PASSENGERS, A JOURNEY TO THE FUTURE

Last summer we happened to see the movie PASSENGERS. Have you seen it? We both loved it and are here to share our musings with you. Are you ready?

The movie is set in the space, on the space shuttle Avalon travelling from the Earth to another planet,  Homestead II.

On the space shuttle there are 5,000 passengers who are sleeping in space capsules. During a collision with a meteorite,   one of the capsules breaks and Jim ( Chris Pratt)  wakes up 90 years before the expected arrival. When Jim discovers that he is the only one awake and he will die there, alone, he decides to wake another passenger up. He chooses Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence).

At first they have a lot of fun on Avalon, but when Aurora discovers that she was woken up by Jim, she becomes furious with him.

At the end of the movie, Aurora forgives Jim won by love, and together they try to save the other 4, 998 passengers.

It’s a very beautiful, romantic, thought – provoking film, with unexpected twists and  breath-taking special effects – for example, the scenes in the swimming pool with no gravity.

Or when Avalon passes by an incandescent star!

This romantic movie isn’t just about love, but  it also deals with loneliness, hope, hate, rage and strength.

The scene is stolen by the two wonderful talented actors, Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, two of the most popular film stars in the last few years. 

Chris Pratt starred in many movies, like Jurassic World or Guardians of the Galaxy. He demonstrates great stage presence and irony.

Jennifer Lawrence, instead, came to fame as Katniss Everdeen, the heroine in the Hunger Games films. She also acted in other famous movies like Joy, X-Man and Silver Linings Playbook, and she won an Oscar (in 2013).

DID YOU KNOW THAT …?

The director of Passengers is Morten Tyldum;

It was written by Jon Spaihts;

The voice of the space shuttle Avalon belongs to Emma Clarke;

In the USA Passengers received a PG-13 , Parents Strongly Cautioned, (banned to under 13 people not accompanied by parents) because of naked and sex scenes;

The film was shot in the Atlas Mountains.

That’s all  for now. We strongly recommend you to see his film and will start looking forward to  your comments!   

ROSITA & GIADA