Project Hail Mary

 Movie Review (English) 🌟

I am not a fan of Sci-fi movies. So when I heard about the Hail Mary Project, I knew I wouldn't watch it. I had not read the book. But, I also am a Ryal Gosling admirer and so took the leap and watched. 

And am I glad that I watched!! This isn't the usual sci-fi movie with wars in space and fantastic creatures. It is a simple story of love, camaraderie, bonhomie, fear and vulnerability - all of which we can relate to.

When a lonely astronaut befriends another lonely alien in space, the audience is bound to root for their survival and want to see the two go on adventures together having each other's back. That is precisely what happens. The ending is a definite tearjerker.

Thanks to Andy Weir for this beautiful story and to directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for visualizing this movie so beautifully, and most of all to Ryan Gosling and Rocky, the alien, for making the story come alive! 

La La Land

Movie review (English)

Why La La Land? Were the dreams of the two protagonists really impossible ones? They do achieve their goals in the end, though I suppose not exactly the way the audience might have wanted.
That Damien Chazelle has had the courage to give the audience an out and out musical is worth applauding. The movie was a musical but did not cater to the latest pop surge in the arena. It was done so beautifully that the fact that it was a musical made no difference at all. (Learning that it was a musical, made many hesitate to watch it.)
I think the casting was flawless. Ryan Gosling as a jazz musician and Emma Stone as an actress excelled at their struggling stages. I suppose their own struggles added to the genuineness. Whatever the reason, the director was lucky to have got these two brilliant actors.
Loved the twist at the end and the flash forward of a life together and the last shared smile. There is an entire story in that!!