I know there’s copyright issues but if you could make the movie just a bit more opaque and your logo a little less visible I think it would make a big difference 👍🏽 can’t make out what’s happening in the movie at all as a spectator

In Mandarin Loiuse says to Shang "Jiang jun, wo zai mei guo ying di. Jian jun, ni fu ren gei wo tuo meng le. [inaudible] Ta shuo ni ying ping jie yong qi lai bang zhuo zheng jiu shi jie. Zhan zheng bu cheng jiu ying xiong. Xi hui liu xia gu er gua mu." "General, I am in the American camp. Your wife sent a message in a dream. [inaudible] She said you should be brave/corageous to help save the world. War makes not heroes but orphans and widows." sorry I didn't put the accents, that would've taken an eternity.

This movie is based up the novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. I highly recommend it. I watched the movie, then read the story, then re-watched, then re-read. Some parts are better shown in a movie, some parts are better told in literature. Combined together you better understand the big story.

To be fair, I think she chose to have the child not only so *she* could experience the child, but also so that the *child herself* would get the chance to experience life and love and existence in general, if only for a short while. So Louise was simultaneously making a selfish and selfless choice.

I love the arrogance of the military to think their weapons would have any effect on an alien ship that can manipulate space/time/gravity. It's funny that by the end I realized that the aliens all along understood Earth languages, the point was to get humans to understand theirs.

Denis Villeneuve. Remember that name if you aren't familiar with his work already. Blade Runner 2049 is also one of his movies. And those led him to take on Dune (part one and two) which was a goal of his since he became a filmmaker. Arrival is awesome on its own. Finally a movie with aliens without instant armed conflict.

Such a great movie. I think this movie examines sideways the idea of not bringing children into a would that's broken. Living life means you will suffer, you need to be able to look past the pain and live life for the joys in it.

I understand the ending in a different way from you. The story aa I understand it is that she CAN'T change her future. At the end she says she chooses to 'embrace it'. Her choice is in how she faces her future, not in changing it. In the story time is nonlinear. This means her future is already set. In a way this means there is no free will. All he events in her life have happened, that's why she can experience future events. The alien language unlocks this ability since their language is nonlinear. Her husband apparently couldn't grasp this concept since he thought things could have gone differently. How could she experience losing her daughter unless she did in fact have a daughter?

The thing about knowing what is going to happen is that wanting things to play out differently is ultimately a fools game. It's like watching a classic sports event and wanting a play to happen differently. Knowing how things are to play out doesn't lend the ability to change how they do. "Would you be able to make peace with your future if you knew it before it happened" is the real question. Would you be able to make it happen in spite of how you feel about it, or is your detachment from it necessary for it to happen as it does?

The only way I would know that I had made the decision is because it had already been made. To have decided differently would result in to knowing differently. This is less about seeing the future, but actually sending information from the future to the past. They ‘Arrived’ because they had decided to , long before they even knew they would.

A helicopter designer said that helicopters don’t fly, they just vibrate so violently that the Earth eventually rejects them.

When it's said that the heptapods told the Russians, "There is no time," and everyone interprets it as a threat or a sign to hurry… and they're literally trying to say that time doesn't exist to them

The road to happiness is through the struggles, you don't get there by avoiding them.

Knowing your child would succumb to an incurable disease before adulthood? Knowing that 100% of relationship end through divorce or loss of life, why fall in love much less get married? Because it's not about the destination it's about the journey we take together.

I think I agree with the physicist on the cornerstone of civilization being science. Language allowed us to communicate and spread our ideas sure, but it was discovery that brought us fire, farming, and early medicines that without, one could plausibly argue that civilization wouldn't have developed the ways that it did. But I digress, I love this movie.

The protagonist knew her child's life, no matter how brief it was and how painful her ending, was important for the continued existence of two species,

If you change things so that Hannah isn't born, you are killing her. She existed, lived her short life and Louise loved her. If she doesn't have her, all of that is gone, its is equivalent to death.

She, to me, doesn't seem the selfish type. I think she knew that without her daughter in the mix, perhaps none of this would have worked out the same, and who knows what that could mean. For example, without her daughter in the picture, maybe that would lead to other things not happening, and that would lead to countries of the world never having learned to work together, and the aliens just leaving eventually in frustration, which could end up ending humanity. Would you even take the chance of not having the child if it might mean that humans go extinct? That would be incredibly selfish.

"I'm trying to act like a theoretical physicist and just make things up in my head" had me rolling🤣

I LOVE this movie!!!!!! LOVE it! As a single dad of daughters it kills me every time I see it but I love this! Beautiful’

I appreciate the discussion the teal and orange and such. Mostly because I'm colorblind so I basically don't see anything near the same as everyone else. I only get to see the cinematography, never the color grading.

Detection of incoming objects to Earth: Current systems only detect an arriving object when several factors are just right. Mainly, the direction of the approach relative to the Sun, the weather, and phase of the Moon. The result is an overall rate of success (around 1%), which becomes worse the smaller the object is. I would assume a spacefaring race would take necessary precautions and use these details to their advantage when approaching a planet undetected. We are moderately adept at detecting the large objects in relative proximity to our world (I believe NASA knows about 90% of the really big ones), but the smaller they get, the more we depend on visible open trajectories of vision to see their movement. If an object were to effectively 'use terrain' to hide it's approach, we would be fairly none-the-wiser.

There was no decision to "keep" her daughter. There is zero choice. Louise remembered her daughter existing because that's what was about to happen, and it did, to no variation. The paradox would be that if she'd "decided" to go against her memories, they would never have occured in the first place and she'd be remembering a life and a future entirely without that daughter, and the decision would never have existed at all. Reality was thus and she lived it. Arguably "embracing" both the fact that it was predetermined and terrible. There's no superpower here to see different futures. Only the one that's about to happen. Arrival opts for hard determinism. Everything is set entirely in stone, decisions are illusion and whatever happens is already set to happen. Which is the fun and the frustration in determinism to begin with. Though it does make for very frustrating storytelling since there's no way around it and is super annoying to watch. I'd like to imagine that Ian left her both in part because she "made the wrong choice" but also because as a physicist it bothered him that reality was deterministic and his belief in physics as a result of action and reaction was redundant. The TV series Devs plays a bit with this.

REQUEST: I'd love to see you review/react to "Moonstruck" which features Oscar-winning performances from Cher and Olympia Dukakis. The family dynamics in this movie are hilarious ~

There can not be peace without language

She doesn't know her child will die, she remembers it. Although the director did not necessarily agree, I believe the writer saw time as deterministic. So there was no choice, she doesn't see timelines but just remembers future events that will happen to her. Just like we can't change our past we can't change our future in that light. What is more interesting are the scenes with her daughter before she knew their language. Are these memories from a future Louise, including the trip to the landing site etc. Or are they movie flash-forwards? Both work.

I think everyone knew that she could see the future, so if he would ask did you know she was going to die? What would be the answer? On the other hand it was not selfish, it was love, she gave best life to her kid and took the pain. Or she could have no kids at all, or husband. If you know your wife or kid dies next several years do you divorce now? She was already in love with her kid

The hot cephalopod/Montana take that everyone is here for starts at 12:30 and ends at 14:30 !

They’re trying to manipulate you by using teal & orange! I love your awareness and how offended you are 😂

This movie makes me cry every time. I view this from a different view though. I don't think it was entirely a selfish idea. The selfish idea was making the decision herself. The way i view it at least putting myself into the scenario. Knowing the pain that you would go through losing that child and still going through with it isn't a selfish idea. That is Selflessness. Believing that child had a right to live and that the relationship you would have was more important that the pain you would go though is putting what is more important first. I believe that death isn't the end of us and that we can be with our families after this life. So that pain in this life is transitory. What you will have to deal with and what the child will have to deal as painful as it is are nothing compared to eternity and they are sacrifices for that future. So when she talks about would you still do it.... i think about if i would have the strength and the faith to make that decision and go through that and sacrifice for my child's future and also if i have the faith to believe that the pain my child will go through is worth it. I think about my children and i don't think bringing them into this world despite the pain and uncertainty to be selfish.

I understand her having the child, I probably would've wanted to do the same because she could already feel the relationship and therefore already loved the child. BUT... she not only chose to have the child, she knowingly got pregnant without telling her husband about the ramifications of what that means. She would've felt the loss of the child either way, her husband would not. She chose to let him experience it too.

We need a reaction to Bad Grandpa w Johnny Knoxville!

I think the use of teal and orange and blue was VERY intentional, meant to put the audience in an emotional state where they could flow with the story instead of rejecting it outright. When you reach the end of the film, ask yourself if you would have the same reaction if the colors were less pleasant.

So I paused at 8:34 just to say...i love this new information about color pallets and the human brain. It's something I never realized but now makes so much sense! Love your attitude towards the ATF 😂 rock on dude! Ok continuing watching your reaction.....

I hadn’t finalized my thoughts yet but I thought the daughter’s existence is somehow connected to being able to save the aliens in future. So the main character went through with it not just to have an experience with the daughter but as her part ti fulfill a future event.

8:56 Cornerstone of civilization: I think this is an example of a scientist who sees everything through the prism of his speciality. Humanity has a SERIOUS shortage of generalists.

Mr Boyd you gotta see District 9! An early Peter Jackson sci fi thriller.

GOTTA BE DUNE PT 1 & 2 NEXT

I knew this one would suit you!!!😀

I didn’t know that about Montana and the oldest life forms wow!!!

Someone please explain to him that he's dropping the ball on Gen V and that it's required viewing before The Boys season 4. If he wants to watch it as it drops, he would now have to release 4 Gen V episodes per week, in order to watch it in time before The Boys season 4 airs. I have a feeling that he's just going to completely ignore it and then be clueless wondering who the new characters are and not understanding the backstory at all.

please yes stop talking about teal and orange. We. Get. It.

It’s a kind of Sophie’s Choice. Absolutely heartbreaking.

10:08 The guy is a theoretical physicist, so he is not even a real physicist. ;) As for the language (the spoken one) I think it's like music. You just have to make the right sounds at the right time to make it "play correctly". The other thing is that, you can make any sentence in any language with just a single noise (like that one that comes from the speakers when you turn the stereo on).

She knew ahead, where it appears she only clued him in on it very near when the daughter was about to exit, so I can see where he might be a bit upset with her knowing and keeping him in the dark, making the choice for all of them. He might have went along with it had she told him when he asked about making a baby. Perhaps she thought he would love the daughter more not knowing or maybe it was the way the vision was, so she just followed the future as was already presented. idk, I can see why not being told before birth & finding out near the death would tick a parent off.

I love this movie so much, but I can’t watch it because it is so painful and sad and beautiful

Just seeing some wires of the mic

Technically, both were right. Math is both a language (universal language) and science.

Does this mean the universe is deterministic and there's no free will?

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[the ability to experience "non-linear time"] ⇒ MrLBoyd: "I WANT THAT!" Also, MrLBoyd: "Not everyone should have it though. _I_ should have it." Also, also MrLBoyd: "I would do everything in my possibility [sic] to make as much money as humanly possible." _EXACTLY_ why MrLBoyd should _NOT_ have said ability. Reflexive selfishness. Not a selling point for being granted near omnipotence. ⚖ Maxim: One can _never_ comprehend a higher moral purpose than one's own highest virtue. You can't teach a bank robber that stealing is wrong by appealing to the robber's "higher virtue". It doesn't exist. If it did, the robbing career would have never been considered. "You'll probably get caught." THAT, the robber will understand, and value. Thus, laws, and law enforcement. And that's why we have prisons, and not "Morality Rehab Centers". [Cutaway: Fallout, the series - "I can teach them introductory calculus."] MrLBoyd assumes that Louise's _EXCLUSIVE_ motive for birthing her daughter was _Louises_ _enjoyment_ of her time with said daughter. Selfishness. Once again, the highest comprehensible motive demonstrated here. Does the daughter not get a vote? If you were existing outside of our reality, waiting for the chance to experience "life", and you were told, "We'll give you a slot, but you'll only get eleven years", would you take the eleven years of life and family, with a loving mother like Louise? Or would you say, "Naw, if I can't have at least X years, I'll pass, thanks."? And what would your value of X years be? 25? 35? 100? ♾? Or would it be about quality of life, and who you share it with, not quantity? Not to mention that we are _all_ , errr, lifespan limited here, with "X" being a variable... MrLBoyd: "I think that it's fine that he [Ian] walked away from that." So Ian, the dad, took himself away from his daughter during the last part of her life, to spite Louise, because of Louise's knowledge and choice? To punish her? Or maybe because he didn't want to experience the pain of losing their daughter in person? Who is the selfish one here? Those who have followed MrLBoyd across many reactions will see this pattern. And we know that, if he asked his wife, she would explain our understanding of the mother's motives with a sigh and an eyeroll. Yet again. [note to ❄, the hall monitor - Howdy!] [cutaway: South Park - Cartman as 'The Dawg' - "You will respect my authori-tie!"]

What are your thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery and Picard.

you wouldn't have the child because you know they were destined to die prematurely? because if you did it would be selfish? no no no mr B. its anything but selfish, think of it from the daughters perspective, she doesn't know that she has severely limited time, she just lives and in doing so get the opportunity to be born, to be loved, to love, to feel and experience all the ups and downs that make existing beautiful, the art of life the gift of being, you say its selfish to deny her that because its only a short time..to you..and because its a short time it causes you pain, but i put it to you, that itself is selfish, to deny her the chance to live because you cant see past the time limit imposed by fate.

Once you reach the ending of this film, watching it again with that knowledge is a trip.

MB, I enjoy your content. I understand that you're limited on how much you can show without being dinked. However, when it gets to the point that I can't actually see the scene you're discussing, it is not fun to watch. See if you can find some better happy medium so we can actually see what you're discussing.

My main issue with this movie is the flawed premise that "thinking non-linearly will allow you to experience time in a non-linear way" its ridiculous. The fact this movie turned into a time travel movie disappointed me because I can't stand those types of movies.

@MRLBoyd I guess my biggest question is.... If you can see these possible timelines, is it really necessary to live them out. You can already experience them, basically like a memory. So then you should in theory only be living out the ones that have the biggest benefit to the world and yourself to further along humanity and our knowledge. Learning from all timeliness you can and making permanent the ones that will make the greatest impact.

I've seen this movie several times, yet I can't see anything you're referencing, especially while talking about the color scheme. I understand the copyright protection is insane on youtube, but please tone it down a little bit. If you keep going like this, at least give us time stamps from the movie itself...

I very much regret not seeing this in theaters. The trailers for it made it look kinda boring, like yet another boring alien movie. Little did I know how wrong I was.

this is not a reaction channel. it is a talk and talk and guess and criticize channel,

It's reactions like this that make you realize how much intelligence is needed to not only get the movie, but understand the deeper meaning of it. lol Even though you talked a lot of bullshit to make us think you did, you did not. That's okay though. This movie wasn't made for everyone.

Always these inane color palette rants lol.

My god, is KZfaq cracking down on Reaction videos so much, that you now basically can't even show the video of the movie anymore?? Darn! They ruined it!

For the love of God, can you not just watch the movie without pausing it every literal minute? Say a quick comment and move on. Take a note and come back to it later. Collect your thoughts and summarize them at the end. I cannot fathom a single director who would say "you know, I think my film WOULD be better when it's paused for 30 seconds every 4 minutes". Trying to watch something with you must be INSUFFERABLE.

I actually cant keep watching this omg stfu about teal and green lol get over it

Ive never seen someone so worried to show his own intelligence than this guy, almost 8 min into the video and its unbearable

Sorry had to turn off after barely 5 minutes, unwatchable

Can't see absolutly nothing apart your face, not much of a reaction. Otherwise an interesting commentary as usual.

Dude you talked about the colorization of the movie for like 30 mins but the way you display your reaction box no one else can see what you’re talking about. So it’s pretty brutal just listening to you talk about something that has no relevance to us as the viewer. I’d like to engage but I can’t. You have disallowed me that.

Sure Science-Fiction, but still this movie made no sense whatsoever. If time is of the essence and the aliens are so far superiour to humans, then why did humans had to learn such a complicated language instead of them speaking to humans in their apparently simplistic cave-men-language(s)?

I would absolutely love to watch an intellectual as yourself watch this movie but unfortunately I can’t see a damn thing 🥲 it’s a bit too transparent lol 🙈