Here's my spoiler *full* review of 65.

in adam •  2 years ago 

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Before the spoilers, I'll just set the stage that was in the trailer.

Mills, an astronaut played by Adam Driver, crash lands on a mysterious world after his ship is hit by an asteroid. He was carrying a bunch of people in stasis. The only survivor is Koa, played by Ariana Greenblatt. They need to get to the second half of the ship to escape this unknown planet.

The thing is, Mills and Koa are aliens, and the mysterious planet is Earth 65 million years ago.

It's a fun premise. It's also a fun movie. If you turn off your brain, it's a nice 95 minute journey.

In totality, the movie is a mixed bag. The performances are good, if not sometimes over-directed. The visuals are gorgeous, except for the CGI that's somewhere between War for the Planet of the Apes and The Scorpion King. It never had anything close to the tension of A Quiet Place (which was written by the same filmmakers). There's one futuristic gun in the movie; but, they did nothing to establish the constraint of the weapon until it was convenient.

Still...fun movie.

I have some logic and science questions though.

Okay, why did the mission happen to begin with? Some critics have said that Mills and Koa's home planet was dying; but, I don't know where they got that. It's not in the movie. Mills's daughter dies of some illness, and it's established that he took the mission to pay for her medical bills (nice to know that a species capable of interstellar travel still worries about medical bills); but, there's no indication that the species is looking for a new home.

Still, okay, you've got a bunch of people in stasis, and Mills is supposed to be home in two years.

That would mean that it's two years round-trip.

That would mean that the destination is a year or fewer away.

So, the nearest star to us (aside from the sun) is Alpha Centauri which is 4.3 light years away. Either Mills's home planet doesn't need a star; or, they're capable of faster than light travel. I'm also going to forget about time dilation because...yeah.

Sure, we all love Empire Strikes Back and the whole asteroid field sequence; but, the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field in a ship that can take a hit from space debris is extremely freaking high. I know that the asteroid belt looks dense in illustrations; but, the space between the big rocks is about 100,000 miles.

When Mills finds Koa, he tells her that she's been in stasis for, "A long time." What the fuck is that? She's been in stasis for a year or less. Just tell her, "You've been in stasis for seven months." If I come out of stasis and somebody tells me that it's been a long time, I'm thinking I've been under for several years. Don't be a dick.

Okay, I'll forgive the movie for happening to occur in the couple of days leading up to the asteroid hit that killed the dinosaurs -- the willing suspension of disbelief is already far out the door. It's convenient; but, it's also good for a ticking clock.

Still, when Mills and Koa get off the planet just in time, there's a bit of hope because the distress calls were answered.

Okay... How?

They're a year away from their home planet.

Is sound traveling faster than light in this scenario?

How are they saved here? If it took them a year to get to Earth -- even months -- they're on a ship with no resources. They might have avoided dying from the asteroid; but, they're gonna die of lack of food and water in a matter of weeks.

I don't know what to make of this.

If this were science fantasy, it'd be cooler. This is supposed to be science fiction; but, it didn't follow any rules. It just left me asking too many questions that aren't fun to ask.

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