"Project Hail Mary" is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since "Oppenheimer" : movies

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was fun, but they stripped 90% of the science out of it. The book is much, much better.

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[–] JoeMontayna@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I still haven't seen Oppenheimer, it just sounds like a long boring movie. I'm 70% through the PHM book and I can't wait to see it.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Oppenheimer asked “just because we can build a nuclear bomb, should we?”, but they seemed to imply that the movie was original and edgy to consider that angle rather than it having been asked continuously for the past 80 years.

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So were just ignoring Sinners then?

[+] mimavox@piefed.social -16 points 1 month ago (7 children)

It really sucks though. 2.5 hours of unbearably cringe "humor."

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just say you didn't get it. The Super Mario Galaxy movie was next door.

[–] mimavox@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Well, I have read the book. I just really dislike physical, goofy humor. I like my comedy dark and sarcastic.

I doubt Super Mario was more childish..

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's the Marvel syndrome: making fun of your characters to bond with the audience. The result is that said audience is less engaged when the pace accelerates into dramatic moments. You end up mildly interested without any emotional bond with the characters. Hail Mary failed exactly where The Martian succeeded

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

Interesting comment. The Martian is often the film I think of when I see these big budget attempts at action comedy that fall flat. That film was funny without ever feeling tryhard, which seems to be quite a hard formula to get right.

[–] mimavox@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Agree. Super dark and serious situation, but Ryan Gosling is just goofing around.

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