The Science of Ad Astra - Alone in the Universe for a Loner
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- The Science of Ad Astra - Alone in the Universe ?
Audio Commentary by James Gray
AD ASTRA - Directed by James Gray
I'm focused here on Science but there are lot of thematics in Ad Astra"s Audio Commentary like Masculanity, Artistic Liberty, Genesis of the film etc...
Extra Footage used:
Mars Curiosity Descent: • Complete Mars Curiosit...
Action Cam Footage From October 2017 Spacewalk: • Action Cam Footage Fro...
Earthrise: The Story of the Photo that Changed the World | Short Film Showcase: • Earthrise: The Story o...
Apollo 11 Earth Views and Crew Activities (1969): • Apollo 11 Earth Views ...
Apollo 11 Press Conference: • Apollo 11 Press Confer...
Music used:
Ad Astra - Max Richter - Cosmic Drone Gateway
Ad Astra - Max Richter - The Rings of Saturn
Ad Astra - Max Richter - A Trip to the Moon
Ad Astra - Max Richter - Terra Incognita
Ad Astra - Lorne Bafle - Briefing
Ad Astra - Lorne Bafle - Opening
Ignis: IV. - Jon Opstad
Chapter:
0:00 Fox/Disney movie ?
0:30 Science Fiction films
2:20 Mother Earth
3:48 Destination Moon
4:39 the Future
5:15 Moon war ?
5:56 Plausible vision
6:53 Mars exploration
8:12 Astronauts psychology
10:03 the perfect Astronaut, a loner ?
12:05 Human in deep space, agony ?
14:40 the Myth of the Hero
15:40 Alone in the Universe for a Loner
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Edited by Steven Thomas, 2020. 
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It's refreshing to see the director of sci-fi movie actually talk with both scientific and psychology oriented mind.
That what's why I made this video, the director's commentary is the best i'v heard
@@S.Thomas_7 as a schizoid I can tell you that space belongs to the schizoid, many schizoids are already living in the world depicted for Roy, but here on earth. if you think about it, earth is just another kind of spaceship.
It's next level. Love it. Is it from the dvd commentary track?@@S.Thomas_7
After listening to this, I appreciate the movie more than I did the first time.
Exactly what I thought. Watching this in the cinema, I have to say I did not like it. I was expecting something different. I like sci-fi because it takes me to a new interesting place what I want to experience and explore. But after watching this I almost got depressed.
Listening to the explanation now I understand that that was the point. So, it delivered brilliantly. I will definitely watch it again with this new perspective now.
@@viktormarosvary8673 the lesson is also to temper your expectations
That happened to me, the first time I saw this movie in the cinema I was like meh... I mean I did enjoy a lot the moon and Mars part and the views and the travel to Neptune because I'm not only a fan of sci-fi movies but also I love space and everything related about it, but I didn't enjoy too much the story and I actually was kind of bored, but then I started to watching videos of everything behind the story and the details that you might miss and I started to like it so much since a watched a second and third time it has become one of my favorite movies and also it's a very refreshing one since it talks about topics that other sci-fi movies don't or barely talk about...
You don't mind him talking about the importance of the Moon's 1/6 gravity compared to Earth's (6:25), and less than a minute before, they showed people walking on the Moon like it is 1:1 gravity (5:30)? The same thing happens on Mars, although Mars's gravity is closer to the Moon's than the Earth's gravity. The movie is full of similar blunders.
@@inemanja Pedantry. It's not a documentary. There is no such thing as accurate fiction. If you are watching a fictional narrative in order to understand a point of scientific accuracy, then you are watching fictional narrative for reasons that no one makes it for.
Every movie should get a follow-up by the creator explaining the approach they took, like this.
should become a thing tbh...like jacki chan started the whole mistakes takes at the end of his films
Typically they do, in the form of a directors commentary over the whole movie. Most movies have these, typically only available in the form of physical media.
Even movies that are bad, I would love to hear the intention behind those bad decisions. Like, art is not a science, and when you make something creative like a movie, you're going to take risks and sometimes those risks don't work. And that's okay. Sometimes art doesn't succeed, but you can't know until you try.
I think the reason this movie got such mixed reviews was because of it’s “we are alone” theme. It’s much more comfortable and popular to see us as not unique and only one among many species in the universe. This movie is interesting, because it asks, “But WHAT IF there is no one else out there? What then?”
I thinks that's very likely. I could imagine a lot of people expecting a typical Hollywood extravaganza. I certainly was but I was equally or even more happy to see the reserved, natural performances and find out it was a bit more cerebral than I'd expected. I think maybe most people want aliens and extravagant shows of emotion but yeah, maybe a lot of folks don't want thoughtful or challenging concepts like that. This movie was beautiful. To me.
I liked the idea of this movie, but I was a bit put off by the constant narration. It reminded me too much of the infamous Blade Runner theatrical cut (though not nearly as rough as that). Overall it brought the movie down from a 4 out of 5 to a 3, but I absolutely still appreciate what it was going for, and would love to see a director's cut someday.
I believe the third act was anticlimactic. There is a resolution but no satisfaction.
To put it more bluntly, "what if we're the first?"
let that sink in, amiright?
@@MikinessAnalog It's same
"If I had to spend a whole day with my kids I'd go crazy" he said. This was posted in early March of 2020. I wonder how the rest of the year went for him.
It’s been proven that when people spend a lot of time with their kids or maybe TOO much yeah they get stressed and they get frustrated but eventually it cycles back to them loving their kids and even becoming more attached to their kids where even being around them it’s kind of like a drug.
@@TheLewinator902 I think this past year changed families quite a bit. I can't help but believe that it was ultimately good for people to bond more closely with their kids (as long as nobody in the family died of COVID).
I was living with my wife, her mother, and two kids, locked down in fairly restricted fashion on and off for two more years in Bangkok, Thailand. We caught a break in covid all but being eliminated for the second half of 2020 but when it returned we settled in for much of 2021. I loved even the initial complete isolation; I've spent two years worth of whole days with them and it was great.
he is applying for mars
What was so special about March of 2020? I found it to be a very liberating period of my life
Off topic but this movie has the best "confronting the father" imagery I've seen in a while. When Roy is in darkness and his father stands above, menacing and frightful, only to ascend through the light to find that everything he believed isn't true and the "monster" is just a weak, senile old man. Honestly, the imagery throughout the movie was pretty well done, even if I didn't always agree with the message.
That's a great way to explain the thematic imagery of what happens within that scene.
It's impressive how you sublimed James gray commentary with your editing skills.
Sublimed. Great word.
Whut is that? :3 sound cool
It took me halfway through the video to realise that this isn't a video essay lol
One thing I've loved in this movie (besides the amazing cinematography and brilliant music) is the uniqueness of how it 'feels'. There's this realness to the whole thing that reminds me of a more subdued Expanse (novel series by James S. A. Corey). Of all the near-future settings I've seen in cinema, shows and novels, this one feels closest to reality. There's a mundanity to space travel, a certain ignorance on the part of pretty much everyone involved of just how amazing the feat of simply being on the moon or Mars would be. Instead, as you'd expect, the characters focus on the all too human problems that we drag with us. For All Mankind (show on Apple+) has a slightly more romanticised version of this but Ad Astra, I think, feels more real because of that mundanity, because of the ignorance to the amazing achievement that we, as a species, had completed by being a multi-planet/ moon species.
I hope that our future is a little more hopeful and dynamic than the one depicted in Ad Astra. Space is a fucking brutal place but, as with all challenges humanity has faced, I hope we can rise to it and find our way amongst the stars.
Listening to this video made me appreciate the movie all the more and I'm so glad I have the bluray so I can hear the full thing!
Like how we as a species can soar through the sky and travel across the world in a day, and somehow made it the most boring and miserable experience ever. Its so damn real.
I lost my father recently. Our relationship was very difficult and frayed. I watched this movie when I was still processing his death. Roy's memories of, and conversations with his father were so very near to what I was going through. The movie is great on it's own, but I really needed to hear some of the things said in it. Thank you for this movie James, thank you Brad for your portrayal of acceptance and thank you Steven for this clip.
How was it like watching through the movie?
just lost my father and I concur
I lost my father over ten years ago. And this movies wasn’t made at the time. Though it has provided me a comfort in his absence. There is a redemptive quality to this film that spoke to me when I watched and your words regarding your father completely resonated with me.
It’s a beautiful film.
Ad Astra is one of my favourite films of last year, while the movie is good what made it special is the theme, the thought of that ultimate loneliness humanity faces in the movie is fascinating.
I'm not entirely sure what or why, but this movie (still done phenomenally to this day) terrifies me quite a lot. It gave me a feeling of despair and emptiness like no other film.
For those who don't know, at 16:16 is the title of the film. Per aspera ad astra, which translates from Latin: "When in struggle, just look to the Stars..."
Never heard that translation. I don't think it's correct, but it is an interesting and different take on things.
It’s rather „Through struggle, to the stars“ as a literal translation
Man I miss commentaries. They're all but gone these days 😭
I watched Ad Astra for the first time on a turbulent eight-hour flight back in December. One of my favourite film experiences ever.
Brilliant work once again.
Thanks !!
indeed
This by far my favorite movie about space travel. The story is very good but the visuals are the greatest I’ve ever seen.
It would be great to see more like this movie. I was fascinated by the images of Neptune. It is my favorite planet in the solar system.
@@jeffweaver4031 Imagine if the trip was to uranus? Nobody wants to go there! /joke
As a proponent of the Rare Earth Hypothesis, this movie was something I really cherished. I didn't think it was as bad as people made it out to be, I genuinely think it will age pretty well.
I know it got mixed reviews but I think it's one of the greatest films ever. I don't think being 'alone' in the universe, if true, would be a bad thing. Our consciousness is one emergence of the universe itself as it evolves and asks questions. We are the universe, so is everything else, so how alone can we really be. We might never meet some other sentient life, but that's not the same as being alone. Being alone is a state of mind, thinking that we're just one pointless tiny species drifting in nothingness. Seeing that we are instead the universe and as such all things are one, there is no alone.
I went to cinema expecting some space sci-fi action (e.g. like Interstellar) and got a bit disappointed, felt like it under-delivered in that department (I didn't realize that wasn't the main point in the first place).
After seeing this video I re-watched Ad Astra and what a joy that was!
This video is a must see before the movie.
Yes, this is a Zen attitude. Lonely is not necessarily alone.
You can be alone in the busiest city in the world and it sucks
2:00, for me, being alone in the universe is more terrifying. Absolutely fascinating to know the director's vision about his movie. Loved his narration.
Some people need others to justify their existence.
I think both are equally unknowable. The unknown is the most real terror. What could we do? What could they do?
Id prefer to humanity be alone. Or at the very least, be the first. Because otther wise, theres a species with god like abilities and knowledge lurking out there since many eons ago
I really can't understand why this movie isn't celebrated by the Sci-Fi audience. It has so many deep themes and layers, and every scene is so beautifully crafted. No, it's not a new 2001 A Space Odyssey. But still, it delivers a deep message about the human race and our connection to the cosmos and our relationship to each other. Something that most Sci-Fi movies never care to explore.
Because it's bleak and depressing?! I enjoyed it because of the visuals, and being S.F. fan but I wouldn't watch it again.
I also think a lot of the science was sketchy, the main plot device, and including the "attack" on the abandoned ship.
Because it treats physics as a suggestion only? Because it is super boring and not deep? Because it wastes time with boring manufactured conflict? This is like if 2001 had spent 85% of its runtime showing how Frank Poole commutes to work and what obstacles he has to overcome to reach the Discovery One. And then 10 minutes about monoliths and Jupiter and HAL.
Dude. There is nothing in this movie that is scientific. Its justa fasade of space exploration. If this would be about a sailor, it could be deep. But it was reaching for the stars and failed miserably.
Because the entire problem boils down to the science team wanting to stop, but they are far away that the father stops them to keep researching his obsession, so he isn't a failure. But the problem with this is that a new science team is 9 months away. 9 months is all the time stopping a group of bright new scientists from going to a groundbreaking research lab to work with a passionate scientist. It took the son by himself fighting space monkeys and grand theft autoing a rocket 9 months to get there. Why could a new team of scientists just like....go and trade out the ones that want to leave. The whole "loneliness in space" is artificial from the actions of a man that SHOULD be smart enough to understand the situation he's in. So instead he turns into a...terrorist to get attention? The main problem of the entire movie is so dumb. The art design and set pieces are incredible, the whole sequence on the moon is amazing, AND THEN IT ENDS. Why create this amazing future just to spend the whole movie trying to complete this nonsensical goal. I was so frustrated walking out of this movie.
@@MRFLAPPYTREE Well said. It’s been since this film was in theaters that I last saw it, but I couldn’t get past the plot breakdown once we get to Mars. The monkey business wasn’t a dealbreaker, but the theft and crew murder and whatnot did me in. And for such a short resolution. It was frustrating. In reality, so many governing bodies would have their hands on this situation such that the mission would be scheduled and academic. The focus on loneliness works well under the guise that space kinda turns into the Wild West at some point, which the scenes on the moon capture so well. The only way I can make peace with the rest is if I suspend disbelief, that in the ‘near future’ we have the capability to achieve a lunar outpost and somewhat Mars outpost in harmony. However, the Neptune lab serves as an example of reach exceeding grasp, assuming that humans wouldn’t have had a good enough understanding of deep solar travel prior to green lighting such a mission. It’s in that space of the movie where our characters lose themselves, and the film relies heavier on its theme of loneliness and the resulting instability. Here, maybe one should ponder the ‘why’ of these actions more than focusing on the unrealism of the science, as this is still a work of fiction. It’s a leap, but I hate to write the entire movie off.
In four minutes you convinced me to watch a movie I'd blown off for two years👍 Almost like a prequel to The Expanse.
This video really illustrates the amount of research done in order to complete a sort of mood and tone for this movie. This is fantastic. Keep this up 👍🏻
I believe this is one of the most important movies of the genre ever made. It's realistic approach of the future what makes this a real sci-fi and it's metaphisical depth is only comparable to that of 2001 Space Odíssey. The visuals and the music, the whole atmosphere is astounding and original. Fits the monumentality of its message. I can see this work of art becoming a cult classic with time.
I loved the way they show mars. It is so lonely, so devoid of style, of beauty, of anything you wouldn't need just to survive, which is obvious. Considering how hard is to bring stuff there, why would you bring "useless" stuff like decoration? It felt so real, so plausible.
Thanks for sharing. This was one of the last films I saw in a theatre, and it felt special and foreboding at the time (my wife and I were the only people in the theatre). It’s one of the best sci-fi films I’ve ever seen, and it affects me every time I revisit it. Truly a masterpiece.
Holy shit...man you guys must've had a odd day after standing up and walking out of the theater into the parking lot. Looking up afterwards..or at each other afterwards. Your feet while walking back to the car . Yeesh...I commend your bravery and glad you are strong enough to having kept it together.
I have a love hate relationship with this movie. I liked roy as a character, i liked the premise and the world but didnt like the way the plot progressed. In regards to its conclusion, it feels like someone taking a cup of water out of the ocean and saying there are no whales
I think you gave an astute observation on the cup of water analogy. I think that may be the entire point. We are largely ignorant of our own ignorance. A blind spot that only extraordinary circumstances will reveal. Once revealed, we can then work our way up to a bucket, as a species, and surpass the Great Filter. In our giant leaps for our species, we take small steps.
think about it this way... they used a few methods to try find life out there and it shouldn’t have been a definite answer but some of those men lost their minds and that’s what happened. ideally humans would develop different methods to find life and the search continues
Summed up my thoughts exactly.
@@tomdavis6118 while i agree with your outlook, i dont think thats what the movie was saying. The film makers wanted humans to focus on eachother because as roy said in the end "we're all we've got". Its a cool twist but the way they made it happen in the movie with checking "100s" of random planets out of at least 100 billion in the milky way galaxy alone was silly. If it were me making the movie, i would have made it so that they received an alien signal 29 years ago on earth and his dad goes to the edge of the solar system to better look for them. The original signal originated from the Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million light years away. His dad tries to find more signals (lima project) and this is the source of the disturbances and his dad never finds any other signals or the initial one from Andromeda. The point being that even though we likely found aliens, theyre so incredibly far away not just by space but also time that for all intents and purposes, all we've got are eachother. This preserves roy's conclusion and makes him focus on his family while making for a more nuanced plot than dipping a glass of water into the ocean to check for whales. Somewhere behind the plot issues, theres a great movie but i feel like the director needs better writers.
@@lastword8783 who said "random"? The rest ain't bad, but under Fallibilism, we can reasonably conclude there's no life out there until sufficient evidence says otherwise; which doesn't necessarily stop us from looking. It's good to look outward...if you don't lose sight of what's inward.
This was an incredible watch, genuinely in awe a bit. Ad Astra is such an intriguing film, you can really tell the level of care that went into the project. Fascinating listening to the creative ideas that drove it.
What strikes me is the disconnect of Brad Pitt's character depicted in the movie when he was addressing his mental state for his psychological evaluation before the mission, and it sounded very similar to the example you gave from N. Armstrong's speech when he was giving the press conference after the moon landing.
It’s never said but he’s clearly quite far down the spectrum as it were and emotions or emoting is not natural to him. That’s why his job, failed relationship, what gets released for that moment when he releases his father. It makes sense but doesn’t make for a very compelling protagonist. It’s a beautiful film and is a really good take on what may be a possible future for travel beyond earth. But sadly also somehow quite a forgettable film in all but it’s set pieces.
@@patrickbyrne5070
I agree 👍 on all your points
Bowman and Poole on Discovery watching a recording of themselves being interviewed...
@@patrickbyrne5070 Lmao he sounds similar to me, i'm an introvert as well
@@kashutosh9132 thanks bro. I wanted to like it but 😐🤷♂️
8:53 gotta say you timed that music perfect with that shot of earth never felt that much dread while looking at a photo of earth. You probably successfully gave everyone who watched this video the same feeling the Apollo astronauts had when they looked up.
thanks a lot
Yeah that scared the shit out of me right there Jesus I shouldn’t be watching stuff like this at night
As an introvert, I felt nothing. I know we aren't the center of the universe
Really incredible video. It would be great if you could do this for other commentaries in the future
James Gray's commentary is smart, interesting... most of directors's audio commentaries are boring or only talk about technical aspects. That's why i wanted to edit this, its probably one of best directors commentary i saw. I've made others few edits with commentaries, you can check on my channel
Chapter:
0:00 Fox/Disney movie ?
0:30 Science Fiction films
2:20 Mother Earth
3:48 Destination Moon
4:39 the Future
5:15 Moon war ?
5:56 Plausible vision
6:53 Mars exploration
8:12 Astronauts psychology
10:03 the perfect Astronaut, a loner ?
12:05 Human in deep space, agony ?
14:40 the Myth of the Hero
15:40 Alone in the Universe for a Loner
Sorry, but the Science in Ad Astra is shit.
Why are they driving in a 100 year old lunar rover, in the future? Did James Gray had to reuse some graybox models of adobe after effects?
Organic bodies don't explode from a 1 bar decompression (space monkey), and astronaut visors aren't made of glass and don't break. Not from a monkey at least.
Sound doesn't travel in vacuum. I could go on but I didn't finish that movie. Couldn't bear that nonsense.
The Moon Landing was Fake 👿
@@SuperiorNo1
Yeah you tell them buddy. NASA put up wasted moon modules and rovers to make it more convincing. They even put skidmarks and a flag into the regolith just to fool us.
By far the most outrageously stupid aspect is the perspective and the whole travel in between the two spaceships on each side of the asteroid belt
@@Bullshitvol2 arms crossed, nose turned up in self-righteousness, completely missing the point. Sad. (Nice pseudonym)
The whole movie is basically about being alone since Brad Pitt’s character Roy is alone for most of the movie.
Arrived late, 4 years late but i would never expect a director to be so kind to make an youtube video of his film, this should happen more often
I especially love the entrance to the moon scenes, the moon tunnel, and the mars landing in this movie. Could do without the crazy space monkeys and the estranged father plot. Still this is a great video.
Thank you for sharing with us! I told people that this movie is way more than just another blockbuster. I loved it. Goes deep on the space travel issues. Brad Pitt did it perfectly. Very good job for all of you, thank you.
Like the concept of this movie, being alone in the universe, even if there were aliens, vast distances of space, unimaginable amount of time, random disasters and the affinity to destroy ourselves like we do with technology will distance us from aliens, even time would have to fall to a 'Goldilocks' zone
@@NutjobChuck i meant as a metaphor, the chances of meeting intelligent life in our small current time of existence and theirs, a so called 'goldilocks' for time 😁 for two intelligent species
@@eddscall Oh, I understand now
This film was an absurdly-spectacular achievement and a complete masterpiece.
Agreed.
With everything but the plot . It's just absurdly ridiculous. The problem is not only in inner logic, but even basic physics.
I loved this film...not at first. Second viewing, became my favorite film in years. I don't disagree with anyone's interpretation of this film. Mine is this. ..It is all within and not without. If I relied only on the external input I have received since being born, I would be a mess. It has only been the divine light within me that reminds me I am not alone. Of course I admire space exploration....but we are in peril if we believe we will find the answer "out there." It's in you and me. The gift to know right from wrong...divine....internal and universal. Amazing film that most will miss. Good. When you are part of the herd, you have lost your way. God bless and good luck.
So true the beauty of us is our unique abilities
I feel this movie is very Asimovian
like
the charachters aren't really very like-able, the story isn't exciting or fun to experience, the charachters are just the means to explore the true star of the show, which is an abstract sci-fi idea.
I get why many people didn't like this movie, it's not meant to be heart-touching, filled qith exquisite drama and mind-blowing world-building like InterStellar, not as a fun and highly re-watchable celebration of human ingenuity like The Martian. It's just there to do something that hasn't been done before. I've had an interresting and hard to explain reaction when seeing this movie. Like, Personally I've always truly believed that we really are indeed alone ( I can partly thank Isaac Arthur for reinforcing that belief, but it's been a feeling I've had since I was a kid).
The cosmos is a single-player PvE game. What I dislike about most science-fiction is that it takes shortcuts to try and make it more exciting. Like zipping across the galaxy at light speed, be it in the sleek Enterprise, in a realistic socio-political commentary about mankind and it's relation with aliens that seem to be there more as to teach us about ourselves than to explore the posibilities of the unknown, be it in the hunk of junk that is the Falcon, in an epic space soap opera of remarkable proportions, be it as the absolute fever-dream of biblical proportions that is the Halo universe. They all assume FTL is easy, but I do not agree with that. Space is really supposed to be the Final Frontier. It's not supposed to be easy. AT ALL !, because then what's the point ? It would honestly be a real pity if nature let herself be conquered this easily.
YES, I do believe we are completley alone. Yes, I do believe we will never break causality speed, and yes, I still believe we can do amazing things that sci-fi has never explored before. Go subscribe to Isaac Arthur if you want to know what I'm talking about.
Regarding the famous Arthur C. Clarke quote, I agree, but those are different kinds of terrifying. One of them is a solidary, humbling and honestly I would go as far as to say _mature_ from a civilisation standpoint perspective. Accepting the terrifying responsibility that is that we may as well be the only entities in the universe capable of experiencing it.
the other, I can only describe as TERRIFYINGLY AWESOME
I don't know about you guys, but if an alien ship comes tomorrow to wipe out the Earth in a single instant, I would die happily, Not only that, but if we do create an Artificial Super Intelligence that ends up wiping us all off, I would still be happy, contempt, at peace. And that really is the _worst_ case scenario lol. I genuinley believe that should first contact, or AI singularity happen, they would not resort to such primitive and inelegant methods. But even if they did I would still be happy. But I am convinced that it is not going to happen. We really are alone. from a metaphysical standpoint. We must accept that, and go on with our life as a civilisation. Noone is ever going to tell us the meaning of life, the reason of the Universe's existence. As a wise and funny turtle once said, ***Meaning is a jumper you have to knit yourself***
Meaning that you have to create for yourself is no meaning at all, just arbitrary.
Great work as always!
A couple thoughts, on various sections of this mini doc:
1. the concept of "moon bandits" was interesting but it was never explained where these guys would hang out, how they got there, etc. If it's such a production to get humans to the moon in the film, it's unlikely that rogue bands of banditos lunares would prowl the wild cheese.
2. First movie shot on location on Mars....well done.
3. the concept of the proper psychological makeup of the astronaut (or the one most given over to success of the missions) being more Armstrong-esque engineer and less like Jodie Fosters "poet" is sound, and an interesting tidbit to chew on...artists celebrate explorers, but if explorers were artists nothing would get discovered (I say as someone who walks a tightrope between these poles)
4. Neptune....grocery store...study abroad...walk to the garage...if you accept that any journey might be your last, then the amazing adventures are no more daunting than the mundane trips, and the mundane trips are no less inspiring than the amazing adventures.
5. in "alone in the universe" he alludes to the concept that we would be alone in the universe as a type of existential horror, only to later admit that the optimistic flip-side of that argument is the "we are so special" approach....I think either of these interpretations only occurs to the atheistic...to anyone who believes in a creator God, if we are alone, we are so because we are indeed special, and if we are not alone, it is because the creator created more than one planet of life. This is not a source of deep anguish or psychological dissonance. Perhaps therefore, it is the right, or at very least the healthier, approach.
I have a deeply unsettling feeling that I sound like you when I talk
Your editing is always on point.
James Gray is hugely underappreciated. Amazing montage
The score for this movie is a masterpiece in itself.
Thank you so much for this video I really needed this because that film really is at least on my top 3 best films ever especially because I'm a huuuuge fan of space movies (theyre the best films btw) and everything goes so goood that it finishes by giving us this amaazing cocktail . For me you guys killed it and you deserve some credit for that masterpiece . ❤❤🙏🙏
PS: WE need more of thiiiisss
THE BEST VEDIO I HV SEEN EVER
GOOD JOB!
GREAT VEDIO EDITING MAN!
Oh thank you... nobody seems to be interested with this video 😬
@@S.Thomas_7 not true
I still cannot work out why I so enjoyed this film. Roy is a loaner, is father is horrible, but I do understand the journey. The film score by Max give the perfect ambiance. I should be able to compare it to Tenet, but I am cold to that film, yet Nolan’s films are my favourites.
Absolutely marvelous speech of science and philosophy...LOVED IT !!
James, you directed an amazing film. This has motivated me to appreciate my sorroundings and importantly a better father if I ever have a kid.
you did such a great job
Great work. THANK YOU.
that was awesome, thank you!
About the psychological impact of going to the moon. Is it really because they saw the earth and dealt with loneliness? Or is it because their career peaked so early in their life and the rest of their life felt meaningless? How do you keep living a meaningful life after achieving the peak of what any human can achieve?
Loved this movie.
You really opened me up to why - and I have to rewatch it.
What I was looking for for months. Thanks
I like movies that explore new and interesting concepts. I don't know if we are alone in the universe or not, there are many things we don't know of course, but it is by exploring everything that might be possible that I think that we will come closer to the truth.
one of the best film I've ever seen, thank you
Your work is OUTSTANDING
Great job on this 16 minute ride. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. It gives me a very special perspective about space travel.
so interesting to hear james grey; a great conversation.
Beautifully put......
I need to see this movie again with these new glasses on!
Excellent commentary, excellent visuals.
Very interesting behind the scenes and conceptual documentary with lots of insight and food for thought - thank you for that!
The schizoid personality is exactly what is being idolized right now as brave, functional, heroic - but this comes at a big cost for humanity and the make-up of our society.
Another great film about the crisis that deep space travel can and is most likely to bring about in a human being is Lucy in the Sky.
"Lucy in the Sky" followed by "Ad Astra" would make a perfect double feature - not only for any film analysis or film-making class, but also for any class of psychology students, as well as as a lift-off point for any philosophical class or debate of the human condition.
thank you for making this video
Didn't watch the movie in theaters, since trailers depicted it as some sort of space blockbuster. Eventually I watched it at home and it immediately became one of my top favorite movies. I am an introvert who live along. Most of the time I enjoy loneliness, but sometimes it drives me crazy. Never before I felt such connection to protagonist. At some point I had a feeling that "Ad Astra" is a movie about me and I am Roy McBride - a person who cannot connect to other people and gives it all to the job.
I think if trailers wouldn't make huge accents on action scenes, the movie could get a higher rating. The movie definitely not for everyone, especially in our time when most films feel very rushed and try to put as much events as possible, sacrificing atmosphere. I wish we had more movies like "Ad Astra" & "Bladerunner" - movies that take their time and don't afraid that viewers can become bored if they won't get a joke or another action scene.
I think the great filter is just at our door step and most of us refuse to see it because we've detached ourselves from reality through our dreams of ever expansion without limits. I hope to be able to read this in 2050.
I loved this film's premise so much. So much more meaning behind the actual visuals.
Not sure how I came to watch this at 3 am but this just adds more dimension to the film. I love this film more for the additional commentarial framework.
You did an amazing job this is so real to life so much touches the soul in this movie🌹I enjoyed it immensely 🌹
Fascinating analysis- some really scary concepts here!
absolutely fascinating
A very good video/documentary, well done.
Excellent. Thanks 🙏
I came across this video yesterday and decided to watch the movie. It was an amazingly scary ride, especially someone with a deathly fear of heights, and I enjoyed what this film explored that other films never touch on. Definitely worth a few viewings.
Loved the way this video was made.
this is so interesting. well done
Love this.
Thank you so much for your commentary!
Completely vindicated :)
This was an excellent presentation. I will be watching the movie this weekend now!!
I enjoyed this commentary immensely, because I was the only one in my group of family and friends who appreciated the deep loneliness of the film.
"The Orion Spacecraft will take us to Mars..." LMAOOOOO
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Wow what a beautifully made video
The depth of this film can break you down to every aspect of your personal life woww the depth this fillm can take youu
I just found a goldmine of a channel.
There should be a commentary like this on the creation of the masterpiece, “Biodome.” It would be fascinating to hear the creative effort that went into writing that script.
If I knew we were alone in the universe, I think that would be more comforting then knowing we are not.
What a fantastic insight for us to have on this film.
I haven't seen this film, not even sure why I clicked play, but you know what? I am pleased that I did. I will seek this film out.
Looks like an interesting channel - Liked, subbed and appreciated.
Man I am watching this video already like 100th time and I still cannot believe how great it is :D
Thank you so much !!
Wow this was impressive. This makes me think a lot more highly of the movie!
great film thank you so much for this commentary.
Every now and then the RUclips recommendation algorithm gets it right, so so right.... This video is amazing!
One of the best movies I have ever seen. Stunningly inspiring.
Another thing to keep in mind is any emergency beyond low Earth orbit, & if it isn't as life threatening, the Moon.
Beyond that, you need to solve it yourself.
i really love the cinematography.
This is a great video, that adds a lot to a great film
I just finished this movie for the first time today. A real treat, so happy to have experienced it.
This is beautiful
Very interesting take by the director. Loved it ⭐
Just watched the film and found this and made me love the movie even more
Excellent