@@ChrisBcracker-CBC you're first alright. First to eat horse shit 🐎 💩

Hell yesss I would!!!!

what a waste you are.

Yes

Brad Pitt is Space Antifa...the ends justify the means...he kills the entire Xevious crew even though they have the same mission to save the earth by destroying Lima. This movie is a liberal's wet dream. The patriarchy is villanized by being portrayed as the cold, uncaring father-figure played by Tommy Lee Jones. Brad Pitt is the 'heroic' son who follows his father's footsteps. He is haunted by his own inner termoil and has full-on conversations with himself in his own head for more than half the movie. Space travel/exploration is portrayed as an ultimate waste of time and resources as there is 'nothing out there.' The movie is as spiritually empty and morally indifferent as Pitts' character as he enjoys the rest of his life with his wife on earth and no longer needing or wanting to explore. The End.

Baboons are basically like that on Earth too. Decompression doesn't make things turn inside out btw.

They’re* 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@dshehny well done, here's a cookie 🍪

@@dshehny if you're going to correct someone on grammar which is annoying as hell as this isn't English 101 at least do it right. Were*, they're*, they're*, Earth*, Foreshadowing*, father* although, farther works as a pun.

Maybe

Obviously Norwegians revert back to baboons in space

A conflict on the moon is for Helium- H3 obviously. Also; Silicon. ... Rare Earths. ... Titanium. ... Aluminum. ... Water. ... Precious Metals. ... Helium-3.

@@Mars2152 helium 3?

what was even the purpose of that sequence anyway?

Yup would have made for a much better film....

A good movie should lead to interesting discussion, not ask for explanation

Actually, this movie should be called, explaining the whole movie. Brad Pitt couldn't shut up narrating the whole damn time.

Glad I never saw the film.

Lucas Ward Wish I hadn’t, my life feels worse for it...

Hahaha!

Nah he didn't exist for a while, he was part of the MIB. He went to space after he retired 😉

XDXD

I was just eating with him yesterday here in san antonio he is a good guy but can get grumpy if you ask him about movies etc lol.

So funny.....

I like your interpretation - too bad the movie is a filet Mignon in a moldy tortilla.

I dont agree with Pitt killing off all his multicultural crew members in order to essentially do what they could have easily done, in order to preserve his and his fathers legacy...minus all the murders they both committed.

Brad Pitt is Space Antifa...he murders the entire crew of the Xevious, even though they have the same mission to save the earth...'the ends justify the means.'

CoryL I think we’re supposed to disagree with that because that is part of him the resembles his father. His detachment from human life for the sake of his mission is the thing he has to overcome.

Rui clearly...but that’s not going to fly with a judge

He was so good in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

You can say that again!

Rok711 Really sorry for you,.. but if your dad did not pack and leave ,... he probably got killed by someone..

@@beamboy420 ok boomer

Outer edge of the solar system u mean, getting to the outer edge of the Universe is very Long and hard

bruh

It goes, he went for a pack of cigarettes and a lottery ticket.... and never came back.

Mykil47 I know right wtf

From the trailer I was hoping it was full of moon combat. I could have turned it off after that. How does one simply stow away up the backside of a launching rocket? Why would a crew leave their posts to fight a stowaway DURING A LAUNCH? How long did it take Brad to get back from Uranus? This movie hurt my head.

You noticed that too? It's like they were scared of saying the word "Uranus" or something!

A86 Brad went up the rings of Uranus lol

Thats is not only in this movie, Uranus is also avoided to be mentioned by name on the whole academic and scientific community exactly for the reason its name sounds funny, curious isnt?

I recommend you watch Moon (2009). It is also a really good space drama and it is similar to this movie in tone. It also has good soundtrack.

@@dancan4949 thanks!

@@dancan4949 Moon is more seated in reality where ad astra is an analogy for a man's journey/quest to rediscover himself. Hence the stupendous journey to moon/mars/neptune, it's a long journey and one can only make it himself (everyone who travels with him, dies)

Dan Can moon is so good

@HenryRide same thing I was saying watching the movie lol I started to get sad asf, I only liked the space scenes other than that they could of done better with movie (not change it but the meaning and vibes of it)

I agree the CGI was kind of bad, but I liked the moral dilemma it generates (staying truthful to the mission as his dad wich led to de death of many, or doing things differently, which eventually leads to a grizzly death)

That was freaky. Probably shouldn't bring animals that big up into space.

@@thenewadventuresofhenry6998 yeah part of me was wondering what kinda experiments were done on those animals to make them extra savage

@@tefosemanate9514 how was the cgi bad -_- you do the cgi then, you ungrateful dickhead

@@misfitsBP18 wow ... emotionally invested enough to insult total strangers based on the sharing of a casual opinion. That's kinda sad dude.

What did you think? I saw it earlier today.

Movie was ok in some respects, straight butt cheeks in other respects. But at the very least....it’s a story that doesn’t need to be told.

@@JBoogie1977 I liked it, its beautiful but very slow. I heard people say there is no payoff but I like the message

I thought it was slow AF and besides the moon chase there was very little action. The Space Baboons part just lost me. This Looper video has me thinking about the message, but during the movie I couldn't care less.

@@Ephemeral82 exactly. The whole time I was waiting for something to happen. But nothing did. Lol.

lol your talking complete shite!

@@nickhay1822 You're* quite inquisitive and add so much to the above comment, don't you? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

This comment it better than the video

Will Camacho yes. People aren’t intelligent enough to examine the questions this film seeks to answer.

Bravo! This answer is beautiful and so was the movie. Your comment is 100% correct.

OneShot_PACATT I agree. Stunning music

I just watched Interstellar (One of the best Science Movies of our time) for the 5th time (yes, I DID not use the word Science Fiction). So the musical score of Ad Astra was just mediocre.... Just like the film itself.

Moses S' Nyein Chan Tha we all know what interstellar is and how groundbreaking it was.

@@mosesmarks Interstellar was at times pretty spectacular. But it was a jab at people who believe in a higher power. Right in the beginning it takes a jab at the biblical reference of Eden: We are not caretakers (like Adam in the garden) but pioneers (Nimrod the hunter - builder of cities and carver of his own destiny). That pioneering spirit is kind of what drives cooper into actually becoming a "god" or supernatural being himself (in a sci-fi kinda way) - the poltergeist thing. It's deep, but for me, for all the wrong reasons - and I like the movie because of that. It helped me figure out my place in the world. I don't want to be cooper or be part of that world view. Ad Astra helped me in another way. It kind of helped me get back to living now. Like the biblical reference of not worrying about tomorrow but living for the day. The people you love and the things I can value today. My personal search for meaning has had a bitter and almost nihilistic end because I can find no meaning in the world. Everything I did, all the good and bad in my life has no meaning because death is waiting. I have reached as far as I can in my abilities for answers and it has left me desolate and alone. Ad astra in a weird sci-fi way made me wonder if I didn't miss something. There was no jab at a higher power nor some preachy finger pointing. But one thing I admired about Roy was he had a purpose and he went with it. But he was no savior, no hero in the normal sense of the word. He was a man who went to ends of the world and came back defeated but with new purpose. Classic. And I don't care what people say - I love moon pirates.

👍👍👍👌👌👌

Couldn't agree more. Also terrifying is the fact that every single baby being born is handed, at the same time, a de facto death certificate by nature. A birth certificate and a death certificate. Only we choose not to see the latter one.

@@LV-426... wow. That was deep.

What? 15 minutes of nothingness

True...true What a scary thing an obession are!

Cristian Montellano it is though

Yeah... Was not expecting more science and space stuff and less emotional crap, it felt like chick movie.

Perfectly explained, I'd say

Phenomenal summary in just a single sentence. I wish the themes didn't escape so many people.

That light was from Roy's ship Cepheus😑

@@NIKRdoke There were other lights but one large one very far away in a different direction. I don't think that was the ship

@@GaiaLegend In one shot they do show a blue dot which is the earth as seen from Neptune. I guess they were trying to visualise Carl Sagan's words that "Earth is just a blue dot in space."(These aren't the exact words he used). That is what you maybe referring to I guess.

@@NIKRdoke Alright, well, if I was wrong then I apologize for it. I do like the movie and I do feel it has some deeper meaning though.

@@GaiaLegend it is for us to interpret as deep as we possibly can

Not at all. Check his performance in Under Siege, or Small soldiers, to name a few.

2001 had plot, characters and ideas.. this really didn't. So many plot holes, bad (really bad) science and poor pacing sets it so far below 2001 that SK is slightly spinning somewhere.

Lmao a movie can be slow and look pretty but there has to be some sort of payoff in the end. This literally has none.

Not a masterpiece. Too much fake Oscar bait in it. Interstellar is way better.

@Orpheus Seven ok - plot hole - Why did the military need Brad Pitt at all? They knew where the Father was - they knew there was an imminent threat from the surge - why not send military ships? Why drive buggies across the lunar landscape? In 2001 - they even had flying (non air of course) craft.. why not here - oh because without it - there wouldn't be a contrived attack by pirates.. that were trying to steal what exactly? Their buggies? It only takes 4 months to reach Neptune but they wait over 20 years to look for the Lima expedition (despite knowing that it is the most likely source of the 'surge' which is killing people). No consequence for Brad Pitt when he returns to Earth for commandeering the Neptune bound ship and killing its crew. Why did the military have to use civilian ships? Just to allow the contrived circumstances for Brad to make it alone. What would have happened in the story if he had failed his psych eval on the way to Mars. Shouldn't that come before he's off on a 19 day trip? Bad science - ships kept in gravity wells, no gravity effects when on the moon or Mars, zero g while accelerating, a research ship with full size baboons in the space between Earth and Mars and not in orbit that their ship can just stop by to visit, how convenient that all the planets were in alignment so we'd the audience could see every planet. Brad Pitt jumping off from his Father's ship to intercept his own ship that was clearly miles away while using a shield to deflect ring debris without decelerating or being deviated from his course. Characters - were there any? Besides staring with a blank expression and the droning narration - what can you say about Brad Pitt's character.. was he broken up about the deaths he caused? Did he actually miss Liv Tyler? Why did Ruth Negga's character help him? What was her motivation? Overall it's a meh film; but to say it's a 'masterpiece' is a real stretch.

@@Amazingsloth well put. This was no masterpiece. It was obvious that the director didn't have a concise vision for what they were trying to portray. Pretty sure they were just banking on making it seem weird and drawn out, in hopes that normal people will think they are not smart enough to understand it, and then praise it as a masterpiece. Positives - cinematography and music. However, the music ended up being used far too much and starting becoming really annoying. Overall, it was a pretty shoddy project. Certainly doesn't deserve the praise it is getting, and tbh I wouldn't recommend this movie to anybody

It's a good movie but doesn't top it

@@WilliamsWrestlin it's better than interstellar

It‘s *much* better than Interstellar

DO NOT go into this movie expecting anything like interstellar. It’s a family pursuit drama with a tad of mystery that just so happens to be set in space. Still worth a watch.

Angelo Avetti thanks I appreciate your honesty

No. The space baboons were a metaphorical explanation of the Lima project. It was pretty obvious. The baboons were much like Clifford.

Couldn't agree more. I should have waited for Joker.

@@KiloPage777 how were the baboons a metaphor for Clifford. The baboons were used and experimented on until they went crazy and took over the ship. Clifford on the otherhand became so obsessed with his mission that he would rather let his crew die then abandon the mission and accept that he failed. 2 completely different scenarios.

@@mister0sir where we are with animal training expertise plus considering how much more advanced they are in this movie animals don't just go crazy. The baboons going crazy obviously had something to do with how long they had been away from home. This is the same with Clifford, he'd always been obsessed with his mission of finding ET, why do you think he went to Neptune? The being away drove him to insanity in the form of his mission. Remember he had crew members but they were there for years not hundreds of days like Roy by himself. Also Roy only had a 70 day trip and his defining trait as an astronaut is being level headed and yet he barely survived the trip mentally being driven to the brink. From such a surface level the baboons and Clifford may look like different cases but they are driven by the same thing, a lack of home.

Screen rant / Pitch meeting overdue on this :D

Because the technology advanced in 16 years my guy so it took less time to make the trip in the moment than it took 29 years ago.

@@georgecolina326 but then, how the hell roy has the same space suit with his father?

@@DrManhattan8472 no the announcer states that the asteroids are mining zones and mining in the wrong zone is an act of war

@@binbin6878 A space suit is a space suit. Not really much that would change, despite technology. However, major technological advancements could definitely improve space craft. Making a ship able to reach somewhere faster > a space suit looking the same.

​@@Memento--Mori what did Clifford ate all this time while he was on space

many of the visuals were amazing looking but were depicting ridiculous stuff so it took me out of it. when his dad is floating away and then for some reason screams, i laughed. the pacing was off it seemed. why did he accelerate into the boulder ring around neptune? he didn't hit the first rocks very hard, yet they keep hitting him harder and harder and then he hits the ship going way too fast. what was accelerating him the whole time? his rocket pack? why did he overshoot so goddamn much?

Chrismofer that was Roy screaming not his father.

@@jacobf7409 Is that right? i was laughing too hard to tell

The visuals and score was the only thing going for it. The symbolism was like that of a beginning film maker. When his Father told him he needed to let him go I was seriously cringing. This was billed as something deep but instead we got trite.

How dare you relate this trash to those masterpieces

Yeah, but this is pointless.

No it wasn’t? He had to go to the Mars to sent a message to Neptune, because earth is too far away from it. Space X (I believe they‘re called that way) wanted to use Brad Pitt to send the message, so the father can trust them. Space X‘s plan is to kill the father, but Brad Pitt didn’t know anything of the plan. So...no it wasn’t pointless to go to the Mars at all.

I know you‘re german btw (because I saw you at this german movie channel CSB) and the movie has a clear message about God and humanity. In germany 95% people don’t believe in god at all. That’s why most people won’t get the message or will find this movie weird and boring.

And I know what I‘m talking about, because I‘m german myself

Moviemaker Reviews I agree with you. The main message I took away from the movie is that some things just aren’t worth pursuing. And if they are, at what cost?

They must also be the same marvel fans that think every marvel movie needs an Oscar

r/iamverysmart

cybermavrik k

Do you really think humans would be able to run earth without destroying it without alien help? Thankfully.we aren’t all we have

Yeah, he also went home and had a coffee.... Killed 3 Astronauts and violated multiple orders... No court Marshall? Huge flaw in script. Huge.

@@holeindanssock156 if u talk about flaws, my man went directly from Neptune to Earth. It makes absolutely 0 logistical sense especially when they have a base on Mars. Never talked about fuel, didn't even mention the space baboons to anyone, went through Neptune's ring with a piece of metal. I mean the movie kinda sucked story wise but the visuals were fantastic and it was mesmerizing to look at.

I thought it had something to do with the fact it was a secure laser transmission. still, one could be sent from earth to mars any time if one could also be sent from mars to neptune.

@@chrismofer Yeah, it seems crazy that Brad Pitt couldn't read his message on Earth, then send that to Mars to be re-transmitted.

The stupidest and most improbable thing ever.

Lmao if Roy would've just left a voicemail on a flash drive, they could've mailed it to mars and transmit that way.

Platinum Pineapple did you watch the movie it was from the fight the dad had with his copilots.

Toronto Hoodman yes i watched the movie on the thursday premiere

Toronto Hoodman oh ok, so he made a surge becuz the co pilots didnt want one? He ended up killing them all

Platinum Pineapple if i remember correctly it was an accident caused by tommy lee jones killing the rest of the crew and was trying to fix it.

chris cordova so how did the power surge start? by killing the crew? that makes no sense

The baboon scene added the rage of beings forced into situations for the good of mankind. The rage that Roy also felt. The moon pirates indicate the violence and lengths people go for moon resources, it shows how divided mankind is when presented with new unclaimed territory with resources. They both show faces of mankind, faces in which Roy sees himself.

no

Huppogramus increíble comment

Yeah, I am a big Space Movies fan and Ad Astra was a little disappointing, but the delivery and setting was fine.

actually, "ad astra" is pretty much the exact opposite of "2001" in more ways than I can mention!

Looking at the birth date on Clifford's poster at "NASA base", and that Lima project occorrued at 2079 (even plus 29 years on the future), I think the film is at the year 2108

Hahahahaha SAMEE!! It was so boring😂

That's what i feel

here`s a hint: you didn`t miss much. for a really good science fiction movie during which you definitely won`t sleep, watch "arrival" instead: brilliant!

@@Unnanymous wow... Then you didnt get the movie at ALL... It was SO deep. So filled with feelings and thoughts. And the whole aura was just so... Im speachless

@@donkeyshot8472 she clearly doesnt get deep movies, so why would she like arrival more, when its the same type of "boring" movie?

SinGy He would’ve got blown up by the nuke for being too close probs

yeah

Beautiful summary. I wish so much of this didn't seemingly go over peoples' heads, but it seems most people aren't used to storytelling that uses the places and events to thematically and metaphorically tell a story about the character, as opposed to characters mostly just being there so the events can happen. This is a film about a person and his personal, emotional journey, and absolutely everything that happens exists to tell that story, no the other way around.

Michael Benedetti Can someone please explain how Roy and Clifford were originally going to return to the Cepheus??? This is a bit of a plot hole, is it not? Cliffords pod was damaged/discarded, and there seemed to be no plan for them to get back, even before the father son “struggle” and then Clifford managing to use that piece of the ship as a shield from the rings... If anyone has an explanation, I’d really appreciate it! 😀

It's called "Making it up as I go along"

@@pears0094 Remember the spinning part, presumably some kind of radar? It's implied that both were to be flung back to the ship. You can see Roy (Brad Pitt) looking at it in a way to measure the rotational speed. I bet the writers thought Roy would use the rope attached to his father, to catch onto pole or something. As for going through the rings, well, I expect both would use the radar??? housing as a shield like Roy did (which made no sense).

I was thinking about him meeting George Clooney while watching the film lol

Angelo Avetti no fucking way lmao he’s definitely had better roles then this

I think what he did may be argued that his take over of the rocket was necessary to save the planet remember that he has first hand experience that can be confirmed by the ship that the current captain was unfit to complete the mission. The older guy who went with Roy certainly didn't take the death in front of him very well, it may have stressed him to death flaring other pre-existing conditions. You can call it cheap but Roy is extremely cool headed and had 0 real connection to the people who died and he had what looked like an entire crew of friends die in the first scene so if he wasn't numb already which you can see he is as he walks out the door, he will be after their death. You can see the effect the baboon death had on the crew who knew him with the new captain not being able to land the craft how they got to fly it again is beyond me. Also that going through Neptune's ring was laughable since that equivalent to being pelted by thousands of bullets with a piece of metal as his only defense that somehow perfectly covered him.

Or the fact that the inverse square rule is apparently inverted, meaning that infinite energy is just around the corner for humanity!

All I could think about is, "Why is the tear running 'down?!"'

Actually this was intentional from the directors part. Apparently Bradd crying wasn't in script and he improvised the emotion of the scene, he then went to tell the director that in 0g the tear would float rather than fall.The directior loved the acting so much he left it in as is.

cant forget McConaughey

Don't bother dude, you find better one in at lest two games: "Endless Space 2" and "Stellaris".

Don't worry you'll have your space probe soon enough!

That’s a better ending

Now that sounds like something I would watch. Not this snooze fest.

Probably a good ending but the premise of the movie as I understand it is that we're all alone in the universe and have to work together to solve our problems...in other words we're screwed.

Yes to what Andrew said... “other planets” orbit other suns/stars... the nearest star to our solar system is nowhere near us... there are no other planets in our solar system other than the dwarf planets they are still discovering... that’s not what LIMA was discovering

my guess is around 2070/2080

Your comment is the best one so far. Do you want to explain why you still watch this explaining video?

It's not complicated. They lay everything out on the nose, even Roy *literally* letting his father go.

Because sometimes even stupid peeps need films that they can pretend make them smarter

No, I went in thinking it would be a thought provoking movie. Instead it turned out to be a movie TRYING to be a thought provoking movie.

Thats my opinion

@@endioktisi6376 that's not considered as an opinion wtf

He is known as one of the worlds best actor lol he is far from underrated. He Has his own production company and has produced Oscar winning films. (12 years a Slave which he was actually in)

I just told my opinionn we all have opinions

He's net worth 240 millions, I guess he's not underrated and sleeps well at night.

I couldn't agree more, this film was a masterpiece loved everything about it

Has as much chance of being a classic as a Vauxhall Astra

ok boomer

Interstellar is better than 2001.

@@elitnizmajici4790 how is it better than 2001? tell me.

@@malayneum 2001 is too complex.I always feel lots of emotions when watch Interstellar.

Trailers set the wrong expectations. People went in expecting an adventure set in space, not a character study. This film is geared towards a specific audience, but marketed as being for everyone. Big mistake by the studio because I think it will hurt the movie in the long run. They should have showed more faith in the materiel and not show the moon chase or the space monkey to make it look exciting.

2001 is a master piece, this movie is garbage that's trying to be a space movie.

Might as well just throw out the whole ambience and insanity the movie was built around... it wanted you to pull your hair out for it. And your comment proved it

I got nothin 😂

Don’t really understand why he let the pod go. Unless there was no way to physically tie it to his fathers ship. It could of got them most the way back. In other words, I got nothing.

@Orpheus Seven Could be Atlantians. Could be people left behind from Nibiru. How did the Sumerians know about all the planets when Pluto was only found in the early 1900s?

LOL you don't .......

but being alone on earth cant be the same as being alone on a cold space ship millions of mile from home