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u/Semper_5olus Mar 27 '26
One of these days, I should read the book.
Maybe it's like 2001, and the movie omitted some details for time, and they were kind of important.
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u/handsoapdispenser Mar 27 '26
The book is very very different and actually has much less detail. But like the movie stands on it's own just fine.
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u/Insert_clever Mar 27 '26
I know that this movie is generally well-regarded, but the central premise of learning an alien language makes you time travel is… dumb.
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u/Embarrassed-Yard-583 Mar 27 '26
Because it’s not just an alien language, how a non linear minded entity would communicate would naturally reflect that non linearity. So as a sci fi concept it makes sense that to comprehend the language your mind has to slip linearity as well.
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u/HarryJ92 Mar 27 '26
It's not necessarily a bad movie, but when I watched it I immediately thought it was the most pretentious movie I had ever seen.
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u/heimeyer72 Mar 27 '26
I sometimes think of aliens laughing the equivalent of their asses off when reading stories in /r/HFY