I was expecting a generic alien invasion movie, and I was pleasantly surprised
So good. I think I listed it as my favorite movie for a while.
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I need to give this a rewatch
Read the short story before re-watching. Definitely gives you a better perspective.
I know that I enjoyed this movie but I don't remember it at all. Yay, I get to watch it again like it's new.
Me rewatching a movie:
"Oh yeah, I remember this part..."
"Oh yeah, I remember this part..."
This was a good one. Definitely recommend
The thing I remember about this movie was that India got mad one of the fictional aliens from this movie decided to land in Pakistan instead of India.
The other thing I remember was that they for some reason decided to show the location on the map as "Punjab, Pakistan" which is even more generic because it's a province not a city.
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I watched it because Lingthusiasm has a podcast episode about it and loved it too!
I don't remember much about the movie, but isn't it one of the movies where time gets wacky?
Almost
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Memories are what get wacky. The main character (as well as the aliens who "arrive") can remember the future as well as the past due to learning the alien language. It's based on the possibly-not-linguistically-sound Sapir-Wharf hypothesis that says the language you speak influences the way you think. The aliens use a circular rather than linear writing system so they think of time in a non-linear way
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Watched it last week for the first time. Really enjoyed it
Could you be also recommend a few generic alien invasion movies?
you can watch skyline if you want to watch nothing new or interesting.
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The rule is simple: if uts by Denis Villeneuve, YOU WATCH IT
Genuinely one of the best movies of all time IMO
Sapir-Whorf always fascinated me when I first read about it in philosophy class
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Really is a good view.