“Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Box office tracker EntTelligence estimates that translates into about 5 million ticket buyers.

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[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 0 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

It's the Marvel syndrome: making fun of your characters to bond with the audience. The result is that said audience is less engaged when the pace accelerates into dramatic moments. You end up mildly interested without any emotional bond with the characters. Hail Mary failed exactly where The Martian succeeded

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

Interesting comment. The Martian is often the film I think of when I see these big budget attempts at action comedy that fall flat. That film was funny without ever feeling tryhard, which seems to be quite a hard formula to get right.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

What movie did you watch?

[–] mimavox@piefed.social -1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Agree. Super dark and serious situation, but Ryan Gosling is just goofing around.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, please ignore all the boring science that his character explicitly did throughout the film, and just concentrate on the humorous presentation instead.

[–] mimavox@piefed.social 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I have read the book, it was much more focused on the science.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Yes, that's kind of the point of an adaptation