by Michael Teachen
Ever wonder what it would be like if a teacher went to space? In Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, a science teacher named Ryland Grace is sent into space with 2 other people on a one-way, last-effort mission to save the Sun from dying out.
The Sun is about to die out due to an alien microorganism called “Astrophage” which is draining energy from the Sun, causing an extinction-level ice age on Earth. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) is sent on the Hail Mary rocket to Tau Ceti. He ends up alone after finding out that the two other passengers died while in their comas. But he still isn’t alone because he finds another ship with an alien rock named Rocky. Tau Ceti is the only planet not affected by the Astrophage since it is home to the microscopic organism Taumoeba that kills the Astrophage.
This movie was a great movie to watch in theaters because of the expansive visuals of space. The emotion is this movie were heavy and strong, with there being some happy moments and sad; it was a mix of different emotions.
Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb have rated this movie so highly that people are comparing it to Interstellar. On Rotten Tomatoes, Project Hail Mary is rated a 94%, which is considered excellent, and on IMDb it is rated an 8.4/10, which is also very good. Most of the reviews on IMDb range mostly from 8 stars to 10 stars, with 198.5k reviews.
All over social media, like Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and X, people are heavily comparing Project Hail Mary to Interstellar since they both have great cinematography of space. The main similarity is the main idea of both movies. Both revolve around scientists going out to space to other stars to save their Earths. The science focus of both movies is very similar since they both emphasize accurate physics about space. Both movies are heavily emotional, centering on deep emotional bonds between characters.
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