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Project Hail Mary has recently become the hyperfixation of all time. I’ve watched the movie 6x now, and I'm on my 3rd listen of the audiobook, it's just that good. Seriously. Go listen to the audiobook of you can, the narration is incredible and really enhances the entire PHM experience, it's iconic. And, as always I have thoughts. A lot of thoughts. Many many thoughts and questions and jokes and analysis. And I need to talk about them. Desperately. Please.

Some are actual deep dives into Andy Weir’s unique writing style, characters, and plot. Some are key differences between book and film, and how they reflect one another. Some, analysis of the movie and how they utilized various film techniques to their benefit. The rest is just me losing my mind over specific moments, Big Questions, and whatever pure chaos or silly moments I had while reading it.

The pacing is so well done, every character feels alive, distinct, and genuinely real—like they actually exist as someone you might meet in person. The worldbuilding is incredible while still grounded in reality, the humor feels natural, and the plot,especially the deeper themes, hits hard in a way that feels relevant to the world and my own personal struggles right now ("not political" my ass, Andy Weir 🙄). And, when the story gets emotional, it really lands—you genuinely feel the emotions the characters feel, you worry for them and with them as you get pulled right alongside them.

So, I've decided to finally put all my literary analysis and professional fangirl skills to use for once, and write down every thought, feeling, and experience I've had with this story in a series of posts.

Does anyone want to hear me ramble for hours? Probably not. Am I going to anyway? Yes. I haven’t loved a story like this in YEARS. If you don't want to see long ass posts about Project Hail Mary on your feed, unfollow me now. That's all I'll be posting for a good long while. I'm doing this for MY benefit.

I’ll be breaking everything into smaller posts/sections (linked as I go), and updating them whenever I catch something new—because there is always something new. Fair warning, they will contain full spoilers for both book and movie, but I'll make sure to mark them appropriately, and make a section of small/spoiler free commentary for those who want to know more but don't want the story ruined for them.

Anyway… welcome to my 7,000 thoughts on why Project Hail Mary is the best piece of media to come out in years and how it's changing the way we view film and stories from now on.

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Project Hail Mary Deep Dives:

🛸 Project Hail Mary: Eridian Numeric Symbols and Writing System

Memes and Stuff: