Passengers (2016)

Looks like it could be a good movie.

I thought that the ship design was very interesting.
 
I went to see this last night and I was quite impressed. Even for a S.F. geek like me there were very few holes in the science. (We could talk about them if someone wants to pursue this.) It is a likely scenario for colonization. The romance was underplayed, believable, and satisfying. The reactions of the cast were in line with what one might expect. If I were a teenager again, I would consider this about the perfect date movie.
 
Spot on there @Parson. I suspect that a few things could be changed for a more 'realistic' ending but I don't care. It really was a lovely story (and though JL is easy on the eye a good actress she is not)
 
I liked all the sci-fi elements and the film sure looked pretty but the plot was wafer thin and kind of bobbins. Jon Spaihts basically took the standard blueprint of a rom-com and replaced most of the comedy with robots. It wasn't awful like many reviews state but it was less than the sum of its parts and a bit disappointing. Is my opinion anyhow.
 
Dave Barsby said:
I liked all the sci-fi elements and the film sure looked pretty but the plot was wafer thin and kind of bobbins. Jon Spaihts basically took the standard blueprint of a rom-com and replaced most of the comedy with robots. It wasn't awful like many reviews state but it was less than the sum of its parts and a bit disappointing. Is my opinion anyhow.
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+1 for the use of the word "bobbins"

I often use that rather than the usual "What a load of bol****s that was!"

was hoping this film might be worth a trip to the cinema, but given the panning from the critics and a fairly lukewarm response here, I think I will wait until it becomes on demand.
 
Note: Spoilers abound in the linked post and in the video.
'A creepy Chris Pratt?' 'The Shining in Space.'
I really enjoyed this blog by storyteller, Mikel J. Wisler - 3 Lessons Writers Can Learn From Passengers' Mistakes

He also embedded this 8 min YouTube clip from 'Nerdwriter1' called 'Passengers, Rearranged.'
I'm finding it very helpful to think about the chronological telling of a story or of what PoV to use by using this movie as a reference.

"In Medias Res" - imagine if the movie began with JL waking up (as the main PoV character) and then slowly piecing the previous events together...

 
it does bring up an interesting philosophical question though - what would you do? Alone. For the rest of your life. No other human contact....

Is he selfish? YES! Is his action understandable? 100% YES!!!!
 
I watched this one, on demand, a few weeks ago. A good Saturday night movie for girls. Sweet and romantic with just enough science fiction to make it interesting, as we like them. :)
 
I finally took the time to watch the disc copy I had purchased shortly after it was released.
I liked this film. This was a sweet romance tempered by selfish motivation.
The ship, interior and exterior, was amazing. The special effects, particularly the pool's behavior under zero gravity, were imaginative and engaging.
I loved the idea that future Earth corporations would invest mega-billions in exoplanet colonization, yet different passenger classes would enjoy radically different perks during the final four months of the trip.
Arthur was the perfect bartender.
 
Interesting way to travel anyway. No need to feed or entertain or for the personnel to work.

Imagine that: you go to sleep and when you are awake, you find yourself on Mars ! I'm still having trouble with ages. If the travel lasts, let's say three years, than everybody should be three years older, right ? What about a 20 years travel ? This should show on the body.

I suppose we should be happy this is only a movie and nobody travels like this, for the moment. ;)
 
The happy ending was a little unbelievable, but this wasn't the kind of movie that I would expect to finish with tragedy.
It would have been quite the ironic twist if Aurora had failed to save Jim and found herself faced with the same moral dilemma -- live her remaining years in loneliness or wake a new companion. I wonder what choice she would have made?
 
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