Corey S Powell17h 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 Powell17h 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 Powell17h 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 threadlouisa_ :)
@coreyspowell my one disappointment about the film was how much of the pre-launch science from the book was missed out. I appreciate there was a limit on what they could include but in the book, there really was a sense of all the world pulling together to make it happen, scientists from around the globe doing their small part within their specialised field. A shame that had to be dropped.
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Show threadCorey S Powell8h ago
@louisa_ That would have made a much richer film, even if only alluded to in a line or two.