Ad Astra
2019USALanguage: EnglishDirected by James Gray★ 6.1
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichauntingcold and detachedbleak
Pacing
slow burnmethodicaldreamlike
Story
journeyinvestigationsurvivalunraveling
Emotion
grieffiguring out who you arelongingguiltredemptionfeeling powerlessloss of innocence
Themes
family wounds passed downfamily dutyold ways vs. new worldnational identity
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starterexhaustingemotionally wrecking
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
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