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The Invader, Self-Knowledge: Four Science Fiction Films that Intuit the Human Future. Part 2:  Annihilation and I Am Mother
The Invader, Self-Knowledge: Four Science Fiction Films that Intuit the Human Future. Part 2:  Annihilation and I Am Mother

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In the film Arrival, human exploration comes in the form of empathetic engagement by linguist Louise Banks. Such empathy could prove fatal, if she is wrong, and she is being gamed by the ETs, which is what the military, whose . . .

In the film Arrival, human exploration comes in the form of empathetic engagement by linguist Louise Banks. Such empathy could prove fatal, if she is wrong, and she is being gamed by the ETs, which is what the military, whose mission is to protect, fears. We saw such beguiling in the classic episode of Rod […]

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