i need to ramble about project hail mary because im so not normal about it
Grace being seen as cowardly (by himself and others) really gets me, because most of all, Ryland Grace wants to live. Grace has so much love in his heart. He loves his students. He loves fog and the beach. He loves science and discovery. And most of all, he loves the earth. Is he a coward for wanting to stay in a world he loves so much? Is it cowardly for a fox to run from the hounds? Is it selfish for a fly to struggle in a web? Is it wrong for a man to want to live, even when his death could save billions?
ok so. Eva Stratt. The woman ever. People compare Grace to a sacrificial lamb, which he is, but so is Stratt. She knows that she won’t get away with everything she did for the project. She knows her actions will catch up with her. By being the person in charge of Project Hail Mary, she is placing all the blame onto herself, a scapegoat for the evils of salvation. And something in the book that isn’t mentioned in the movie, Stratt is a history major. She knows more than most the terrible things humanity is capable of doing. She has seen the atrocities done by man. But she’s also seen how much we can love. And that is what makes us worth saving. That’s what makes her willing to kill a man who’s begging for his life. That’s what makes a sacrificial lamb hold a knife to her own heart.
