After a plane crash, a young therapist, claire, is assigned by her. Passengers on dvd march 14, 2017 starring chris pratt, jennifer lawrence, michael sheen, laurence fishburne. Dec 18, 2016 passengers gets lost in supermassive plot holes. But just 30 years in, jim wakes up due to a mechanical glitch, effectively leaving him on a. Everything you need to know about passengers movie 2008. In passengers, anna hathaway plays the worlds worst therapist. Its worth about two maybe two and half stars, but not much more.
A good twistending film like the sixth sense, say, distracts viewers with. With chief fishburnes access, they can use it to put her into emergency. I still think the movie is a great love story, set in outer space. What should have been an alternativeending for passengers. The coeval to which is the movies sadistic requirement that lawrences character swallow whats been done to her by way of pratts character proving himself worthy. Beyond the horrific, misogynistic setup that attempts to make stockholm syndrome sexy, the movie which has been in. But just 30 years in, jim wakes up due to a mechanical glitch, effectively leaving him on a desert island, with the clock ticking toward death. Movie plot ending explained passengers is another film explanation i got multiple requests for. As they try to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they discover that the. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running online movie. Passengers gets lost in supermassive plot holes cnet. Jun 19, 2017 i think the last scene should have been with a young man or woman in the incubator, which would be indicated as the child of jennifer and chris. Everything you need to know about passengers movie 2016.
Why it had to end the way it did, according to the director. I think the last scene should have been with a young man or woman in the incubator, which would be indicated as the child of jennifer and chris. Can someone please explain the movie passengers with anne hathaway to me. As their romance progresses, the surviving passengers begin to disappear one by one. Not to be confused with the 2016 scifi adventure of the same name, this 2008 thriller stars anne hathaway as a therapist who is given the job of helping the survivors of a plane crash deal with the incidents aftermath.
Passengers 2016 ending scene explainedexplanation youtube. So he said aurora that she have possibility to reach colony. Passengers 2008 a story of survivors of an airplane crash struggling to make sense of the tragedy. The passengers trailers all hid a twist that ruins the movie from the start paul tassi senior contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Apr 26, 2017 my wife and i took a pass at making a few changes. In part 1 of this discussion pete fenzel discussed the plot of passengers at length and teased out its ethical issues. The 2008 movie passengers wasnt screened for critics, and barely. Indeed, it beggars belief that five passengers manage to survive the deadly crash. But they soon realize that theres a ruder awakening in store. Then, after a warning, my thoughts about this movie with spoilers. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. Its not that i disagree with the consensus take on it, but i didnt see as much engagement with what the movie was saying prior to the collapse at the end as i might have liked.
Passengers was released in 2008 on friday, october 24, 2008 there were 6 other movies released on the same date, including high school musical 3. Claire summers anne hathaway is a therapist who is assigned by her mentor to council the five survivors of a plane crash. I was putting away watching the movie as it didnt look like it was going to blow my mind. What should have been an alternativeending for passengers movie. As claire struggles to maintain a professional distance from eric, her other patients struggle with recollections of the accident which are at odds with the airlines official explanation. It has a 1080p video resolution of course and maintains the original films 2. Claire anne hathaway is a grief counselor whos been assigned by her mentor, perry andre braugher, to conduct therapy for a handful of survivors from a.
Its a bit of a shame that the new jennifer lawrence chris pratt movie passengers got so slammed by critics. The stories recounted by the survivors seem to contradict the official explanation of the crash provided by airline executive arkin david morse. Lets talk about the passengers ending and how jon spaihts black list screenplay was different from the released movie. Part 1 this movie raises some interesting ethical issues and then mostly chickens out. I remember seeing the trailer for passengers a long time ago, and thinking huh, anne hathaway in a creepy thriller. Passengers has only been in theaters for a little over a day now, but its ending has already stirred up a good bit of controversy. I remember seeing the trailer for passengers a long time ago, and thinking. Ive heard that this movie has some kind of twist ending. Many people in america and around the world had their plans foiled by the 2008 recession. Passengers courtesy of sony pictures a little piece of editing goes a long way for the chris prattjennifer lawrence film. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt star in an exciting actionthriller about two passengers who are on a 120year journey to another planet when their hibernation pods wake them 90 years too early.
Most of the movie presents a serious ethical and moral dilemma for. When they share their recollections of the incident which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened claire is intrigued by eric, the most secretive of the passengers. At the end of the movie, we find out that anne and the passengers she is counseling are all actually dead. Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt star in a highstakes adventure about two passengers, aurora and jim, onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. After their memories of a possible midair explosion surface, the passengers begin mysteriously disappearing, and claire suspects the airline is behind it. Oct 20, 2016 did you guys know i was in the hunger games. Passengers is a 2008 psychological thriller starring anne hathaway and patrick wilson. What does tristar pictures hope to accomplish by tossing away a film headlined by popular talents anne hathaway and patrick wilson. Anne hathaways passengers is plane awful new york daily news. Heres a detailed plot description of passengers that. While it was obviously going for that big twist ending, with high hopes of keeping its viewers on the edge of their seats from intensity, this film only seems to keep its watchers thoroughly confused. It gets credit for building a little suspense, and a little for pulling at the heart strings at the end of the movie but not because of the love story element which seems forced and really irrelevant.
I enjoyed this movie, but you need to be wary about how its being described as a drama horrorthriller. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. After a plane crash, a young therapist, claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flights five survivors. This one small change could have made passengers a good movie.
Passengers is a 2016 american science fiction romance film set in 2343 directed by morten tyldum and written by jon spaihts. It is also a chance for chris pratt to spread his wings as an actor. Claire begins to suspect that there may be a coverup underway, and senses that. After a plane crash, a young therapist, claire anne hathaway, is assigned by her mentor andre braugher to counsel the flights five surv. The film stars jennifer lawrence and chris pratt as aurora lane and jim preston, respectively, with michael sheen and laurence fishburne in supporting roles plus andy garcia in a cameo. Can someone please explain the movie passengers with anne. The beginning of the clunky and strange end to passengers shows us jim talking to aurora about the surgery pod she used to revive him. At best, passengers is a pleasant, bigbudget movie that unfolds in glib and cutesy ways. But just 30 years in, jim wakes up due to a mechanical glitch, effectively leaving him on a desert island. At the end of the movie, we find out that anne and the passengers she is counseling are all. A grief counselor working with a group of planecrash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.
Passengers movie production notes 2008 movie releases. Mar 28, 2009 if you do not wish to know the end of the movie, do not continue. Passengers is a big disappointment and many of its problems lie in the shooting script draft. It was released in the united states by tristar pictures on october 24, 2008. And im not even going to discuss, in detail at least, the elephant in the ideological room that passengers inhabits, which is its spectacular sexism. Its the story of grief counselor claire summers anne hathaway and her relationship with one of her clientseric patrick wilsonwho is among the ten survivors of an airplane crash. Passengers is a 2008 americancanadian romantic mystery thriller film directed by rodrigo garcia, written by ronnie christensen, and starring anne hathaway and patrick wilson. But it rings as hollow as the shiny, cavernous spaces that provide much of the movies backdrop. Dec 23, 2016 passengers is a big disappointment and many of its problems lie in the shooting script draft. Sep 26, 2008 i enjoyed this movie, but you need to be wary about how its being described as a drama horrorthriller. Feb 04, 2017 after saving the ship jim found out that a medical machine which reanimated him can also put person in hibernation. Sufficient to say that while the opening half is a slowbaking romance unfolding against the background of some amateur survivor therapy mixed in with hints of corporate chicanery, its all a careful setup for where the film goes. It is dark, depressing and seems to be built entirely around a twist ending that. Apr 21, 2017 you dont need me to tell you that passengers was an objectively bad movie.
The faq items below may give away important plot points. Passengers 2008 therapist claire summers anne hathaway receives an assignment by her mentor to counsel the five survivors of a plane crash. Passengers is a 2008 americancanadian romantic mystery thriller film directed by rodrigo garcia, written by ronnie christensen, and starring anne hathaway. Can someone thoroughly explain the ending of the movie.
In passengers, jim preston chris pratt is an engineer who decides to join thousands of others on the avalon, a spaceship whose passengers are supposed to stay in an induced state of deep sleep for 120 years while they travel to a deep space colony. Neither pratt, lawrence nor tyldum are at their best here, but its the ultimatelynonsensical story that really hampers the film. Or with either chris or jennifer greeting the crew since it is very unlikely that they both would have. It gets credit for building a little suspense, and a little for pulling at the heart strings at the end of the movie but not because of the love story element which seems forced and really. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running online movie resource.
The movie was shot digitally and is beautifully done. Passengers is another film explanation i got multiple requests for. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing passengers 2008 near you. Inspired by the the discussion in nerdwriter1s video. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Passengers is pretty average in terms of plot and character. Heres a detailed plot description of passengers that should. As she helps the passengers sort through their grief and shock, unexpected.
Directed by colombias rodrigo garcia and filmed mostly in and around vancouver, not much more can be said about passengers without revealing its true intentions. Two passengers of a spaceship are prematurely awoken from their medically induced hibernation. This is not a scifi action film, though there are a few sequences later in. Beyond the horrific, misogynistic setup that attempts to make stockholm syndrome sexy, the movie which has been in development hell for the. I dont want to give any of the movie away, so id like to describe what might make it more likely that youd enjoy it. After saving the ship jim found out that a medical machine which reanimated him can also put person in hibernation. Claire is a young therapist, assigned to work with the five survivors of plane crash.
Aurora joins jim, and a friendship and romance blossoms. They were in the crash together and needed to help each other pass on to the other side. The entire movie reeks of a big fancy plot twist ending, you can just tell that the whole raison detre of passengers is packed into those last ten minutes when everything is revealed. Its far more a drama than thriller, and i cant think of any horror elements in it at all. Passengers has been sold as a love story, but for the sake of dramatic tension films like it are often guilty of normalizing abuse published.
Jennifer lawrence and chris pratt play fellow passengers on a troubled interplanetary flight in an adventure drama directed by morten tyldum. The blame is a complex web, but it all comes back to humans eventually. This movie was an okay movie, good cast and well acted, however it is rather slow and what saves this movie in order for me to say its a good movie is. Truthfully, if youre going into passengers for anything other than a love story, youre likely to be disappointed. Passengers on dvd may 12, 2009 starring anne hathaway, patrick wilson, david morse, andre braugher. Passengers is actually a romance with a mystery that has a supernatural ending. Would the original script have led to a better movie.
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