ValiantTraveler
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After being disappointed with Arrival, in which the only interesting scenes are the ones with the aliens, I decided to give Ad Astra a try to cleanse myself.
Ad Astra, on the other hand, I LOVED IT.
First of all, the visuals are incredible and capture the vast, beautiful emptiness of space and how scary it must be to be out there. I don't know of many films that show you an astronaut drifting with Neptune in the background, billions of kilometers away from Earth. I would love to go to the moon but freaking Neptune? No thanks.
Next, the film's take on humanity colonizing space is quite grounded and believable. I guess the recent SpaceX launches make the idea of life on the moon and Mars more believable.
The voice overs were brilliantly used as they are concise and help us fully understand Roy's character. The psychological evaluations were great for unveiling his state of mind in a natural way, they let him talk about himself while also establishing SpaceCom as a douchebag authoritarian organization.
Ad Astra also delivers when it comes to intense scenes. The "Fury Road in space" scene was marvellous. And I don't what was the deal with the monkeys, but they made for a very intense scene. Also, I was on the edge of my seats while watching Roy making his way to the station near Neptune and back from it.
Roy's father was nicely built up into a villain and when he finally appears, we don't see a mad scientist like I thought he was going to be. He still is, but his portrayal is understated. We understand where he comes from.
To top it all the conclusion was very satisfying. I was fearing Roy would take his father's place which would have sucked. Not only he makes the journey back to Earth but we see him starting to change. His journey to find his father was needed for him to move on with his life.
What did you think, GAF?
I didn't give two shits about Louise's "emotional" storyline. Don't even get me started on time travel--why do the aliens need us? And Jeremy Renner said exactly what I thought he was going to say at the end with "it was meeting you" line.
God I needed to get that off my chest.
God I needed to get that off my chest.
Ad Astra, on the other hand, I LOVED IT.
First of all, the visuals are incredible and capture the vast, beautiful emptiness of space and how scary it must be to be out there. I don't know of many films that show you an astronaut drifting with Neptune in the background, billions of kilometers away from Earth. I would love to go to the moon but freaking Neptune? No thanks.
Next, the film's take on humanity colonizing space is quite grounded and believable. I guess the recent SpaceX launches make the idea of life on the moon and Mars more believable.
The voice overs were brilliantly used as they are concise and help us fully understand Roy's character. The psychological evaluations were great for unveiling his state of mind in a natural way, they let him talk about himself while also establishing SpaceCom as a douchebag authoritarian organization.
Ad Astra also delivers when it comes to intense scenes. The "Fury Road in space" scene was marvellous. And I don't what was the deal with the monkeys, but they made for a very intense scene. Also, I was on the edge of my seats while watching Roy making his way to the station near Neptune and back from it.
Roy's father was nicely built up into a villain and when he finally appears, we don't see a mad scientist like I thought he was going to be. He still is, but his portrayal is understated. We understand where he comes from.
To top it all the conclusion was very satisfying. I was fearing Roy would take his father's place which would have sucked. Not only he makes the journey back to Earth but we see him starting to change. His journey to find his father was needed for him to move on with his life.
What did you think, GAF?
