Mastodawn

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

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Corey S Powell 16h 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.

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Corey S Powell 16h 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.

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Geoff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@coreyspowell I got the impression (e.g. mention of Rocky's evolution tanks) that a lot more of the book was filmed, but then cut, presumably for time. We could be on for a far more detailed director's cut.