Koppány P
It's a bit difficult to formulate my opinion, but I'll try. This is a beautiful film (and I don't mean visually): both the way it guides the relationship between the main character and his partner, and the way it goes from nothing to guilt, and then to absolution... it's simply beautiful. The film itself is quite slow, so you shouldn't expect a fast-paced action film, but a slow, thought-provoking film with harsh metaphors at times. The music also reinforces this: it gives an incredibly good atmosphere. Overall, I really liked it, but I can accept that this is not someone's world.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
12/21/24
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Ben D
A deep-space setting paired with a Max Richter score is a recipe for success (or at least a watch from me). In an unidentifiable year — the *checks notes* Czechia Government can send a “cosmonaut” into the furthest reaches of space, but the ship has more of an Alien, brutalist ascetic than a sleek and clean expectation — Jakub (Adam Sandler) is halfway through a year-long mission to investigate and research the “Chopra,” a cloud of dust particles beyond Venus. Czechia has both beaten its space-traveling rival, South Korea, to the punch and is also the only other country willing to attempt such a daring mission. Unfortunately, this movie suffers from a constant thorn in my side of movie-making — foreign accents. None of the actors are Czech and yet their accents dither from thick to non-existent. Sometimes Sandler has an accent, sometimes he just sounds like the boy from Brooklyn. Either hire actors from that country/accent, stick to an accent, or have everyone speak with their own accents (a la Death of Stalin)! Fortunately, Jakub spends much of his time not around other Czechs, but a giant spider (Paul Dano) from another galaxy he names Hanuš. I loved the philosophical, telekinetic Hanuš and could listen to Dano voice this creature for hours. At its core, the message of the story isn’t a new one: What’s important in life? Don’t be surprised if you’re writing out an email to an estranged family member by the end credits. It’s slow, but not boring or tedious. I demand justice for this movie. If you aren’t misty-eyed by the end, you need therapy. I haven’t had this much affection for a spider since Charlotte’s Web.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
12/18/24
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Igor S
I thought this movie was really good.
It's different from most sci-fi movies. In fact, i wouldn't even call it a sci-fi movie. Yes, it has sci-fi elements, but the main story has nothing to do with sci-fi at all, but with the emotional and psychological state of a human being; his past, and how his decisions affected both his present and his love interest's present, but also their future.
And Adam Sandler...? Damn! Where was this actor all those years ago? There was a time where i wouldn't even watch any of his movies, because i used to find him so annoying. But here he is again, with another amazing performance. This is probably one of the greatest, if not the greatest reinvention of an actor i have ever seen.
It's a shame that we live in a day and age where slow, introspective movies often don't get a chance, because the audiences attention spams are getting shorter and shorter. People also seem to be getting dumber, due to all the bad movies and tv shows (for the most part) that plague tv and movie theaters, so anytime something different and that requires analysis comes along, they reject it and call it bad.
If that wasn't the case, this movie would have been praised by so many people.
To me, this was a breath of fresh air, (even if a spider was a bit of a weird choice). It got me hooked from beggining to end. That is all i can ask from a movie.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
12/17/24
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Jacob K
I do not agree with these pundits that claim this story is anything short of thought provoking and thoughtful. This, in my 45 years actually makes my top 20 movies all time. This is a story that reminds us of love. It reminds us of the things that we take for granted. This movie for me was a guide of sorts. An instant classic.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
12/14/24
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pablo gabriel i
This is not a sci-fi movie. It is a good philosophical movie. Include some theoretical physics ideas. I reckon it is a great movie. Slow but deep. I really like it. Not for people expecting an action sci-fi movie, but for whom are happy watching a movie and thinking at the same time
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
12/14/24
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Jenny R
Spaceman is a very thought-provoking movie. I would recommend it to all my overthinkers, philosophers, and cerebral type of people out there. There isn’t much change of scenery or events throughout the movie but its magic lies in the provocation of your heart, soul, and mind. It makes you think of your own life and all the times you haven’t been fully present with yourself or your loved ones, and by the end it moves you to do so. To be more present, more fully aware of yourself, your life, and those in your life. To stop pushing yourself and others away and instead to face the ‘demons’ that are provoking you from the inside out to run away from yourself and others. If you are more of a superficial person and don’t care to dive deep into the depths of your soul then this movie is not for you. Now, the only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I do think they could’ve done a bit more with the story line. I feel like they focused too much on the love life of Jakub and not as much on his childhood and past before Lenka. Which to me, I believe, to be the root of all his ‘problems’. It always starts in the ‘beginning’, that’s what ultimately shapes us into who we are, for better or for worse. In the end, it’s up to us to decide.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
12/13/24
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