Table of Contents
- 1 What did Louise tell the Chinese general in arrival?
- 2 What does Louise say to General Chang?
- 3 Why did Ian leave in arrival?
- 4 Why would Louise telling the Chinese commander about his wife’s last words?
- 5 What did Loiuse say to the Chinese president in arrival?
- 6 What is the catalyst for Louise calling the Chinese general?
What did Louise tell the Chinese general in arrival?
Louise tells Shang that his wife spoke to her in a dream and told her that “war doesn’t make winners, only widows.” Ian tells her that she can’t stop what’s happening. She responds by telling him that she just did. Word starts to come in over the comm lines that China is standing down. Ian asks her what she did.
What does Louise say to General Chang?
The movie’s scriptwriter states that the Chinese General’s wife only says those words, “In war, there are no winners, only widows.”
What was the Chinese message in arrival?
As he told the audience at Fantastic Fest, the line translates to: “In war there are no winners, only widows.”
Why did Ian leave in arrival?
The direct textual interpretation of the film is that, yes, Ian will leave Louise, because she decided to have a baby (Hannah), without telling him that she knows Hannah will die of cancer.
Why would Louise telling the Chinese commander about his wife’s last words?
Why would Louise telling the Chinese commander about his wife’s last words change his mind? In the future in Arrival, the commander says that he changed his mind about going to war with the aliens because Louise called his private number and told him his wife’s dying words.
Who heard general shang’s wife’s dying words?
The answer, we can infer, is by using that knowledge to reveal information that only her changed perception of time could possibly reveal. It isn’t much of a stretch to assume that the only person who heard General Shang’s wife’s dying words were the general.
What did Loiuse say to the Chinese president in arrival?
In the movie Arrival, Loiuse, played by Amy Adams says something to the Chinese President, which he claims were his wife’s words. I think she is speaking Mandarin but no subtitles are provided. What did she say?
What is the catalyst for Louise calling the Chinese general?
There is a subtle but important catalyst that occurs right before Louise has the series of premonitions/back-flashes that result in her calling the Chinese General. The daughter comes to her mom, Louise, telling her to “Wake Up”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlpD95WFA04