Ad Astra

Ad Astra

  • Director: James Gray
  • Writer: James Gray,Ethan Gross
  • Countries of origin: China, United States, Brazil
  • Language: English, Norwegian
  • Release date: September 20, 2019
  • Runtime: 2h 3min
  • Sound mix: SDDS, Dolby Atmos, IMAX 6-Track, Auro 11.1, Datasat, Dolby Surround 7.1
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Giải Mã Bí Ẩn Ngân Hà
  • "Ad Astra" is a science fiction film directed by James Gray and starring Brad Pitt , Ruth Negga , Tommy Lee Jones , Liv Tyler , Donald Sutherland , Ruth Negga , and John Ortiz . The film was held at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2019. The premiere was released in the United States on September 20   , 2019, and in mainland China on December 5, 2019   .
    The film mainly tells the story of aerospace engineer Roy being sent to space on a mission to start a journey across interstellar time and space to find his father.

    Details

    • Release date September 20, 2019
    • Filming locations Dumont Dunes, California, USA
    • Production companies New Regency Productions, Bona Film Group, CAA Media Finance

    Box office

    Budget

    $90,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $50,188,370

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $19,001,398

    Gross worldwide

    $127,461,872

    Movie reviews

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    • By Zena 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      This is true

      I really like this movie. The results of scientific exploration or cosmic exploration are very cool, but the actual process in the middle is very boring. This is like fitness, and the process is very boring. The same is true for the discovery of black holes. Among the massive cosmic electromagnetic waves received, we look for a needle in a haystack, compare, build equations, and calculate. The most critical problem is that we don’t know whether this thing exists or not....

    • By Johnnie 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      Loneliness

      Interstellar Exploration (2019)
      6.8
    • By Lilla 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      I really don't understand space art films that make a fuss

      Why is everyone talking about the depth and disappointment of this movie? Doesn't anyone think there's a lot of unreasonable and logical things going on here? A space monkey that pops up aboard an unmanned spaceship kills. How is the strange monkey still alive? How to breathe? Did you get the test done? Suddenly adding this paragraph just to show the cruelty of human space experimental animals? I don't know anyway. And what about Pete sneaking into his original ship and...

    • By Blanche 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      "passing by"

      We meet by chance, and then leave, on this road of no return. - "Journey"

      After watching the movie, I really want to write something. After two sleeps, many thoughts are difficult to capture. I want to write where I think, and keep a record.

      "Interstellar" isn't the first and won't be the last of a movie about loneliness set in space. Regardless of groups or individuals, when they are in the infinite universe, they have...

    • By Vincent 2022-04-23 07:01:38

      Is "Interstellar Exploration" really bad? Let me talk casually

      It's one of those sci-fi movies that I think is seriously underrated. There is this paradoxical core of human desire to explore but small and afraid of loneliness. Human beings are destined to return to the warm and small earth to keep warm, because they are powerless in the face of the mystery and the vast universe, and stop in the face of the endless darkness and void. "Explore" is ironic. The only...

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    • By Doris 2023-09-25 02:53:57

      Although many films this year have used a lot of narration (monologue) to narrate, but this one can actually be avoided at all. Gray is too confident in his video narration...

    • By Serenity 2023-09-16 16:28:00

      Full five stars! Top Ten of the Year! Top 10 of 2010s! No. 1 favorite space movie! Gray really understands explorers and father-son relationships! Constantly understanding the world, constantly doubting oneself, constantly talking to oneself, and constantly searching for meaning, Gray's films are like an explorer's...

    • By Osbaldo 2023-09-09 16:36:37

      I thought I was watching Space Odyssey in 2019, but I was actually watching Where is Dad, Alien Awakening, Shanghai Fortress, Captain America, Brad Pitt's photo...|Dianzhen Te Jin Zi 2019 No....

    • By Maximillian 2023-08-11 13:41:13

      If you think this movie is a sci-fi blockbuster like Interstellar or The Martian, you will be as disappointed as I am. This film is more like a literary film in both temperament and narrative rhythm. Pitt's long inner monologue makes the atmosphere of the film restrained and depressing. It is all based on Pitt's strong acting skills to support the whole play. But in the end, Pete crossed Neptune's halo by inertia of iron sheet and relied on the explosion shock wave of a mini nuclear bomb as the...

    • By Herta 2023-08-05 02:29:05

      Use the broadest picture to depict the most intimate and subtle emotions. From day to night, chaos to secret, walking through the valley of the shadow of death, the character arc is drawn into a...

    Movie plot

    Mysterious and strange phenomena have appeared on the earth one after another. Scientists have discovered that some kind of out-of-control antimatter reaction is threatening the entire solar system. Human survival is extremely worrying. When the earth is at stake, the talented aerospace engineer Roy McBride ( played by Brad Pitt ) is sent to outer space to try to unravel the mystery and save mankind. This is a hard-core adventure that...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The film is dedicated to presenting the most realistic experience of space travel. The director described it as a mixture of "Apocalypse Now" and "2001: A Space Odyssey", and was influenced by the author of "Heart of Darkness" Joseph Connard.
    When Roy walked out of the meeting room, the wall of honor displayed photos and introductions of the meritorious astronauts, including Roy's father. In addition to him, other meritorious astronauts...
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    Background creation

    "Interstellar Exploration" started shooting on July 17, 2017. Director James Gray modified the original ending of the film in order to give the big studio the green light to invest. If you don’t modify the ending, even with Brad Pitt as the starring player, you won’t be able to start the project. NASA provided assistance for the filming and provided original photos, images and other materials for the film to make the visual effect of...
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    Propaganda

    On June 5, 2019, "Interstellar Exploration" released its first poster and the first Chinese trailer. On June 21, a new poster was released. On July 10, a new version of the TV trailer was released. On July 18, the second trailer was released. On July 21, the behind-the-scenes special was released. On July 26, the new stills were released. On August 15, a new trailer was released. On August 21, the IMAX version poster was released. On...
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    Evaluation action

    "Interstellar Exploration" is a thoughtful, challenging, and ingenious film that pays attention to details. It is also a film that deviates from popular and traditional. The concept and results of the film are very mature. James Gray's film is a meditation about father and son. It highlights the emotional alienation that is common in male relationships—all grafted into a story of outer space exploration, and at the same time This story...
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    Movie quotes

    • Roy McBride: Here we go again. Fighting for resources. What the hell am I doing here?

    • Roy McBride: I'm so selfish... I'm so selfish... I'm so selfish... I'm a selfish person...

    • Roy McBride: Why go on? Why keep trying?