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Arrival – To geek out or not?

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Alright people, by now you must have seen the movie “Arrival” (not to be confused with the other movie “The Arrival” where Charlie Sheen is chasing after some aliens that look like a satyr but not quite). There are several articles out there talking about the role of the linguists in the movie, or of

Troy Reimink: ‘Arrival’ a time capsule

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BY TROY REIMINK, Nov 25, 2016 Good movies are rarely about what they appear to be about. Most comedies are, right below the surface, quite sad. Most horror movies are political statements. Speculative or dystopian science fiction is always about the present. Post-apocalyptic stories are about pre-apocalyptic society. Zombie movies are about the living. Films about