Full movie link: https://123movies.net/watch/yd67ERv7-arrival-2016.html

Composition: 'On the Nature of Daylight' by Max Richter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVN1B-tUpgs

The Ending Explained: https://nofilmschool.com/ending-arrival-explained

Arrival is a complex science-fiction drama that is adapted from the 1998 novella, Story of Your Life, by Ted Chian. The film is smart in the way that it edits moments of the present and future into a singular timeline by tying small and seemingly insignificant moments together. Many sci-fi movies attempt to play with the idea of time and how it is perceived—I’m looking at you, Interstellar—but none come close to the success of how Arrival plays with the idea of time through the use of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis of linguistic relativity.

The two storylines wind and twist around each other like the double-helix of DNA (alleged shape). This is what I visualized once I realized how the two story lines kept winding around each other, connected only by thin strands, and then never converging until the very end.

The circular structure of the movie without any real beginning or end reflects both the nature of the alien language AND the form of time perception being posited in the movie storyline. (interesting even if "circular time" theory has many obvious flaws). The "recycled human spirits" concept and the seemingly endless battle against evil demons in our midst would give the appearance of history repeating and circular time.

Alien Invasion

It takes the film nearly 30 minutes, for example, to reveal the alien spacecraft and its occupants. By teasing viewers with what is left out of the screen, Villeneuve grips viewers and forces us to use our imaginations. We become as eager and impatient as the desperate characters in the film. When we do finally meet the extraterrestrials, it comes with a sense of wonder and awe.

https://cairoscene.com/ArtsAndCulture/Arrival-2016-Not-Your-Ordinary-Alien-Invasion-Film

There are 12 alien ships and each appears to have one piece of the puzzle that must be assembled to understand the alien purpose. Perceptive humans understand that this is an important helpful race of aliens, but globalists who want control attempt to exploit the situation to take control the population and create a OneWorld government ostensibly to fight the aliens for all of humanity.

Time Perception

Because the plot of Arrival is told in non-sequential order, Louise’s mind is free to wander from moment to moment. Think of it as a daydream. One thought falls freely into another without you even having to try. That is how Louise’s perception of time is working in the film.

It is assumed that all beings experience time in a linear way. But if one were to experience time in a nonlinear way and one could temporarily see or experience future pain due to the loss of a child would one still make the same decisions when existing in the linear timelapse state? This goes to the heart of what it means to be human and why we are here, imo.

The end of Arrival is a complicated one. As humans, our emotions make a heavy impact on our decisions, and knowing the pain comes with a choice is a hard idea to grapple with. Could we sacrifice our happiness because of the unimaginable and unavoidable pain that comes with the choice? The film toys with the idea, but the conclusion ultimately offers a warm embrace while telling you that whatever you do, do it for the life you want to live.

Linguistic Relativity

Since the linguistic relativity of the heptapods allow them to exist at all moments of their lives, Louise gains this ability when she masters their language. The film hints at this idea throughout its runtime and shows us right at the beginning that we are viewing the film in a non-linear format. We are shown moments of Louise with her family and the death-to-be of her daughter before unknowingly transported to a later time when Louise walks into a lecture hall.

The aliens exist in the past, present, and future all at the same time, and their language reflects this. Once the main character deciphers the language, she gains the ability to also exist in this state herself.

This movie generally looks like cabal predictive programming, but there are some interesting "pro humanity" nuggets that are hidden inside the quagmire of Project BlueBeam soft disclosures.