This week there are several interesting titles coming to Netflix. Among the novelties in the catalog stands out the arrival this Monday, October 10, on the platform of ‘Ad Astra’, the impressive science fiction film directed by James Gray (‘Z, the lost city’) and starring Brad Pitt.
The truth is that ‘Ad Astra’ was a notable economic failure, since it barely entered 135 million dollars against an estimated budget of 90 million. Money was lost with her, but Pitt himself, also a producer of the film, assured before its premiere that he did not care so much what it raised as making a film that would last. And there I believe that it cannot be spoken of as a failure.
That doesn’t mean that ‘Ad Astra’ didn’t generate mixed reactions for me. On the one hand, the technical and staging section is impeccable, since Gray manages to balance that more realistic aspect that the story seeks with the inclusion of more spectacular scenes without being out of place. That leads to it being visually delightful and more than deserving of being considered one of the most impressive science fiction films of recent years.
Where it doesn’t work as well is in the emotional section, something key so that it could reach another level. There the trip that he proposes for the character of Pitt never takes flight and reaches the same level as ‘Ad Astra’ in other sections. And that’s not so much the fault of the protagonist of ‘Bullet Train’, because it may not be one of his best performances, but it is quite convincing, like the script signed by Gray himself alongside Ethan Gross does not end up hitting the right key.
With everything, the overall result is positive and each one of us has a different way of reacting to the emotions of others, so perhaps for you it will be just as fascinating at that point. Even if it isn’t, I’m convinced that it will pay off for you to take a look at ‘Ad Astra’ and now you have a great opportunity to check it out.
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