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Arrival - Script Study

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Film: Arrival

Screenplay by: Eric Heisserer

 

The Language of the film makes us believe that when we see footage of another item period intercut among the present, we assume it to be the past.

The revelation is that the scenes are from the future. This all relies on the ambiguity of Louise’s age in the intro to throw the audience off, which the screenplay hints at on page one. 

 
Shane Patrick