Louise Banks

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Louise Banks is the linguistics professor and protagonist in the science fiction film "Arrival," known for deciphering an alien language and exploring themes of time and communication.

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Louise Banks canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedFromWork Story of Your Life NERFINISHED
appearsIn Arrival NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Ted Chiang NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept Sapir-Whorf hypothesis NERFINISHED
determinism
nonlinear time
xenolinguistics
associatedWithSpecies heptapods
basedOn Louise Banks (Story of Your Life) NERFINISHED
characterArc acceptance of predetermined future
communicatesWith Heptapod A NERFINISHED
Heptapod B NERFINISHED
createdBy Denis Villeneuve NERFINISHED
Ted Chiang NERFINISHED
decision chooses to have a child despite foreknowledge of her death
educationSpecialization comparative linguistics
fictionalUniverse Arrival universe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork linguistics
xenolinguistics
filmGenreContext first-contact narrative
science fiction
firstAppearance Story of Your Life NERFINISHED
firstFilmAppearance Arrival NERFINISHED
gender female
hasChild Hannah Banks NERFINISHED
mediumOfCommunication heptapod logograms
narrativeRole main protagonist
narrativeTheme choice
communication
loss
time
nationality American
notableFor communicating with extraterrestrial heptapods
deciphering heptapod language
experiencing nonlinear perception of time
occupation linguistics professor
translator
portrayedBy Amy Adams NERFINISHED
protagonistOf Arrival NERFINISHED
resolvesConflict international crisis with aliens
speaksLanguage English
spouse Ian Donnelly NERFINISHED
usesAbility precognition
worksAt university

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Arrival character Louise Banks
Colonel Weber in Arrival worksWith Louise Banks
subject surface form: Colonel Weber (Arrival)
Story of Your Life (short story by Ted Chiang) mainCharacter Louise Banks
subject surface form: Story of Your Life