Mixtli !¡✩

when people say my name im like.   cant believe i exist

something about driver’s identity, down to his very name, being entirely dependent on his use to other people. to everyone in his life, he’s just that guy who drives. but around Irene and Benecio he has this idea that he could be more than that. he could be the guy who protects. the guy who cares. the guy who provides. and then in the end, to Irene, he’s none of those things. he’s the guy who smashed someone’s head in, never mind why. he’s reduced just to the violence that lives inside him that he can’t seem to escape from.

project hail mary was goooood. the "cowardice" stuff scratched my brain in a good way bc i always thought the traditional sacrifice stuff in movies was bs. actually sacrificing yourself is a fucking hard and terrifying thing ofc that guy didnt want to do it after 4.5 hours of thinking. that is good legit shit get that "stoic noble yeah i'll do it unflinchingly for the cause" shit outta my face show me how terrrrifying giving up your fucking life would actually be

nothing will ever match Barbenheimer but the release of the Project Hail Mary movie and the Artemis II mission happening pretty much at the same time is just as important to me personally

We're all (justifiably) going feral over official NASA comms saying "amaze amaze amaze" but like-- yes. It's not a coincidence. Of course the literal rocket and planetary scientists at the top of their careers were inspired to get where they are today by a deep love for the narrative motifs and imagination of sci-fi. Of course PHM is filled with science fact and practical effects to make the fiction that much easier to connect to. Of course the Martian was inspired by Apollo 13 - what could be more inspiring than real people in real situations? Science and art are so deeply personal, deeply interconnected, and when you let them coexist you get a crewed moon launch and a heartfelt sci-fi movie, within a month of each other, that *both* remind everyone how to feel the sense of joy and wonder and curiosity that inspired them in the first place.