I can't quite put my finger on it yet, but it moved something in me, and I feel like there's a deep message that's trying to be relayed to the viewer; anyone who managed to grasp it? 🤨
221 sats \ 1 reply \ @SilkyNinja 9 May
The surface-level message is that you do not need to follow your ideas of redemption to be redeemed: Jakub did not need to redeem himself and his father's name through a great act of public civil service; he was redeemed through the love of his wife.
Hanuš needed to teach him this, and his wisdom is in the "how" rather than the "what" - while he explains to Jakub or tries to get him to see his psychological conflict regarding his wife and his work, it's not until Jakub learns to be different through physically living with Hanuš. Physically, Hanuš is remarkably dissimilar from humans in certain ways (he's literally a giant spider) - and yet he is exceedingly gentle, curious, and enjoys the same simple pleasures we do (the food, the machine noise).
If you watch this really studying how Adam Sandler's physicality changes, you can see there is a really great shift in how he literally "handles" reality.
There's a lot of poetry you could get into when you think of this movie as a fantasy (rather than science fiction) and so Hanuš as a personification of Jakub's shadow side: literally a giant "nasty" who shows him the way to living a better life. I really appreciate this post, because I'd thought of some things that I'd liked about this movie but hadn't been forced into writing them out. Cheers!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 10 May
Yeah! That's the kinda reply I was hoping for!
The part about Hanuš being Jakub's unpleasant-side also ties in with how he's projected; namely as a big, dark spider.
One of the things that stuck most with me, is how fast humans tend to judge and terminate other beings (remember, Jakub's first move was to turn the ship into a giant gas chamber).
But also, how fast humans can bond with others; remember that Jakub literally risked / sacrificed his life simply to be with Hanuš during his last moments?
I'd really adore a friend like Hanuš...
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53 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 9 May
I will give it another shot. I started watching it a couple months ago but it was late at night so I shut it off and went to sleep. Will try it again.
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50 sats \ 2 replies \ @gmd 9 May
hmmm 5.7 on imdb.. usually have bad luck with anything below 6. Above 6.5 is usually my threshold to watch but I do love the rare good scifi movie...
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109 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fabs OP 9 May
You really have to experience Hanuš, it's worth it.
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109 sats \ 0 replies \ @OneOneSeven 9 May
Hanuš was awesome.
"The hot bean water, it is a sacred ritual"
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99 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 9 May
I enjoyed it. The movie is a faint memory to me now, but there's something very lovable about Sandler.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 9 May
Yeah, he's a great actor.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @anniedustan 9 May
I have bookmarked this to remind me to watch it!
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33 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs OP 9 May
I sincerely hope you do, for else I'll have to send my newfound spirit animal after you!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anniedustan 9 May
😂😂😂 that was just what I needed! Thank you!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs OP 9 May
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Diego 9 May
Trailer had echoes of the book Project Hail Mary. The spider part
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko 9 May
I love Adam Sandler. It's always light entertainment without big commitment to concentrating.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @MiddleWay 9 May
Did not finish watching. Too slow and weird for my taste.
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