However, the reset makes the ships computer think its docked and begins venting cryo pods, gradually dumping the 5000 other passengers into space. Can someone thoroughly explain the ending of the movie. Dec 24, 2016 as many may have expected, the chris pratt, jennifer lawrence film passengers does have a twist to it, but its not one you would ever guess. Theres a definite thomas newman vibe running through a great deal of the score, from the way shearmur uses his strings in echoing clusters, to the. Why chris pratt and jennifer lawrence love that passengers.
Heres a detailed plot description of passengers that should. In part 1 of this discussion pete fenzel discussed the plot of passengers at length and teased out its ethical issues. She feels particularly drawn to eric patrick wilson. Passengers is a 2008 americancanadian romantic mystery thriller film directed by rodrigo garcia, written by ronnie christensen, and starring anne hathaway. Written by jon spaihts, passengers originally generated heat in 2007, when it landed on the black list, a list of the most liked unproduced screenplays voted on by.
The jet a1 fuel samples supplied for analysis on 2 october 1996 complied with. Musically, passengers is a world away from the heady heights shearmur attained on reign of fire and sky captain and the world of tomorrow, which seem like they were written generations ago. Passengers 2008 therapist claire summers anne hathaway receives an assignment by her mentor to counsel the five survivors of a plane crash. Ive put the poster after the spoiler warning, cause anybody with a brain could. Dec 23, 2016 theres a greater explanation of whats gone wrong with the minisun reactor too, and the main characters replace the computer more simply without real incident. As their romance progresses, the surviving passengers begin to disappear one by one. The film was directed by the imitation games, morten tyldum and the screenplay was written by jon spaihts. Once passengers is over and the horrible pop rock hits along with the credits, youll walk out and completely forget about it. Oct 28, 2008 passengers soundtrack from 2008, composed by edward shearmur. So he said aurora that she have possibility to reach colony. Continue reading passengers ending was different in the script pages. Passengers is another film explanation i got multiple requests for. Passengers is a 2008 americancanadian romantic mystery thriller film directed by rodrigo garcia, written by ronnie christensen, and starring anne hathaway and patrick wilson.
Because of the way studios make movies these days, director morten tyldums passengers is a weirdly special film. The passengers trailers all hid a twist that ruins the. Upon first look, passengers seems like a sweet movie. It was released in the united states by tristar pictures on october 24, 2008. She befriends eric patrick wilson, one of the survivors, and soon after, strange things begin happening. And unfortunately, it totally sabotages the film from. The faq items below may give away important plot points. Dec 19, 2016 jim preston, the character played by chris pratt in passengers, learns this truth in a hard way. With ten years of development, youd be surprised how much of jon spaihts original passengers script made it on screen in the new film. This is a video about the ending of the movie passengers. What should have been an alternativeending for passengers. Released by varese sarabande in 2008 containing music from passengers 2008. The 2008 movie passengers wasnt screened for critics, and barely made it to.
The screenwriter spoke with variety magazine about how important the film was to him. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Its a futuristic ship modeled after futuristic ships weve seen in better movies thats 30 years into its 120year journey to a recently. This weeks round of new movie release information contains release dates for 27 dresses, be kind rewind, 88 minutes and passengers. Passengers is pretty average in terms of plot and character. After a plane crash where only a few passengers survive, dr.
After a plane crash, a young therapist, claire anne hathaway, is assigned by her mentor andre braugher to counsel the flights five survivors. Claire summers anne hathaway is sent to act as their therapist. After saving the ship jim found out that a medical machine which reanimated him can also put person in hibernation. 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.
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. Although it wasnt unbearable to watch, it did sort of feel like a wasted hour and a half. Jan 02, 2017 this is a video about the ending of the movie passengers. Eric seems to know personal things about claire such as her sister emma stacy grant. After a plane crash, a young therapist, claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flights five survivors. 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. Jim finds that in command mode, the autodoc can be used as a hibernation pod to sleep for the rest of the flight. After a year of soulshattering loneliness, preston comes upon the seethrough hibernation pod of the lovely. Ive heard that this movie has some kind of twist ending. Would passengers have been better with the original. Ending explained love, death and robots episode 7 of the series love, death and robots on netflix is named beyond the aquila rift. Aurora decides not to sleep in it because shed be leaving jim behind. It stars jennifer lawrence and chris pratt and is directed by morten tyldum. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid.
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. Would passengers have been better with the original ending. Released october 24th, 2008, passengers stars anne hathaway, patrick wilson, david morse, andre braugher the pg movie has a runtime of about. I think the actual ending was fine but what bothers me is the fact that the movie goes from a interesting sadisolationpossible madness situation to a regular drama love story and stays that way for the rest of the movie. Dec 15, 2016 passengers is about a spaceship called avalon that is on a routine voyage to a new home on a distant colony called homestead ii. Jim and aurora live out the rest of their days on the ship even after jim repairs a hibernation tank and offers aurora the. Or with either chris or jennifer greeting the crew since it is very unlikely that they both would have. 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. 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. Passengers is my darling, said screenwriter jon spaihts, who has seen the project pass through many iterations since he wrote the script. After a plane crash, a young therapist, claire, is assigned by her.
Released october 24th, 2008, passengers stars anne hathaway, patrick wilson, david morse, andre braugher the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of 40 out of. Based on what we see in the trailers, jim chris pratt and aurora jennifer. Anne hathaway in passengers 2008 patrick wilson in passengers 2008 anne. Passengers has a happy ending, by a relative measure. Oct 24, 2008 overall, i was really disappointed in passengers. The passengers arrive at the central concourse via elevator. Jim preston, the character played by chris pratt in passengers, learns this truth in a hard way. Its lonely out in space, elton john was able to observe as far back as 1972. With the suspenseful nature of the movie, a final scene may have made sense. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. At the end of the movie, we find out that anne and the passengers she is counseling are all actually dead. The 2008 movie passengers wasnt screened for critics, and barely made it to theatersit blew through chicago in a week.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing passengers 2008 near you. As many may have expected, the chris pratt, jennifer lawrence film passengers does have a twist to it, but its not one you would ever guess. Feel free to subscribe to my chanel for more content like this. The visuals are pretty neat but the film doesnt leave you with much to go home with. Most of the movie presents a serious ethical and moral dilemma for. What should have been an alternativeending for passengers movie.
Can someone please explain the movie passengers with anne. Passengers original motion picture soundtrack edward. The two passengers, jim pratt and aurora lane lawrence, are sleeping in suspended animation when a meteor hits their ship and causes a malfunction that awakens the two. I was putting away watching the movie as it didnt look like it was going to blow my mind. The ending however has been bugging me because its the one thing that doesnt make sense to me. Passengers is a love story, centered around moral dilemmas, and filled with comedic geniusno matter how subtle it is. Theres a greater explanation of whats gone wrong with the minisun reactor too, and the main characters replace the computer more simply without real incident. Chris pratt and jennifer lawrence have amazing chemistry and the movie is above average in terms of its entertainment value. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. The people are better than the plot, and if you like the actors, you could do worse this weekend.
Apr 26, 2017 my wife and i took a pass at making a few changes. Passengers is about claire summers anne hathaway, a grief. Jim is in a hibernation pod on the spaceship avalon, headed from earth to a colony planet called homestead ii, when the ship which looks like a hybrid of a couple of crafts from 2001. Heres a detailed plot description of passengers that. She feels particularly drawn to eric patrick wilson, the mostsecretive of the group. Passengers soundtrack from 2008, composed by edward shearmur. Beyond the horrific, misogynistic setup that attempts to make stockholm syndrome sexy, the movie which has been in. This is an explanation so lets get to it, passengers ending explained. Its the rare modern blockbuster thats given a decent budget, but isnt based on.
The crew and the 5,000 passengers are all in hibernation pods for the 120year journey. A grief counselor working with a group of planecrash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear. With chief fishburnes access, they can use it to put her into emergency. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. The story is centered on the crew members of a space ship, blue goose, who have just completed their regular mission and are about to head back home to earth. Hit the next page to find out what the passengers ending was like in the original script.
Rogue one has nothing to worry about, and if youre not going with a date, passengers is one you can skip. Psychotherapist claire summers counsels five survivors of a recent plane crash. The line between this world and the next is about to be crossed. Is passengers an action, thriller, mystery, or supernatural movie. Feb 04, 2017 after saving the ship jim found out that a medical machine which reanimated him can also put person in hibernation. Therapist claire summers anne hathaway receives an assignment by her mentor to counsel the five survivors of a plane crash.