I did not run this on Tombstone. That one was taken. So I chose similar friendship last stand at the *edge* of the world situation, risks required, a film I felt very compelled by and have watched several times and I very strongly connect with one "side" character so it seemed to fit the bill for a beta test.
film: Project Hail Mary
character: Eva Stratt
quotes
- Eva Stratt: [in Mandarin] It doesn't matter, you'll get used to it (to one guy) then [whispering in English] You're doing great.
- Ryland Grace: [whispering] What?
- Ryland Grace: So, you really think all this is going to work?
- Eva Stratt: God willing.
- Ryland Grace: You believe in God?
- Eva Stratt: Beats the alternative.
Eva Stratt (to Grace / but seems an important generalizable question to me): Do you stand by what you wrote?
scenes:
1. when she sings karaoke and sings beautifully at the party that makes no sense, why is everyone happy?, Grace asks her. camaraderie and a sense of shared purpose, it gives them feelings it can tolerate even the end of the world. she doesn't share in their mirth. but she sings anyway, to them all
2. when she forces Grace to go on the trip, and she tells him that she knows he feels betrayed, but that she's actually proving that she believes in him. "You'll hate me for this. And you'll save humanity. I can live with that."
3. end scene, when she gets Grace's transmission and the little doll of himself that he sent home w all the the science stuff. she turns the doll around in her hand, watching him talk / his recording, he says she was right (he DID figure it out, he was the right guy), her look affectionate (chuckles when he says "you'll smart you'll figure out") and silent. small nod of satisfaction and relief. then she puts it on her window, which is now looking out at a frozen ocean, but they have what they need for the work - she says "lets begin"
two of us - the beatles end song on soundtrack
