Movie: Arrival

"Arrival" is a movie that released in 2016 and is about first contact with a group of aliens called "Hectopods".
These aliens seems to be squid-like creatures, and have landed 12 ships around the globe. As humanity struggles with the proof and uncertainty of the aliens, teams of scientist from around the globe try to make meaningful contact and understand what is going on.

Two scientists with the American team in Montana start to establish a dialogue and lexicon with the aliens. The lead linguist soon discover there language in non-linear, that can have multiple meanings depending on how you read the symbol. Each ideogram represents a complex thought and concept...much like other form of pictographs used by cultures such as the Mayan and Chinese.

 A side note the language is similarly as complex as Gallifreayian from the Doctor Who series....

The movie illustrates the art of language and how it shapes the way we think and see the universe. It soon shapes the way the lead linguist sees things, and soon she understands why they are here.  The movie gives a realistic portrayal on the basics on how to establish first contact with a culture, builfing a way to communicate, with the time it takes.