Derek J Fiedler | Arrival & The Universal Language | an audio essay @DerekJFiedler | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
"What is the foundation of civilization? Is it science, bloodline, technology, military? The sci-fi story Arrival, the book by Ted Chiang and 2016 film directed by Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part One and Part Two), offers an intriguing solution to this riddle...Language. To understand these enigmas of language, we must drill down deeper than the level of linguistic technicalities. When we arrive at the end of our excavation, we will have unearthed a most surprising discovery, bigger than the Arrival story, deeper than language itself."
The audio essay 'Arrival & The Universal Language' by Derek J Fiedler originally published on the Symbolic World website - thesymbolicworld.com/content/arrival-the-universal-language
This essay is part of a larger project exploring the deeper meaning of Arrival. The first book, Arrival & Exodus, will be released on 11.11. Be 1-of-12 to own the handmade deluxe edition. open.substack.com/pub/derekjfiedler/p/arrival-exodus-book
I have made a PDF version available for my Substack subscribers. Thank you for your support and joining the journey. derekjfiedler.substack.com
More Arrival content (podcasts, essays) - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHxBkl6ci7xfHKFgypaXyAVfAw5Bl4cKc
I want to create a (more concise) video version of this essay with clips from the film and text animation. However, I don't have great editing skills. Do you know a video editor interested in collaborating? Reach out, let's do this.
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ABOUT DEREK
My name is Derek J Fiedler. I live in Lake County, Northern California. I'm a husband, father, creative artist, and conversationalist. I publish stories, articles, music concept albums, and video essays. Along the way, I share some of the conversations and research - like film analysis, book insights, and symbolic interpretation - that help me understand reality more clearly and improve my storytelling. Occasionally, I post articles for Jonathan Pageau's Symbolic World Blog (https://thesymbolicworld.com/author/d.... The best way to keep in touch is to subscribe to this YouTube channel and join my newsletter community at derekjfiedler.substack.com.
"What is the foundation of civilization? Is it science, bloodline, technology, military? The sci-fi story Arrival, the book by Ted Chiang and 2016 film directed by Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part One and Part Two), offers an intriguing solution to this riddle...Language. To understand these enigmas of language, we must drill down deeper than the level of linguistic technicalities. When we arrive at the end of our excavation, we will have unearthed a most surprising discovery, bigger than the Arrival story, deeper than language itself."
The audio essay 'Arrival & The Universal Language' by Derek J Fiedler originally published on the Symbolic World website - thesymbolicworld.com/content/arrival-the-universal-language
This essay is part of a larger project exploring the deeper meaning of Arrival. The first book, Arrival & Exodus, will be released on 11.11. Be 1-of-12 to own the handmade deluxe edition. open.substack.com/pub/derekjfiedler/p/arrival-exodus-book
I have made a PDF version available for my Substack subscribers. Thank you for your support and joining the journey. derekjfiedler.substack.com
More Arrival content (podcasts, essays) - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHxBkl6ci7xfHKFgypaXyAVfAw5Bl4cKc
I want to create a (more concise) video version of this essay with clips from the film and text animation. However, I don't have great editing skills. Do you know a video editor interested in collaborating? Reach out, let's do this.
#arrival #language #symbolism
CONNECT
- website: derekjfiedler.com
- newsletter/community: derekjfiedler.substack.com
- Email: youtube.com/c/DerekJFiedler/about
- Ad-free/Audio Content: https://derekjfiedler.substack.com/po...
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DerekJFie...
- Twitter: twitter.com/derekjfiedler
- YouTube: share what you think in the comments section. I do my best to respond all of the comments I can, especially the insightful and encouraging ones ;)
EASY WAYS TO HELP OUT
👍 Click the 'Like' button
🔔 Click 'Subscribe' to watch more videos like this one
- https://www.youtube.com/c/DerekJFiedl...
- Share the video to help spread the word
- add video to one of your playlists
GIVE a GIFT
- Gift Derek a book from his favorite online bookstore, Thriftbooks: bit.ly/thriftbooks-give
- or his Amazon wish list: bit.ly/amazon-gift-derek
ABOUT DEREK
My name is Derek J Fiedler. I live in Lake County, Northern California. I'm a husband, father, creative artist, and conversationalist. I publish stories, articles, music concept albums, and video essays. Along the way, I share some of the conversations and research - like film analysis, book insights, and symbolic interpretation - that help me understand reality more clearly and improve my storytelling. Occasionally, I post articles for Jonathan Pageau's Symbolic World Blog (https://thesymbolicworld.com/author/d.... The best way to keep in touch is to subscribe to this YouTube channel and join my newsletter community at derekjfiedler.substack.com.
