Amy Adams

A translator’s review of “Arrival”: truths and misconceptions about translation [contains some spoilers]

by Marina Spanou I recently watched the film Arrival. From the moment I found out that the protagonist was a translator/interpreter, I was very curious about its linguistic approach on a very common movie subject, i.e. aliens.  I must say that, barring a few common misconceptions and clichés, I wasn’t disappointed at all. I will try to limit the spoilers for those of you…