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Lorena 2022-04-20 09:01:06

1. In fact, the film is a thesis, the argument is that language can affect cognition, and the argument is all the plot of the film: all non-linear time, aliens and everything are examples. This is a film about cognitive linguistics, semiotics, etc. Friends who learn languages ​​should resonate. It can be regarded as a breath for those who study linguistics: not to mention that linguistics is useless, the critical moment is really indispensable.
2. As far as I know, there are several mistakes in the translation: the keyword palindrome has not been translated, and the last part is translated into apart, which is really embarrassing. The translator's surname Wang seems to be an outsourced translation company. Don't look for this company in the future.
3. Linguists and translators are not the same concept: linguists are people who study languages. They may not know many languages, and they may not necessarily translate well. The translation skills must be solid, but they may not be very knowledgeable about linguistics. The alien language in the movie must be confused, and there will be no systematic research method such as linguists.

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  • Katarina 2022-03-24 09:01:09

    The opening music is noisy. The scene inside the ship was cut out inexplicably, thinking that it was the preemptive version that was dropped for a while, and the duration was compared, but there was no problem; after seeing similar scenes in the future, I felt helpless and could only "get used to". The internal statement starting at 52 minutes, the wife was too surprised. Are we watching a documentary before the scenes were all "simulation pictures"? Immediately deduct four stars. The flashback is powerful but too many and indiscriminate, and there is a mess before the flashback. Read all.

  • Reva 2022-03-22 09:01:08

    There is a suspicion of grafting "Time and Space Contact" and "Interstellar Crossing", science fiction films with a small format, and there are many places for Chinese films to copy. Unexpectedly, he was endorsing the rise of the great powers of the heavenly dynasty. The casting of the Chinese military leader General Shang was simply amazing...

Arrival quotes

  • Louise Banks: Let's say that I taught them Chess instead of English. Every conversation would be a game. Every idea expressed through opposition, victory, defeat. You see the problem? If all I ever gave you was a hammer...

    Colonel Weber: Everything's a nail.

  • Louise Banks: We don't know if they understand the difference between a weapon and a tool.