The Hopeful Nihilism Of AD ASTRA (Film Analysis)

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With a divisive voice-over, peerless visuals and a cosmos of longing distance - "Ad Astra" questions if and where God fits into our chaotic, cold universe.

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I know some of you loved and some of you loathed this science fiction thought provoker, but I for one was completely bowled over by it. Also - while I think the video communicates this well enough - I have absolutely no ill will towards peaceful, equality minded belief in any religious discipline.

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inframeout
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I love this film but didn't know why until your analysis. Being an uneducated middle-aged man with no achievements behind him and no future in front, your final words in the review brought me some comfort. Just allow yourself to live. Thank you.

johnnyrico
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Theory: What if we, humanity, are actually the first intelligent species in the universe? That in millions or billions of years we are the ones reaching out to future intelligent species? We would be like the mysterious higher beings in 2001 Space Odyssey and Contact.

scottryder
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That was beautiful. Ad Astra was a true piece of art.

adamfoster
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It's not without it's flaws, but it really does reward repeated viewings. The score is great. It makes a good double feature with Apocalypse Now.

_goldfarb_
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Thank you.
I’m genuinely in tears…

This really hit me a special way. Thank you.

mason
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I'll confess I wasn't a big Ad Astra fan when I first saw it (didn't hate it, just more lukewarm on it) but this has definitely given me a greater appreciation for the film. I think a lot of the backlash to the film comes from the tone. While it has visuals and acting talent on par with other recent space flicks like Interstellar, Gravity, or The Martian, it doesn't share their same temperament. Equally "ridiculous" and "illogical" things happen in those movies, but I think their tone is also generally more approachable for an audience, and so people look to the plot for reasons as to why they didn't like the film, when actually it was more a problem of style.

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Another great piece, thank you for this channel. I'm not sure how I'd feel about this movie if I'd watched it outside the context that I did, but it was one of the brighter moments of an otherwise bleak summer. I spent those months helping my dad care for my mom before she passed in August. I didn't see him much as a kid, they got back together right before high school, and I'd seen him only a handful of times the past 20 years. He was trying to take care of her by himself but that wasn't a good thing for either of them. He has little patience for complaining, and she was in a ton of pain. I heard and saw a lot of things I wish I could rewind and erase, but I guess that's life though. I'm grateful that I had the time and ability to be there for her, and him too. Even though he's hurt me, I love him. He's human. He's experienced some messed up things too, and that's not an excuse for him to be absent, but it's reason enough for me to try to understand. I've struggled with mental health, and I know it runs in his side of the family. I'm one of them, and I have my own kids now who struggle with some of the same stuff. So I can push it away or try to understand and heal so the cycle doesn't keep repeating.

It was about a week before she went into the hospital for the last time, I came home to see my wife and boys for a few days before heading back. I was exhausted from trying to be my mom's nurse, my dad's therapist, and the marriage counselor they both needed long before one them had to rely on the other to stay alive. I put this movie on, and when it was over it felt like I had experienced therapy. I felt actual relief from everything. I'll never forget that.

Anyway, again, I'm loving your work. I'm realizing how many Brad Pitt movies I love. I loved the Time Cops video, any chance of a deeper look into 12 Monkeys or other Gilliam films?

AI-mghy
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ngl I watched this and then checked the sub count and was totally expecting over one million at least. Keep it up.

DimAngelProductions
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Okay, Alan Partridge. This wins. Immediately.

VideoGameAnimationStudy
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This video really helped contextualize the movie for me. I was left really wondering what I was supposed to feel about what I just saw. But it never registered as a critique of faith. I thought Pitt’s performance conveyed apathy more than anything else so that put me off of the experience. But in the end I told myself, “I didn’t enjoy this but I want to see more films like it.”

RATZGobbler
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I love how this is a movie that addresses the what if we are alone.

JoshyHendoMan
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i personally loved Ad Astra, having found refuge in sci-fi since childhood, and having been different from those who surround me, (not neuro-typical) though not quite as depressed as this Roy. his success of finally connecting made some sci-fi fans dislike the film; the grandiose telescoping back to the "merely personal". but the essence of a 'god-less universe', or a universe of entropy, not design, becomes a search for personal meaning and connections. most of the faithful cannot lose this centre without damage, rather than healing. like an addict needing a new drug, or addiction. Roy finds his zen in a "barren" universe. i dig it...

hippomancy
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I really enjoyed it. The third viewing especially.

philipthomaswarner
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I loved this film, but, I honestly know of no proof that can establish that we are alone or, any reason to be out at Neptune to find out?

But I’m open to suggestions.

wanderingfool
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II will always hold this movie in high regard. And replay it time and time again. As one of the best( psi=fi) movies ever made. Its stunning. And Im watching it again in 2023. When things in the world aint so good.

johnmck
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Grey is probably the most underrated director in America today, along with Kelly Reichard.... Great video, Thanx!!!

pdzombie
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I liked this but what do i know, i still prefer Blade runner with the voice over. That's the version i saw in at the cinema an i still hear it in my head when watching.

darthdrezz
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Watching it with both my parents (my father having had a very strained and complicated relationship with his own father, my grandfather), was a very gratifing and interesting movie going experience i´d change for nothing. Its certainly far from the next Interestellar, and i think many people should give it another go if possible, as its better to tackle it without certain expectations. While im on the side of thinking it is a good movie, nonetheless I also believe there are certain aspects and parts of it that don't quite do it for me (the chimp scene, while suspensful could have been handled a little bit more clearly) and the way Roy saves himself by using a scrap of the rocket i felt was awful and totally broke the ending for me. All that said, its still a good movie and specially worth it to watch it in a theater. Great video as always!!!!

ianfleischer
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I was pretty disappointed with interstellar but ad astra made me feel so many different things. The score was one of my favorites.

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