Ad Astra (To the stars; 2019)
The people around us are the only ones we have got. Nothing more, nothing less. We should forget all our singlemindedness to look out for that special friendship or that unique utopia where we hope to find happiness. There is no one out there looking out for us or anyone calling out for us, dying to make contact. We are all alone perched in this cold place called Universe. Deal with it.
We are stranded on this big (or rather small) blue marble floating in space with no intelligent life forms for light-years away. Rather than building a wall around us, between our family members, between nations and diversions that divide us, we should concentrate on building bridges.
This science-fiction adventure film is supposed to be set in the new future, but my guess is that it is not going to be that close. The movie is set at a time when space tourism is mainstream. Travelling to the Moon is akin to flying on a low-cost flight - passengers pay for their face towels!
Major Roy McBride is an astronaut who lives in a world troubled with frequent power surges. The Space Command (Aeronautical Agency) thinks it is related to an abandoned space mission which is stranded in planet Neptune. The said spacecraft was led by McBride's father. Even though he is hailed as a hero, his whereabouts are unknown. McBride is sent on a secret mission to Neptune to explore the 'empty' capsule. Insider information reveals that McBride Sr may still be alive.
Roy, a loner throughout his life, grew up in the shadows of his father's laurels but without his presence. Perhaps of the longing for father issues and his single-heartedness in excel in space exploration, Roy was never close his now estranged wife.
The journey is a soul searching expedition of sorts for Major Roy McBride, especially now that he is a passenger. He looks at the 'world' around him, the life that he had led and about life generally.
After slashing and mutilating all the resources on Earth, humans had already turned Moon into another touristy spot. With so development and concrete buildings, it just looks like another colony in the Wild West, even complete with moon mobile highway robbers, just like how the trains were robbed during the Californian gold rush era.
In the movie, religiosity seems to have made a comeback. The question of the dead, being stranded in space, being part of the cosmos, like going back to the Maker, if the Maker was indeed out there, is accepted in everyday life.
The answers, as the protagonist soon discovers, are all here on Earth. It lies with us and amongst our loved ones. We are all that we got, for each other.
The people around us are the only ones we have got. Nothing more, nothing less. We should forget all our singlemindedness to look out for that special friendship or that unique utopia where we hope to find happiness. There is no one out there looking out for us or anyone calling out for us, dying to make contact. We are all alone perched in this cold place called Universe. Deal with it.
We are stranded on this big (or rather small) blue marble floating in space with no intelligent life forms for light-years away. Rather than building a wall around us, between our family members, between nations and diversions that divide us, we should concentrate on building bridges.
This science-fiction adventure film is supposed to be set in the new future, but my guess is that it is not going to be that close. The movie is set at a time when space tourism is mainstream. Travelling to the Moon is akin to flying on a low-cost flight - passengers pay for their face towels!
Major Roy McBride is an astronaut who lives in a world troubled with frequent power surges. The Space Command (Aeronautical Agency) thinks it is related to an abandoned space mission which is stranded in planet Neptune. The said spacecraft was led by McBride's father. Even though he is hailed as a hero, his whereabouts are unknown. McBride is sent on a secret mission to Neptune to explore the 'empty' capsule. Insider information reveals that McBride Sr may still be alive.
Roy, a loner throughout his life, grew up in the shadows of his father's laurels but without his presence. Perhaps of the longing for father issues and his single-heartedness in excel in space exploration, Roy was never close his now estranged wife.
The journey is a soul searching expedition of sorts for Major Roy McBride, especially now that he is a passenger. He looks at the 'world' around him, the life that he had led and about life generally.
After slashing and mutilating all the resources on Earth, humans had already turned Moon into another touristy spot. With so development and concrete buildings, it just looks like another colony in the Wild West, even complete with moon mobile highway robbers, just like how the trains were robbed during the Californian gold rush era.
In the movie, religiosity seems to have made a comeback. The question of the dead, being stranded in space, being part of the cosmos, like going back to the Maker, if the Maker was indeed out there, is accepted in everyday life.
The answers, as the protagonist soon discovers, are all here on Earth. It lies with us and amongst our loved ones. We are all that we got, for each other.
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