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re: Project Hail Mary - Discussion (Spoilers) *Now Streaming On-Demand*
Posted on 3/22/26 at 9:58 pm to skrayper
Posted on 3/22/26 at 9:58 pm to skrayper
quote:That would have been the biggest wildcard. Even a tiny error might have you miss by millions of miles. How could he have known the exact speed of Rocky's ship?
He knew Rocky's home system and calculated the trajectory.
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:05 pm to Big Scrub TX
It was a combination of that math and using the petrovascope (used to see the astrophage) to determine when his ship stopped accelerating after it ran out of astrophage fuel.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:05 pm to Big Scrub TX
He was using his engine to bounce IR light off of Rocky’s ship. they didn’t explain this in movie I don’t think, but they show the engine and the light it creates when burning astrophage during this process.
In the book he had been watching Rocky’s ship by the engine light as they went their separate ways and based the starting point off of that. Want to say they’d been going for like 10 days or 2 weeks or so.
if I’m wrong on something someone please correct me.
In the book he had been watching Rocky’s ship by the engine light as they went their separate ways and based the starting point off of that. Want to say they’d been going for like 10 days or 2 weeks or so.
if I’m wrong on something someone please correct me.
Posted on 3/22/26 at 11:03 pm to LewDawg
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I need to listen to the audiobook. I hear great things about it.
Lew, the Audiobook is incredible. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
Also, what an awesome movie that was. Love to see so many positive reviews of a book that is so universally loved. Can be really difficult to make a great movie. That 2.5 hours flew by.
This post was edited on 3/22/26 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 3/23/26 at 12:39 am to Esquire
Just watched it.
Ive never read the book and didnt know what to expect but i went in thinking "sci fi thriller" in my head. It turned out to be a family movie really...it wasnt bad.
6.5/10
Ive never read the book and didnt know what to expect but i went in thinking "sci fi thriller" in my head. It turned out to be a family movie really...it wasnt bad.
6.5/10
Posted on 3/23/26 at 5:36 am to skrayper
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For the love all that is holy go see this movie.
I've already seen it in IMAX and Dolby and next Sunday I am going to see it in 70mm IMAX...
Posted on 3/23/26 at 7:10 am to 3nOut
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this is an intelligent person with an MBA
Probably is- but I never attribute intelligence just because of a degree
But from what I understand, they simply had to take shortcuts to adapt it.
The book apparently goes much deeper into the science.
But regardless, it’s the first movie in a while that my entire family enjoyed- and all for different reasons.
It’s what cinema is supposed to be- entertainment. It wasn’t a groundbreaking piece of work, it was simply a good, fun, emotionally smart movie.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 7:11 am to LewDawg
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I’ve gotta finish Tai-Pan and then that’s next
The PHM audiobook is amazing but you gotta go straight into Noble House after Tai-Pan.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 7:19 am to SLafourche07
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I watched a YouTube video last night with Gosling, Weir, Lord and Miller
Anybody know how Gosling got his hands on a manuscript of PHM before it was published?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 7:21 am to LewDawg
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I need to listen to the audiobook. I hear great things about it.
My wife loved it. It was difficult to navigate around spoilers as she was listening to it around the house, since we have vaulted ceilings and the sound carries into the upstairs office. There were more than a few times when she'd switch to wireless headphones so there weren't any spoilers that she didn't want me overhearing.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 8:03 am to CollegeFBRules
Took my 11 year old. It was intense for her in spots, but overall, she really liked it.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 8:27 am to DoomGuy504
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This is amazing. Just curious, is your dad 80-90 years old? I'm just wondering about how my parents could possibly act in a few years.
No Dad is 72 and he was completely unserious. For the last bit of the movie he was probably thinking of what joke he was going to tell once it ended
Posted on 3/23/26 at 8:31 am to LewDawg
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I’ve read Artemis. It’s a much smaller scale than PHM or TM. Those books focus on grand survival of a planet or lone astronaut requiring global assistance and Artemis is about a porter/smuggler on a moon base.
Is it as encapsulating as the other two?
Posted on 3/23/26 at 8:36 am to Esquire
Pretty good movie... like most books I feel like it would have been a better adaptation as a miniseries (8-10 episodes)
The casting and tone of Eva Stratt.... She was far too mopey
The casting and tone of Eva Stratt.... She was far too mopey
Posted on 3/23/26 at 8:39 am to CollegeFBRules
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And the score around Adrian, especially when collecting the sample box, was everything I wanted it to be.
It gave "No Time to Caution" from Interstellar feels.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 8:59 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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Is it as encapsulating as the other two?
I know this wasn't directed at me but I found it to be far less captivating than The Martian and Project hail Mary. Decent read, but nothing spectacular. I wouldn't call it a must read.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:03 am to iwyLSUiwy
Got my threads mixed up- reposting here
Saw it last night in IMAX and really dug it. Haven’t read the book, felt the science stuff was just the right mix of not too complex to bore you but not completely nonsense to keep the plot moving
My only real gripe for lack of a better word are there are a couple of emotional notes that they could’ve just let breathe better. There would be like 2-3 gosling quips in a scene where the emotion is really swelling and I think they were scared to bask in that long enough for it to give it the full weight it should’ve had
Also I’d add some of the time to and from earth didn’t really make sense to me. Going back being only 4 years seems kind of short, also feels like some of the earth damage would be kind of already done by the time they got the data and could do anything about it
Saw it last night in IMAX and really dug it. Haven’t read the book, felt the science stuff was just the right mix of not too complex to bore you but not completely nonsense to keep the plot moving
My only real gripe for lack of a better word are there are a couple of emotional notes that they could’ve just let breathe better. There would be like 2-3 gosling quips in a scene where the emotion is really swelling and I think they were scared to bask in that long enough for it to give it the full weight it should’ve had
Also I’d add some of the time to and from earth didn’t really make sense to me. Going back being only 4 years seems kind of short, also feels like some of the earth damage would be kind of already done by the time they got the data and could do anything about it
This post was edited on 3/23/26 at 9:06 am
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:04 am to iwyLSUiwy
All good. All opinions are welcome. Just looking for my next read.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:08 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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All good. All opinions are welcome. Just looking for my next read.
Well in that case...
The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The Library at mount Char by Scott Hawkins
If you want to read something that has a show coming out soon and if you like the classics, East of Eden by John Steinbeck. A Netflix mini series is coming out this year. Also The Count of Monte Cristo. PBS Masterpiece has a new mini series that just came out. I always enjoy having read the book first.
Posted on 3/23/26 at 9:13 am to VoxDawg
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Anybody know how Gosling got his hands on a manuscript of PHM before it was published?
Gosling *probably* met or ran into Andy Weir (or his representatives) at some point, and asked about upcoming projects. Gosling has a PGA credit to his name. He may have actually done the legwork to get this made, and not just attach his name a la other actors do when they produce.
Even reading the book, I thought Gosling would be perfect in the role. It's who I thought of even before I knew about the adaptation.
It's a great question, for sure. Would love to hear the full backstory behind it.
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