Project Hail Mary: The Sci-Fi Thriller That Defies Expectations and Challenges Reality

Project Hail Mary: The Sci-Fi Thriller That Defies Expectations and Challenges Reality

They understand that exact tone and where the ceiling is and where the floor is. And they never go above or below those levels. The humor in this was perfect and it made us fall in love with both of these characters.

But they didn’t stop there. They didn’t just stay with humor the whole time. They were unafraid to get emotional – to hit those big emotional beats unapologetically. And that’s a choice, guys. Some writers are afraid to lean into emotion so they choose sarcasm instead. But as long as you have balance in your script, it’s okay to lean into the emotion of a moment. I mean when Rocky breaks out of his container to save Grace, that sequence was so well done that I would put it right up there with E.T. as far as the emotion it evokes from an alien character dying.

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