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Synopsis: Linguistics professor Louise Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Denis Villeneuve
Production: 21 Laps Entertainment
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 64 wins & 251 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
PG-13
Year:
2016
116 min
$100,501,349
Website
17,560 Views


No.

No.

Currently taking any medications?

Allergies?

Pregnant?

No.

The booster is

a kick to your system,

so you may experience

some side effects,

nausea, dizziness,

headaches,

a ringing in your ears,

like you have tinnitus.

They wouldn't go,

either way.

You see

what's happening to him?

How does this even work?

The readings do not change,

but I don't know,

it's like we're insects

on a piece of paper,

and they're easing us

out of the house.

At exactly 112 minutes

and 19 seconds,

gravity starts to shift

and slides us out of the room.

Have you found a scientific

explanation for it?

Like,

is it for them?

Uh, no.

We think it's for us.

Air doesn't seem to circulate

inside the chamber,

so after about two hours,

we run out of oxygen.

It doesn't take 18 hours to

pump fresh air into a room.

Atmosphere...

Excuse me?

If their atmosphere is

different from earth,

it would certainly take hours

to rebalance their O2 content

and pressure for us

every time

they open their door.

So, they could suffocate us

if they wanted.

This is agent halpern

with the CIA.

Let me get you two

to your stations.

Yes, sir.

Remember, we need answers

as soon as possible.

What do they want?

Where are they from?

Why are they here?

This is the priority.

Everyone, this is

Dr. Ian Donnelly.

He'll be running

this team here.

Have they responded

to anything?

Shapes, patterns,

numbers, fibonacci?

We can't tell

what they're saying

when they respond

to "hello," so...

Don't get ahead of yourself.

What have you figured out?

We're just getting started.

Good morning!

This is Dr. Louise banks.

She'll be heading your team.

It's a pleasure

meeting you.

Dr. banks is taking over the

mission from Dr. Walker.

That's a 15-minute warning.

You scuba-dive before?

What kind of radiation

exposure are we walking into?

Nominal. These are

just for safety.

So, is there any physical

contact with the, um...

Am I the only one having

trouble saying "aliens"?

There's a wall.

Like, a glass wall.

You can't

get to them.

So, what do

they look like?

You'll see soon enough.

Hurry up.

The suits are clumsy at first,

but you get used to them.

I'll open a second vehicle.

We'll be there

in a few minutes.

Make sure you hold on

to something.

Copy, condor. We will observe,

but not initiate. Over.

Watch your step.

We'll keep

Alpha channel open. Over.

Alpha, be advised.

Humidity increased since yesterday.

Every 18 hours,

the door opens up

at the bottom.

That's where we go in.

Zero movement.

Alpha detail, clear to proceed. Over.

Copy, condor.

Beginning our ascent now.

Over.

Ten feet.

Five feet.

Two, one...

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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