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Director:
Ric Roman Waugh
Stars:
Gerard Butler,
Frederick Schmidt,
Danny Huston
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Director:
Todd Phillips
Stars:
Joaquin Phoenix,
Robert De Niro,
Zazie Beetz
Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
Brad Pitt in Ad Astra is the 8th cast member from the Ocean's series to appear in an outer space movie; Don Cheadle in Mission to Mars (2000), George Clooney in Solaris (2002) and with Sandra Bullock in Gravity (2013), Andy Garcia in Passengers, Matt Damon in The Martian (2015) and with Anne Hathaway and Casey Affleck in Interstellar (2014) . See more »
Goofs
While landing on Mars after the system failure, manual mode is switched and Roy tries to set the angle of fall to 0, but he doesn't turn off the engines at any time; he succeeds in setting the angle in the very last second and yet the rocket lands right in the place where it should, instead of miles away from it. See more »
Quotes
Roy McBride:
I've been trained to compartmentalize. It seems to me that's how I approach my life.
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Crazy Credits
There is no fanfare during the 20th Century Fox logo. See more »
Nostalgia comes from the Ancient Greek word "Nostos" which describes the Hero's return from his/her odyssey. Longing for that ever-elusive, out of reach meaning of "home". It unifies us all. And it is a powerful theme, and it is wielded with such effect by Gray.
Let me first say that Ad Astra will be divisive, and certainly not for everybody. That being said, this film was unique and truly moving. It follows Pitt (in a performance of a lifetime) battling a serious attachment disorder, with the most gorgeous and awe-inspiring setting I have seen in a film to date. It turns the "travel the galaxy to save son/father/mother/sibling" trope on its head, and teaches us how to deal with and overcome the nihilistic viewpoint that our destiny and meaning has to be "out there".
I think the emotional journey of the protagonist effected me more than any other in recent memory, I truly felt for him.
If you like gorgeous, soul searching themes, and slow-burners keep your attention, then give this a go and you may love it.
However, if you were like some of the limited audience at my screening, and perhaps you are expecting a blockbuster space opera, maybe the next star wars, or interstellar, then you may leave disappointed. As one chap behind me put it "I was fighting to stay awake". I, on the other hand, could not take my eyes off Pitt and his heart wrenching voyage. I would rate this 9.3
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Nostalgia comes from the Ancient Greek word "Nostos" which describes the Hero's return from his/her odyssey. Longing for that ever-elusive, out of reach meaning of "home". It unifies us all. And it is a powerful theme, and it is wielded with such effect by Gray.
Let me first say that Ad Astra will be divisive, and certainly not for everybody. That being said, this film was unique and truly moving. It follows Pitt (in a performance of a lifetime) battling a serious attachment disorder, with the most gorgeous and awe-inspiring setting I have seen in a film to date. It turns the "travel the galaxy to save son/father/mother/sibling" trope on its head, and teaches us how to deal with and overcome the nihilistic viewpoint that our destiny and meaning has to be "out there".
I think the emotional journey of the protagonist effected me more than any other in recent memory, I truly felt for him.
If you like gorgeous, soul searching themes, and slow-burners keep your attention, then give this a go and you may love it.
However, if you were like some of the limited audience at my screening, and perhaps you are expecting a blockbuster space opera, maybe the next star wars, or interstellar, then you may leave disappointed. As one chap behind me put it "I was fighting to stay awake". I, on the other hand, could not take my eyes off Pitt and his heart wrenching voyage. I would rate this 9.3