Apr 21
The fact that this story, written during covid, centers two characters coming out of terrifying isolation to connect with one another and work together to save each other's worlds from a plague, even though they can't breathe each other's air. Working together to combat global climate catastrophe. Reckoning with toxic masculinity by modeling another way to be. Showing world leaders coming together to solve a problem, teaching us to believe that that actually could be possible. Project Hail Mary truly is a sign of our times. I needed it more than I can express. Judging from the outpouring of love for the film that I see all around me, I think we all did, more than we know. Maybe it will be all right.
