Gosh I'm still thinking about Project Hail Mary, I think I just realized part of what makes it all so human and special, it's how SCRAPY Grace is! He doesn't have any training, he doesn't know what half of the buttons do, but the most important part is that he doesn't treat any of it with the restraint you would expect from the situation.
He's reckless with the machinery and doesn't think twice before tearing it appart to fit his needs, he modifies the space so he can traverse it better, he calls the ship "Mary" even it doesn't have any artificial intelligence of any kind, and all of it is key to the feeling of the movie.
This is why the scene with Carl at the beginning is so important!
Project Hail Mary is NOT a SCIENTIFIC MISSION, it's a SCHOOL PROJECT!!! The kind of project where you and your buddy go to home depot and build a shitty model using wooden sheets, cardboard and duct tape!!
THIS is the essence of the movie to me. It's not a esterilized, by the books procedure, no line of command or authority, no orders to be followed or ignored. It's just two people trying their best to save their worlds.
This is why the scene
with Carl at the beginning
is so important!
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
