Corey S Powell16h ago

Good art makes me long for great art. So I enjoyed "Project Hail Mary," but I couldn't help wishing for the great, science-inspired movie it could have been.

My review for American Scientist (warning: contains mild spoilers if you haven't seen the trailer).

https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/science-culture/a-mission-to-rescue-earth #science #culture #projecthailmary

Show threadCorey S Powell16h ago
I hesitated to critique a movie that so many people find uplifting. But I do think there are important lessons in analyzing how Project Hail Mary portrays science & scientists.
Show threadCorey S Powell16h ago

Project Hail Mary celebrates curiosity and exploration; I really appreciate that. But it is fundamentally the tale of a solitary science hero who succeeds despite a useless (or worse) larger scientific community.

#projecthailmary #science

Show threadAstro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️
@coreyspowell I haven't seen the movie yet, but probably will this coming week. Your remarks seem to confirm my expectations are at the right level, looking for science-inspired entertainment. But it seems not the same level from Weir's "The Martian" where the character had to "science the 💲❌🙊💥 out of this". Though I even noticed some holes in The Martian (like never ever play with hydrazine) it was mostly the intense-but-plausible story he intended.
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Show threadCorey S Powell15h ago

@AstroHawk

I loved The Martian, by the way. It had a true sense of community, which I found lacking here.