan movie. Definitely...

2/27/17 10:40am

Yes, of course

Gustav

2/27/17 10:30am

I hear you, & I purposely linked the linguist story because she points out...

2/27/17 10:48am

I can see that

Gustav

2/27/17 10:54am

For me it was more the question of if you knew your child

2/27/17 2:16pm

It's good but becoming overrated

Gustav

2/27/17 6:19am

I found it to be exciting from start to end.

Belboz

2/27/17 8:28am

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