tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post9124979406100471668..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Sapir-WhorfSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76551515288732735212017-07-31T13:05:26.271-05:002017-07-31T13:05:26.271-05:00Actually, the analogy does make sense. Scientifica...Actually, the analogy does make sense. Scientifically, it puts far too much into the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is notably still called a hypothesis rather than a theory. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56382302410549922172017-07-25T16:12:48.711-05:002017-07-25T16:12:48.711-05:00I really liked Arrival!
It did go a bit too far ...I really liked Arrival! <br /><br />It did go a bit too far at the end, and I was feeling mildly disappointed at the sci-fi comic-book story element of getting a vital piece of information from your future self, but that's really a quibble considering how much they got right.<br /><br />Interstellar (which I greatly disliked) popped into my mind. But Interstellar was more like a Bela Lugosi scientific explanation from a low-budget 1950s movie (without any of the charm), whereas Arrival was more like A Walter Pidgeon explanation from something with a much bigger budget.<br /><br />And if that analogy makes sense to you, you should probably get out more often.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24309604712417348622017-02-21T09:10:55.059-06:002017-02-21T09:10:55.059-06:00I don't know about a t-shirt design website, b...I don't know about a t-shirt design website, but there are evidently dozens of shirts available at Amazon.<br /><br />I think I'm apt to feel more charitably toward this film than you may. I see some of your issues with it even if I'm not sure I buy them entirely. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-7550577297670326592017-02-21T06:01:23.116-06:002017-02-21T06:01:23.116-06:00I found much to love about this film, as well as s...I <a href="http://bighominid.blogspot.kr/2017/02/arrival-review.html" rel="nofollow">found</a> much to love about this film, as well as some things to chafe at. All in all, though, "Arrival" gets a big knuckle-tentacle up, plus celebratory spurts of ring-ink. <br /><br />I wonder: is there a "convert your name into heptapodese" website yet? Or a tee-design website selling hepta-scrawl tees?Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-37197961306847634312017-02-21T00:19:16.285-06:002017-02-21T00:19:16.285-06:00I guess that means the next time she offers a good...I guess that means the next time she offers a good performance, she'll be nominated and win as a competitive career achievement award.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26731712790766760482017-02-20T22:23:03.393-06:002017-02-20T22:23:03.393-06:00I am glad you liked it; I did too. There are lots ...I am glad you liked it; I did too. There are lots of layers to the story, even down to the filmmaking itself: the story underfolds in a way that beautifully captures the film's themes. <br /><br />And yes, Amy Adams was robbed, both for this and Nocturnal Animals.Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-17648180741695062822017-02-20T11:18:38.055-06:002017-02-20T11:18:38.055-06:00That's pretty much what I figured. Hard to thi...That's pretty much what I figured. Hard to think there were five better performances. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-74654001539425481192017-02-20T09:06:45.798-06:002017-02-20T09:06:45.798-06:00Completely robbed. Completely robbed. Richard Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428986542891346618noreply@blogger.com