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Had two experiences this last weekend with movies made from books.

Saw #ProjectHailMary having read the book first, and read #ReadyPlayerOne having seen the movie first.

I usually prefer the books, but these two really push the respective media.

In both cases, I love the world building in the books, the details and nuance that sometimes gets lost in a movie (I felt Grace waking up was rushed and frantic in the movie), but both also benefit from amazing visuals (that I wouldn't think would work without feeling uncanny, e.g.. Rocky).

In both cases, well worth watching/reading both if you're into that genre, but I would say you get more from reading PHM before watching the movie.

RPO is varied enough that both are enjoyable trips into the universe.

#Bookstodon #ErnestCline #AndyWeir

ICYMI: Project Hail Mary Will Come To Streaming Next Week…But It’s Not As ‘Amaze’ As You Think https://popgeeks.com/project-hail-mary-will-come-to-streaming-next-week-but-its-not-as-amaze-as-you-think/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ProjectHailMary #AndyWeir #Streamings #Movies #LordMiller

7 Ways to Make a Small Story Feel Substantial

I recently finished reading Wild Dark Shore, a literary climate thriller by Charlotte McConaghy. Its cast is small and geographically constricted: Widower Dominic Salt and his three children are performing one last task before shutting down the final scientific operations on soon-to-be uninhabitable Shearwater, a small island not far from Antarctica, when a woman washes up on the beach during a violent storm. Miraculously, she clings to life, and saving her will affect each of them in profound ways. Despite reading another wonderful novel in the meantime, I can’t stop thinking about this story.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/06/11/7-ways-to-make-a-small-story-feel-substantial/

#BookTalk #CRAFT #Inspirations #AndyWeir #CharlotteMcConaghy

@andrewblasco @ruisan

Hace poco me he enterado de un dato intrascendente pero divertido, los planetas Urras y Anarres de "Los desposeidos" de Ursula K. LegIn, están situados en el sistema estelar de la estrella Épsilon Eridani, el mismo al que viaja la nave "Hail Mary" de la novela de #AndyWeir.

#cienciaficción

Artemis: A Novel "Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich" Sale: $21 to $2.99 by Andy Weir Rating: 4.2/5 (50,001 Reviews) #artemis #andyweir #sciencefiction #adventure #moon #space #booksky #books #thriller #hardscifi #kindle

Artemis: A Novel

https://biblioreads.eu.org/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary

“I’m smart enough to know that I’m stupid. That’s progress.“ - Dr. Grace 👍👍 #books #scifi #scifibooks #andyweir

Randomize (Forward collection) "He never trusted nondrinkers. They either didn’t know how to enjoy life or they were self-righteous" Sale: $1.99 to $0.99 by Andy Weir Rating: 4.0/5 (10,658 Reviews) #sciencefiction #heist #quantum #casino #thriller #andyweir #booksky #books #shortstory

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Review: Project Hail Mary – If Pixar was Live-Action

Project Hail Mary came out earlier this year and quickly proved that Hollywood can make good stories, given they actually have the dedication to do so.

Starring Ryan Gosling, Project Hail Mary follows Dr. Grace, a 6th-grade science teacher who is chosen by the government to help figure out what is eating the sun. He soon finds out what it is, and the government sends him on a mission to space to find out why all the stars in the galaxy are being eaten, except for one. Upon reaching the star, he meets an alien searching for the same answers and they team up to save their planets.

Overall, this was one of the most wholesome movies I have seen in a long time. It doesn’t try to push any sort of political agenda, it wasn’t about appeasing the non-existent “modern audience,” it didn’t make the male characters incompetent. Instead, it stuck to what used to make movies fun to watch: a story of a dude going against all odds for the greater good. It’s a tale of friendship, personal growth, perseverance, and hope.

Because of Project Hail Mary‘s wholesome nature, it quickly reminded me of early 2000s Pixar. It has some funny parts, and lot of heavy themes are explored, but they’re explored in a way that’s uplifting, and that everyone can understand. The ending feels earned. The characters didn’t just get there through whining about their feelings, but through working hard for it.

Something that was impressive in the movie was Dr. Grace’s alien friend, Rocky. When creating the movie, the producers decided that Ryan Gosling needed something to act with. Rocky couldn’t just be CGI. He had to be real. So, they made two versions of him – a puppet and an animatronic. From a mix of puppetry and a few visual effects here and there, they brought the alien to life, which is especially impressive given that Rocky doesn’t have a face. They had to go entirely off of movement and voice alone to communicate emotions and make him engaging, a feat which they pulled off incredibly well. Throughout the movie, I was wondering how they got me to care so much for a rock.

Additionally, the movie doesn’t treat the audience like we’re stupid. We don’t get a bunch of massive exposition dumps where the characters almost break the fourth wall to tell us what’s going on. Instead, we get to find things out with the characters, which makes the story much more engaging.

Overall, I’ll give this move a 10/10. It was super cute, wholesome, and a fun watch for the whole family.

Until next time,

M.J.

tratto sempre dai libri di #AndyWeir che, personalmente, ritengo autore incredibilmente sovravvalutato avendo sistematicamente scambiato il viaggio dell'eroe con i suoi profondi archetipi, con la trama di una puntata di MacGyver.

Iniziamo dal presupposto di base: questo film non è fantascienza, né hard né soft. E' una noiosa fiaba morale con delle astronavi.
Il protagonista, #RyanGosling nei panni di un astronauta che non ricorda nulla (perché l'amnesia è sempre la soluzione narrativa
2/10

I watched the movie Project Hail Mary today. It was good, it's just another one of those instances where the novel tops the movie.

#scifi #projecthailmary #film #literature #andyweir

I'm a massive #AndyWeir fan, just on the basis of #TheMartian and PHM. Not actually read Artemis. But the influence he's having on high school students is huge. I've had at least one, per year, sometimes more, of my prefects mention The Martian as an influence in their choice to do science, and I'm seeing more, younger, students being excited by #ProjectHailMary

Unfortunately the "Hail Mary" book ( #andyWeir ) was a very quick read, so that's done and dusted. I should've held back and saved it for today probably.

My library hold came through. In the time I was waiting, it has of course come out as a movie. 😂

#libraries #AndyWeir

Andy Weir Reveals His One Regret: The Missing Nuclear Blast in Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir sat down for a recent StarTalk interview and spoke openly about his biggest disappointment with the film version of his bestseller. He told host Neil deGrasse Tyson that the novel includes a dramatic moment where scientists drop nuclear bombs on Antarctica to trigger a massive ice shelf collapse....

#andyweir #projecthailmary #ryangosling

Andy Weir Reveals His One Regret: The Missing Nuclear Blast in Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir sat down for a recent StarTalk interview and spoke openly about his biggest disappointment with the film version of his bestseller. He told host Neil deGrasse Tyson that the novel includes a dramatic moment where scientists drop nuclear bombs on Antarctica to trigger a massive ice shelf collapse....

#andyweir #projecthailmary #ryangosling

Andy Weir Reveals His One Regret: The Missing Nuclear Blast in Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir sat down for a recent StarTalk interview and spoke openly about his biggest disappointment with the film version of his bestseller. He told host Neil deGrasse Tyson that the novel includes a dramatic moment where scientists drop nuclear bombs on Antarctica to trigger a massive ice shelf collapse....

#andyweir #projecthailmary #ryangosling

I finished reading #ProjectHailMaryBook by #AndyWeir because I wanted to read it before seeing the film.

I haven't seen anything much of the film, because I try to avoid trailers so as to get the full impact of a film.

I enjoyed the book, it was fun and thought provoking at the same time. I guess I should read The Martian some time, I have seen the film.

No spoilers for the #Film please.

#ScienceFiction

I think the most unrealistic thing about Project Hail Mary is the idea that scientific evidence that the climate is going to collapse and destroy humanity would be enough to convice the conservatives of the world that we need to do something to prevent this from happening.

#ProjectHailMary #AndyWeir #ecology #environment

„Der Astronaut – Project Hail Mary“ dominiert die weltweiten Kinocharts und hat schon über 500 Millionen Dollar eingespielt. Nun greift der Sci-Fi-Hit Christopher Nolans „Interstellar“ und dessen Rekord an. #sfcd #projecthailmary #derastronaut #interstellar #ChristopherNolan #andyweir

„Der Astronaut – Project Hail ...

Ich hatte viel Spaß mit DER ASTRONAUT bzw. Project Hail Mary von #AndyWeir. Wie immer hätte ich das Buch als Lektor locker um 100 Seiten gekürzt, aber Weir erzählt durchaus ökonomisch und macht den einen oder anderen Zeitsprung. Zusammenarbeit statt Konflikt, Probleme lösen statt Macht beanspruchen - eine Freude. 🖤

Nach der Lektüre finde ich die Verfilmung umso gelungener, Bad-Times-at-the-El-Royale-Regiemeister #DrewGoddard hat echt ein gutes Drehbuch hingelegt, wow.

https://www.penguin.de/buecher/andy-weir-der-astronaut/paperback/9783453321342

Nachtrag zur sehr schöner SF-Film-Sichtung »Hail Mary« Berlin. Mehr Herz und Witz als erster Film »The Martian« nach #AndyWeir. #RyanGosling channelt Chaplin der als Weltraumtramp zusammen mit steinharten Other-Companion nach Heilung sucht und Freundschaft findet. #SandraHüller singt als wissenschaftliche Vernunft das Herzstück des Films, fragt als Oberchefbossin, wann wir lernen mit Herumballern aufzuhören, so dass wir nicht mehr vor uns selbst davonlaufen müssen. ✊ 🖤

https://youtu.be/UgHq7cZLr_c

Another day, another load of books purchased. I’m quite pleased with this haul. The version of “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” with Jack Nicholson on the cover I’m particularly pleased about. It cost me the princely sum of £1.99 from the local charity shop. Also, I’m pretty pleased to pick up a brand new copy of Andy Weir’s latest book for half price from a local bookshop. #books #jacknicholson #charityshop #bookstodon #andyweir #marktwain #kenkesey #physicalmedia

Project Hail Mary (2026), ne wahre Kino Empfehlung - jetzt nochmal in die Buchvorlage von Andy Weir vergraben.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/687163-project-hail-mary

Warum eigentlich diese Übersetzung "Der Astronaut" soll das an Aufbruch zum Mond (2018) erinnern?

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/369972-first-man

@filmeundserien @film

#AndyWeir #ProjectHailMary #DerAstronaut #Kino #Film #SciFi #RyanGosling #SandraHüller

Great analysis of the linguistic process in Andy Weir’s #ProjectHailMary. The whole channel by #MartinHilpert is worth following.

https://youtu.be/-mwLAjsdgVM

#Linguistics #ProjectHailMaryBook #Project_Hail_Mary #AndyWeir