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Aug 31, 2023 · In the movie Arrival, Louise uses the dying words of General Shang's wife to convince him to stand down from starting a war with the alien ships. The movie intentionally keeps the Mandarin lines untranslated to focus on General Shang's reaction, making it more powerful. Shang's wife's dying words, "In war, there are no winners, only widows ...
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Nov 13, 2016 · Arrival was a passion project for Heisserer, who adapted the meditative drama from the award-winning novella Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, one of the greats of modern science fiction. He spent ...
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Nov 26, 2016 · They were whispered to Louise in the future, so from this I suspect that his wife’s death was an intimate affair- a situation very closed and private. Perhaps something even he is ashamed of, as his wife’s last words are “In war there are no winners, only widows.” (as it is mentioned at: The mystery line in 'Arrival', revealed) .
Nov 28, 2016 · Heisserer says Villeneuve debated whether or not to include subtitles for the line. The director opted to revel in the mystery. The writer wasn't as keen on keeping it a secret, and was happy to divulge. As he told the audience at Fantastic Fest, the line translates to: "In war there are no winners, only widows."
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The movie opens with what appears to be flashbacks of Louise (Amy Adams) at various stages of her daughter growing up and eventually dying young of cancer. The father of the child is conspicuously absent in the memories. In the present, Louise is a linguistics professor at a university. The story kicks off when twelve extra-terrestrial vehicles sho...
In one of the scenes, Louise and Ian talk about how proficiency in a particular language can affect the way one thinks. That, arguably, is the most significant line from the movie that explains the plot. The heptapods use logograms which are symbols that can represent words or feelings or even whole sentences as opposed to how we use symbols just t...
The biggest revelation of the movie is when you realize that the apparent flashbacks of her daughter we have been seeing throughout the movie are actually flash-forwards or visions from the future. It is also important to note that Louise starts getting these visions only after her first encounter with the heptapods. The flash-forward in the openin...
The philosophicalquestion that the movie puts forth to the audience is this: “If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?” Louise didn’t. She marries Ian knowing that their daughter will die of cancer. She knows that he will leave her when he realizes that she knew about their daughter’s untimely demise. From an ...
Jan 16, 2017 · Pg. 15–18 A helicopter fast approaches Louise’s house as she sleeps. Weber has returned to Louise, acknowledges that she knows more than her rival, and offering her the job. She quickly packs her things and boards the helicopter. Inside she meets Ian Donnelly, a physicist who has also been recruited by Weber.
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Dec 11, 2016 · If you want the line to remain a mystery, read no further! Mrs Shang’s dying words were “In war there are no winners. Only widows.” Pretty profound eh? Yet Villeneuve ultimately decided the audience didn’t need that knowledge, and Arrival definitely works with the words going unheard. But equally, it’s nice to know that a line really ...
