Passengers is a 2016 american science fiction romance film set in 2343 directed by morten tyldum and written by jon spaihts. The solemnity with which the movie had actually begun and crawled forward with, ends up becoming quite vapid for even a romantic movie. Ive just rewatched passengers 2016 and feel the film. The plot depicts two people who are awakened ninety years too early from an induced hibernation on a spaceship, transporting thousands of. Can someone thoroughly explain the ending of the movie. Passengers is a 2016 american science fiction film directed by morten tyldum and written by jon spaihts. In multiple scenes in the movie the starship is in a gentle rotation which allows 1g gravity on the ship. Feb 04, 2017 after saving the ship jim found out that a medical machine which reanimated him can also put person in hibernation. The passengers trailers all hid a twist that ruins the movie from. The star wars spinoff rogue one has no trouble taking down newcomers passengers, sing and assassins creed at. But not so sad that i cant make a case for the movie in general and lawrence who acts her heart out in particular. Based on what we see in the trailers, jim chris pratt and aurora jennifer lawrence both accidentally wake up due. Apocalypse and chris pratt jurassic world who want a sneak peek of the intergalactic thriller.
But just 30 years in, jim wakes up due to a mechanical glitch, effectively leaving him on a desert island, with the clock ticking toward death. Heres a detailed plot description of passengers that. Passengers is pretty average in terms of plot and character. Passengers is an intriguing space romance thats sunk by its ending. On a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt star in a highstakes adventure about two passengers, aurora and jim, onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. Follow the movie on facebook and twitter plot summary on a routine journey through space to a new home, two passengers, sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early when their. A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. Dec 30, 2016 passengers real achilles heel is the schism between how the filmmakers viewed jims actions, and how they come across to general audiences. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early. Aug 18, 2017 passengers did you wake me up aurora jennifer lawrence learns that jim chris pratt was the reason she was taken out of hibernation.
Its two twinkling stars are perfectly matched in this appealing scifi romance set aboard a. So, if youre one of those fans that doesnt mind being spoiled for christmas, then. Passengers isnt a train wreck but the way it is, its totally forgettable. It was released in the united states by tristar pictures on october 24, 2008. Synopsis after a plane crash where only a few passengers survive, dr. Passengers story, passengers hollywood movie story, plot. Given my own history of guessing at movie plot turns, i expected something to be revealed at the end like jim had gone insane from loneliness. Jim preston, the character played by chris pratt in passengers, learns this truth in a hard way. Heres a detailed plot description of passengers that should. Is anyone in the mood for some passengers movie spoilers. For a movie starring two of our most unanimously wellliked movie stars, passengers has proven rather divisive. Passengers begins with the avalon, a sleek spaceship with more than 5000 hibernating passengers and crew members, hurtling through a meteor shower that damages the spacecraft and pops open the pod of mechanical engineer jim preston pratt only 30 years into the trip. Claire summers anne hathaway is sent to act as their therapist. Earth, in the future, has figured other planets in the universe that can be inhabited.
That said i dont feel it is a great scifi movie, nor a great drama and. The movie opens in outer space with the starship avalon on autopilot heading to the colony world of homestead ii during a mass exodus of earths population. Chris pratt and jennifer lawrences passengers isnt a. The passengers trailers all hid a twist that ruins the movie from the start paul tassi senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Two passengers trapped on a spaceship find love amid despair. The coeval to which is the movie s sadistic requirement that lawrences character swallow whats been done to her by way of pratts character proving himself worthy. Passengers courtesy of sony pictures a little piece of editing goes a long way for the chris prattjennifer lawrence film. The passengers premiere has already taken place with the best of hollywood on the red carpet, but there are some fans of jennifer lawrence xmen. The star wars spinoff rogue one has no trouble taking down newcomers passengers, sing and assassins creed at the box office. The crew and the 5,000 passengers are all in hibernation pods for the 120year journey. However, the movie still manages to literally hyperdrive. Two passengers chris pratt and jennifer lawrence aboard a spacecraft traveling to a distant planet are brought out of suspended animation by a technical glitch 90 years before the vessel is due to reach its destination. Jan 16, 2017 the solemnity with which the movie had actually begun and crawled forward with, ends up becoming quite vapid for even a romantic movie. The coeval to which is the movies sadistic requirement that lawrences character swallow whats been done to her by way of pratts character proving himself worthy.
On a routine journey through space to a new home planet as part of a colony, two passengers, a writer and a mechanic sleeping in suspended animation, are awakened 90 years too early from their century and two decades arrival time, when their ship malfunctions following a mysterious collision. Passengers 2016 morten tyldum synopsis, characteristics. Passengers is a 2008 americancanadian romantic mystery thriller film directed by rodrigo garcia, written by ronnie christensen, and starring anne hathaway and patrick wilson. Passengers is an intriguing space romance thats sunk by its. In fact the entire movie is based on a seemingly endless series of huge plotholes, to the point where basically, none of it adds up. So he said aurora that she have possibility to reach colony. Instead they chose to take the hollywoodsuitable way of minimal risks and created a bland and predictable movie.
Pratt and lawrence are wonderful and share decent chemistry, and sheen adds wit, but, theres no mistaking the disturbing nature of this movie s premise. Everything you need to know about passengers movie 2016. Dec 16, 2016 contains major plot spoilers for the film passengers, and some spoilers for interstellar when i first read a version of jon spaihtss script passengers, i was informed that, for years since. Aurora jennifer lawrence and jim chris pratt are two passengers onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. Dec 15, 2016 is anyone in the mood for some passengers movie spoilers. Passengers did you wake me up aurora jennifer lawrence learns that jim chris pratt was the reason she was taken out of hibernation. It stars jennifer lawrence and chris pratt and is directed by morten tyldum. With jennifer lawrence, chris pratt, michael sheen, laurence fishburne.
Dec 24, 2016 the passengers trailers all hid a twist that ruins the movie from the start paul tassi senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Warning heavy plot spoilers i like passengers, there i said it, cards on the table. Contains major plot spoilers for the film passengers, and some spoilers for interstellar when i first read a version of jon spaihtss script passengers, i was informed that, for years since. Plot of passengers movie spoilers ahead passengers takes off brilliantly when it begins. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt star in an exciting actionthriller. Apr, 2016 jennifer lawrence and chris pratt took the cinemacon stage in las vegas to present the first footage from their scifi thriller passengers. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt took the cinemacon stage in las vegas to present the first footage from their scifi thriller passengers. Passengers proves chris pratt and jennifer lawrence work well together and.
The film stars jennifer lawrence and chris pratt as aurora lane and jim preston, respectively, with michael sheen and laurence fishburne in supporting roles plus andy garcia in a cameo. The ship travels through a meteor storm, and power is diverted to the forward shields, then the ship collides with a large meteor and the power blinks, red alert screens come on in the control area. Passengers real achilles heel is the schism between how the filmmakers viewed jims actions, and how they come across to general audiences. The crew and the 5,000 passengers are all in hibernation pods for. In passengers, jim preston chris pratt is an engineer who decides to join thousands of others on the avalon, a spaceship whose passengers are supposed to stay in an induced state of deep sleep for 120 years while they travel to a deep space colony. Passengers is a movie that starts out intriguing enough before descending towards some of the creepiest storytelling decisions in a long time but with a desperate need to somehow justify the. She befriends eric patrick wilson, one of the survivors, and soon after, strange things begin happening. For a movie starring two of our most unanimously wellliked movie stars. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including assassins creed, sing and patriots day. And im not even going to discuss, in detail at least, the elephant in the ideological room that passengers inhabits, which is its spectacular sexism. Dec 19, 2016 and im not even going to discuss, in detail at least, the elephant in the ideological room that passengers inhabits, which is its spectacular sexism.
After saving the ship jim found out that a medical machine which reanimated him can also put person in hibernation. United states december 21, 2016 nationwide canada december 21, 2016. Positioned as a romance and at times offering insight into the nature of relationships, passengers nonetheless tries to succeed while grounded in a plot thats frankly offputting. Such a design for a starship doesnt make sense as the entire structure could be put in a continuous motion, as is indeed done with many probes today without requiring the continuous addition of power. The passengers trailers all hid a twist that ruins. Together, they must investigate the malfunction that awakened them, which could threaten the safety of the ship. Dec 18, 2016 passengers gets lost in supermassive plot holes. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt star in an exciting actionthriller about two passengers who are on a 120year journey to another planet when their hibernation pods wake them 90 years too early. Upon first look, passengers seems like a sweet movie. Beyond the horrific, misogynistic setup that attempts to make stockholm syndrome sexy, the movie which has been in development hell for the. Hes alternately stabilizing and destabilizing as the plot demands. Based on what we see in the trailers, jim chris pratt and aurora jennifer lawrence both accidentally wake up. Passengers is a 2016 american science fiction film directed by morten tyldum and written by jon.
Passengers is another film explanation i got multiple requests for. Would passengers have been better with the original. With strange tonal beats and plot holes bigger than jupiter, this film aims for heady ideas but misses the mark. When the power to the propellant is cut the rotation stops and gravity is lost.
Man, this movie has some potential and wouldve been so much better with some relatively minor tweaks. The movie opens with the starship avalon on autopilot heading to the colony world of homestead ii. Passengers is an intriguing space romance thats sunk by. Passengers stops being a selfcentered boys fantasy and becomes the tragedy of a woman whose life has been taken away by a selfcentered boy not an uncommon. Passengers was released in 2016 on wednesday, december 21, 2016 in nationwide movie theaters. Later in the movie you discover that, with the right crew clearance, the medical scanner can put a person into suspended animation, but theres only one on board. I was putting away watching the movie as it didnt look like it was going to blow my mind.
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