Anonymous
Post 04/01/2026 10:49     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I suspect the movie is terrible given how hard Gosling is promoting it.

He’s everywhere. Literally.

Now he’s on social media going back and forth with Deirdre Hall about a guest spot on Days of our Lives.

He’s always so charming in interviews, but this movie just seems so dumb.

95 and 96 on RT, number one movie in America right now, huge profits...but you suspect it's terrible because...it's being marketed?


I haven't seen it posted that much, so it's clearly PP's algorithm.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2026 08:43     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?
How did the Earth ship survive entry into the alien's atmosphere?


Almost completely off-topic, but weirdly related- as my husband and I left the movie (both read the book and both loved the movie), he talked about having to suspend his belief at various points. And I asked, “Isn’t that expression ‘suspend disbelief’?” I really thought it was but he said it doesn’t make literal sense that way, which is true. then I looked it up and grrr(!) he was right. I think I’ve been saying wrong for years! 🤣 Hopefully you just made a typo, but just in case you’re like me; thought I’d share!


W'huh?
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2026 08:03     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
I liked the movie but it was way too long.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 23:18     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?
How did the Earth ship survive entry into the alien's atmosphere?


Almost completely off-topic, but weirdly related- as my husband and I left the movie (both read the book and both loved the movie), he talked about having to suspend his belief at various points. And I asked, “Isn’t that expression ‘suspend disbelief’?” I really thought it was but he said it doesn’t make literal sense that way, which is true. then I looked it up and grrr(!) he was right. I think I’ve been saying wrong for years! 🤣 Hopefully you just made a typo, but just in case you’re like me; thought I’d share!


Not sure what you googled but: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suspend%20%28one%27s%29%20disbelief
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 23:16     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?



I don't think they knew the crew would be altered. Clearly things didn't work quite as expected given the other two died and all.

He had the hacky sack, clothes (all the t-shirts seemed like something he'd own, not one of the other crew), and the pictures from kids (though I guess those weren't necessarily his students). In the book, he never packed personal things due to the circumstances in which he ends up on the mission.


They injected something in Grace to cause temporary amnesia when they forcibly placed him in the coma really to put him on the ship against his will. This was covered in the book - they didn’t give it to the other astronauts so presumably they figured they would read him in. But obviously they died.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 23:12     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?
How did the Earth ship survive entry into the alien's atmosphere?


Almost completely off-topic, but weirdly related- as my husband and I left the movie (both read the book and both loved the movie), he talked about having to suspend his belief at various points. And I asked, “Isn’t that expression ‘suspend disbelief’?” I really thought it was but he said it doesn’t make literal sense that way, which is true. then I looked it up and grrr(!) he was right. I think I’ve been saying wrong for years! 🤣 Hopefully you just made a typo, but just in case you’re like me; thought I’d share!
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 23:07     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ultimately, this IS a friendship story though.


I would go even farther than that- when I read the book I felt it was completely a love story, except the love in this case is a friendship. I just loved it and am so excited to see the movie!!! I hope the CGI version of Rocky matches the muppet I envisioned.

Also a redemption story. He finally realized he was brave.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 21:57     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?



I don't think they knew the crew would be altered. Clearly things didn't work quite as expected given the other two died and all.

He had the hacky sack, clothes (all the t-shirts seemed like something he'd own, not one of the other crew), and the pictures from kids (though I guess those weren't necessarily his students). In the book, he never packed personal things due to the circumstances in which he ends up on the mission.


I just assumed he had some personal effects with him on the research station and that someone packed them up for him and loaded them onto the spaceship.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 21:42     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?



I don't think they knew the crew would be altered. Clearly things didn't work quite as expected given the other two died and all.

He had the hacky sack, clothes (all the t-shirts seemed like something he'd own, not one of the other crew), and the pictures from kids (though I guess those weren't necessarily his students). In the book, he never packed personal things due to the circumstances in which he ends up on the mission.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 21:27     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:What age kids would this be appropriate for? I see the PG 13, but my 5th grader wants to see it.

We took our (reasonably mature and seasoned movie watchers) 2nd and 4th grade boys and they loved it. A few minor scary or unsettling moments but overall a great family movie.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 15:46     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:Loved the book and can suspend disbelief on some of the science, but some things don't make sense to me. (SPOILERS AHEAD FROM THE BOOK):

Knowing the crew would be altered, why would they not have put together a big booklet saying "READ ME" for when the astronauts woke up?
Why wouldn't Ryland's personal stuff have made it onto the ship?
How did the Earth ship survive entry into the alien's atmosphere?


You mean Erid? It probably just docked with the space elevator and didn't need to enter the atmosphere.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 13:39     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:His plastic surgery is distracting


Maybe the fillers have settled but...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrities/ryan-gosling-s-alleged-new-face-during-recent-outing-raises-eyebrows-after-experts-weighed-in-on-his-appearance/ar-AA1YFqLW
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 13:15     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:What age kids would this be appropriate for? I see the PG 13, but my 5th grader wants to see it.


Absolutely nothing objectionable for a 5th grader except the length.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 13:09     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
What age kids would this be appropriate for? I see the PG 13, but my 5th grader wants to see it.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2026 13:05     Subject: Project Hail Mary (Spoilers)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ultimately, this IS a friendship story though.


I would go even farther than that- when I read the book I felt it was completely a love story, except the love in this case is a friendship. I just loved it and am so excited to see the movie!!! I hope the CGI version of Rocky matches the muppet I envisioned.


It’s mostly a puppet