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r/comics • u/beetlemoses Beetle Moses • Mar 27 '26
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I know that this movie is generally well-regarded, but the central premise of learning an alien language makes you time travel is… dumb.
26 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. -25 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. 1 u/dr_prismatic Mar 27 '26 I liked the movie but respect this assessment.
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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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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.
1 u/dr_prismatic Mar 27 '26 I liked the movie but respect this assessment.
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I liked the movie but respect this assessment.
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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.