Not so much a sci fi film as a philosophical film (mild spoilers)

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2016)

Alright the thought provoking (if it is) question of this film is: If you knew your future would you do the same things. Of course this is really a pretty easy question...if you live a life of woe than know you'd change it, but if you had a mix of good and bad you'd probably take the bad because of the good. That's the "gift" the aliens supposedly give, the ability through a universal language to rewire your mind in a way that time no longer is linear. so experiences in the past can still be experienced as clear as the present, and you know the future. And if you think about it, humans would evolve quickly because they'd be able to avoid the very wrong paths very easily, thus taking away the need to learn by trial and error.
Overall the film makes you think, and that's why I give it a pretty good score. It really moves slow, but keeps you engaged, so I always give films like that some leeway.
Now some problems. First the aliens present this "gift" by translating that word to "weapon"...well that doesn't make a lot of sense because the scientists teaching them language, would probably be pretty specific as to what the terms "weapon", "gift" and "tool" are (terms the aliens see as synonyms. AND if language is SUCH an important thing to these aliens, you would specifically make sure you were getting your words right. And if this gift language is supposedly so universal and so wonderful than how is it that they accidentally use the word "weapon" in place of "gift" when they are talking about it to the humans?
The second problem is the tiny subplot with the soldiers who are afraid and take action against the aliens. Anyone could see this coming a mile away, which goes to say in the real world the military would see this as a probability and protect against it. So its a little silly, to suggest it could happen. I would also doubt the military would allow these soldiers as much contact with the outside world as they were having too. They make phone calls, watch television news...and this is supposedly a "top secret persons" only site.
Of course those plot points are to bring a little action to the mix, rather than move along the premise.