Playing the Non-Zero Sum Game — The Politics of Arrival.

Caroline McEvoy
Sep 5, 2018 · 6 min read

Arrival is more than a film about language. It’s a movie about international politics.

Note: This article discusses plot points from the movie Arrival. Spoilers ahead!

For a movie about first contact with an alien life form, Arrival is surprisingly short on inter-galactic relations. Unlike the aliens in the War of the Worlds or Independence…

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Caroline McEvoy

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Political Scientist. Writer. Researcher. Lecturer. Cinematic Overthinker. Book Devourer. twitter: @carolineamcevoy

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