Arrival Timeline Explained: Making Sense Of The Movie’s Twist

Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival might seem like a basic sci-fi movie on the surface, but it actually has a very complicated timeline that’s easy to misunderstand. The film tells the story of a professional linguist named Louise Banks who’s called in by the government when aliens land on the planet. It’s her job to ensure humans can interact effectively with these creatures, but she soon learns that their form of communication is beyond anything that human beings are capable of.