What's the Difference between Story of Your LIfe the Book and Arrival the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Dr. Louise Banks
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Dr. Louise Banks
Portrayed by: Amy Adams
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Colonel Weber
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Colonel Weber
Portrayed by: Forest Whitaker
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Dr. Gary Donnelly
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Ian Connelly
Portrayed by: Jeremy Renner
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This Character does not appear.
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General Shang
Portrayed by: Tzi Ma
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This Character does not appear.
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Captain marks
Portrayed by: Mark O'Brien
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Hossner
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This Character does not appear.
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Burghart
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This Character does not appear.
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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The Heptapods depart Earth right after the final gift is exchanged. The Looking Glasses turned out to be inert sheets of fused silica. Earth never learns why the heptapods visited. |
The final message given to the humans before the bomb explodes says the heptapods will need humanity's help in three thousand years. This is why they came to Earth. Sharing their language is the weapon (tool) they offered. |