The only thing we can be sure of about the future is that it will be absolutely fantastic.

Five, four, three, two, one. on.

In the film, Arrival, aliens park their vessels in 12 places around the earth and begin trying to

communicate with humans who speak different languages and exist in different

cultural contexts from each other.

More objects have landed around the world. This is one of 12.

I'm never going to be able to speak their words.

Got two days.

Figure something on.

But it's slow going and fear starts to overrule.

What does this say?

Off her weapon.

I don't need an interpreter to know what this means.

We don't know if they understand the difference between a weapon and a tool.

China just threatened to destroy their shell.

Whatever they do, France and Korea will follow. We could be facing

global war. In another film, this would be where humanity across the globe unites to

repel an alien invasion. It's a common trope that an existential

threat is the one thing that can bridge our national divisions.

Mankind, that word should have new meaning for all of us today.

We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.

We will be united in our... petty differences anymore.

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