Classic lines from the movie "Passengers"

The movie "Passengers" is a science fiction romance film produced by Columbia Pictures. Below are the classic lines in the film, let’s enjoy them together.

Classic lines from the movie "Passengers"

1. War is the nature of animals.

2. How can we stand in the light of discovery and not act?

3. We have the first genetically modified hybrid dinosaur.

4. A new field has been opened to us.

5. To a canary, a cat is a monster. We are just used to being cats.

6. The key to a happy life is to accept you are never actually in control. To live happily, you must first admit that you will never actually be the master of your life.

7. Monster, monster is just a related noun. To the canary, cats are monsters, and we humans are just used to thinking of ourselves as cats.

8. The knowledge we have gained from genetic research in the past decade far exceeds the study of fossils in the past century.

9. Remember, if something is chasing you, run away.

10. If you want to survive, it’s best to be together.

11. This may be our only chance!

12. I am so proud of you for coming. Classic lines from Space Passengers

13. ?To live freely, you must admit the fact that you will never be able to control your life. ?

14. We learned more about genetics in the past year than we dug bones in a century! A whole new frontier opens up! We have our first transgenic hybrid!

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Extended reading

Plot introduction

Jim (played by Chris Pratt) is a working-class passenger on the Avalon spaceship. During the 120-year journey to Space Colony Home 2, he accidentally woke up from cryosleep early. Realizing that he might have to spend 89 years alone on this giant ship, Jim tried to fall asleep again, but in the end he could only live alone in a sleeping cabin with 5,000 fellow passengers, including the good-looking writer O Laura (Jennifer Lawrence). Jim, who was on the verge of committing suicide, made a desperate move and short-circuited Aurora's sleeping cabin so that she could wake up. A subtle spark developed between the two while they were getting along. When the relationship between the two blossoms, Jim's secret of waking up Aurora without permission is revealed. When the operating system of the spacecraft also crashed, the couple faced a bigger problem. Their lives were threatened not only by themselves, but also by their traveling companions and the voyage itself.

Character introduction

Aurora

Actor Jennifer Lawrence

is a successful writer from New York, very talented, but Completely uninterested in writing. She will leave behind everyone she knows, and plans to first sleep for 120 years to reach her home planet No. 2, and then return to her home planet on Earth after another 120 years of dormant journey, becoming the first person in human history to return from a colonial planet to complete her journey.

Jim

Actor Chris Pratt

An inarticulate mechanical engineer, a working-class worker, he is very good at machinery. He doesn't know much about love routines, but he is caring and romantic in nature. During an interstellar journey, he was in danger due to a component failure of the spacecraft, which caused the spacecraft to be dangerously dangerous in deep space.

Arthur

Actor Michael Sheen

A bartender on the Avalon spaceship is a humanoid robot with abilities comparable to humans. Logical thinking ability to analyze situations and make progress through independent learning.

Related information: "Passengers" explores human nature and conveys universal values

In China, there are two Hollywood science fiction movies worth looking forward to in January, "Passengers" and "Arrival" Among them, "Passengers" starring Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and Star-Lord Chris Pratt has attracted much attention.

So, is it possible for them to break through the category of movie fans and win the favor of the public?

On the IP effect

The IP popularity of Chinese movies has declined. In fact, if you look at Hollywood, sequels (including prequels and spin-offs), adaptations, and remakes account for half of the country every year. Chasing IP is not shameful, but IP is not a panacea. Every year, there are many Hollywood sequels that fail, and the adaptations of super IPs like "Assassin's Creed" and "Warcraft" are also unsatisfactory and even fail miserably.

To be fair, the overall standard of "Rogue One" is acceptable. As a typical space opera, in terms of plot, character creation and scene creation, it can be considered worthy of the Star Wars film history. Golden sign. Although "Rogue One" has approached the distance from reality through politically correct practices such as choosing a female protagonist, adding roles from ethnic minorities in the United States, and alluding to the war on terror in the film, and reflecting Nazi history more realistically, it is still difficult to escape. The Star Wars series has long-standing problems with illusions, rough plots, and difficulty in truly immersing oneself in it. In terms of attracting moviegoers aged 18-29, Star Wars movies have always been inferior to new movies such as "Avengers" and "Batman". Generations of blockbusters have made people think about whether the so-called Star Wars spirit is outdated?

What is intriguing is that starting from "Iron Man" in 2009 to the global sales of "Avengers" in 2012 , the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "You are among me, I am among you" strategy has begun to show its power. Not only DC Comics and Warner followed suit and developed the DC Movie Universe, but Disney and Lucasfilm also started planning in 2013. In addition to "Rogue One", the Star Wars universe of the main story and spin-offs also includes "The Han Solo Story" and "The Bounty Hunter Story". However, the box office of "Rogue One" was lower than expected, which has proved to some extent the shortcomings of over-development of IP, which leads to the loss of appeal and freshness, and may even affect the prospects of the future main series.

IP has advantages and disadvantages. Although "A Star Wars Story" has a certain mass base in China, it also represents a threshold for viewing. If they don't understand the previous six Star Wars movies and the decisive role of the Death Star in the entire story, it will be more difficult for ordinary viewers to invest in it? Rogue One? In their tragic mission. Although the "Star Trek" series has a strong subcultural background in Europe and the United States, its poor box office performance in China also shows that IP cannot avoid limitations.

It is also worth mentioning that Star Wars culture has been facing the dilemma of generational change in China. The first generation of Star Wars fans in China are mostly those born in the 1970s. They may also be the largest and most die-hard group of Chinese Star Wars fans. However, according to a 2015 report, the main group of Chinese theater audiences are those born in the 1980s-2000s, accounting for 74% .

Overseas, Star Wars culture is like football culture. It is passed down from father to son, with the older leading the younger. However, Chinese Star Wars fans seem to have an awkward generation gap between the post-70s and post-80s, with the post-90s and post-00s fan bases The foundation is currently relatively weak.

Based on IP, neither "Passengers", released on January 13, nor "Arrival", released on January 20, have an advantage. The script of "Passengers" is original, that is, it has no IP basis, but its script was once selected into the 2007 Hollywood Blacklist!

Being on this blacklist can be said to be an honor and potential. Stock certification, because the scripts that can be on the list are "very promising" but are temporarily unable to be filmed due to various reasons. Series such as "Life of Pi", "The Revenant" and "The Hunger Games" have all been on the blacklist , and "Passengers" director Morten Tyldum agreed to direct it precisely because he felt that the script was so exciting that it had to be filmed. It is a love epic in a space movie, telling a story that can make the audience laugh first and then Crying love story?.

This kind of creative idea of ??mixing love and space adventure is fresh and clever. It can be said that it is quite rare in the history of Hollywood blockbusters. It is no wonder that it can be included in the Hollywood blacklist. In the current era of blind pursuit of bigness, on the contrary It has become a breath of fresh air, and for ordinary audiences, especially female audiences, it will undoubtedly have one more choice to enter the cinema. Whether in many places in Europe or Australia, including Thailand, Taiwan, China and other Asian regions, the box office of "Passengers" in its first week of release surpassed big IP movies such as "Rogue One" and "Assassin's Creed", further demonstrating that creativity and well-made production Non-IP movies actually have more potential than rigid IP movies.

Of course, "Passengers" is more than just a space love epic. On the one hand, the film inherits the optimistic spirit of exploring the universe from "Star Trek" to "Avatar", and uses human development of alien planets as the starting point of the story. On the other hand, through accidents in the process of opening up the universe, it reflects the eternal complexity and touchingness of the human dimension when human beings encounter disasters in the grand process. The male and female protagonists in the film, like Jack and Rose in "Titanic", actually have a class hierarchy between first class and lower class. It can be said that what is revealed in science fiction is the current reality, so they are in order to Every choice made by one's own destiny and the crew on the ship, including the views and attitudes towards the other party, whether it is selfishness and narrow-mindedness or selfless dedication, has a deep meaning behind it that can be chewed on.

"Arrival" has a long history. It is adapted from the short story "The Story of Your Life" by Chinese-American science fiction writer Jiang Fengnan, which won the Nebula Award in 1998. It can be said that it has a high-quality IP foundation, but science fiction literature is still a limited genre in China. Niche culture, and "Story of Your Life" is not popular or even obscure to a certain extent. Although it tells about contact with aliens, this kind of contact is different from the head-on and simplistic entertainment movie model of "Independence Day" , is more based on linguistics, thinking and philosophy, and the film's disrupted chronological narrative may also confuse many viewers, and seems to be more suitable for science fiction fans and literary youths.

On visual appeal

From "Star Wars" to "Avatar", science fiction movies mean burning money. How much money you burn determines the visual quality.

Among these three movies, "Star Wars Story" leads the way with US$200 million. Friends who have watched the movie can also appreciate it from the large number of spectacular special effects scenes. In addition to war scenes, it is like "National Geographic" 》The realistic space shots can be said to be breathtaking.

"Passengers" cost 110 million US dollars, a large part of which was used for the production of space scenes, special effects such as spaceships, and gorgeous interiors. Judging from the screen, "Passengers" combines the luxury cruise ship of "Titanic", the magnificent universe of "Interstellar" and the thrilling rescue of "Gravity" to a certain extent.

In addition, in terms of visual enjoyment, the interior decoration of the spacecraft in "Passengers" has a high-tech feel without losing the classic luxury. It can be said that it can satisfy the Chinese audience's pursuit of high-quality life on the screen.

Although the scenes of alien spacecraft landing all over the earth are shocking, the cost of "Arrival" is only US$47 million, which is even lower than the average investment level of Hollywood commercial movies. In other words, the cost determines it It is impossible to use special effects scenes as a selling point. Judging from the trailer, the film's special effects production is not difficult. Many overseas viewers have suggested that this is a small-scale science fiction film.

On the status of celebrities

Although celebrities cannot guarantee a certain blockbuster, for ordinary audiences, celebrities are still an important factor in deciding to buy tickets, which explains why Their remuneration often reaches sky-high prices.

Among these three movies, the one with the most dazzling stars and the highest salary is undoubtedly "Passengers": as an Oscar-winning actress, and with the support of the blockbuster "Hunger Games" series, the 27-year-old Hollywood queen Jennifer Lawrence received a sky-high salary of US$20 million, and after becoming popular with "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Jurassic World", Clara Pratt's salary also increased to US$12 million.

As an Oscar-winning actress born in the 1990s, Jennifer Lawrence is also one of the stars with the highest box office returns in Hollywood. For every dollar she gets paid, she can bring a return of $17.7 to the film, so whether it is Neither the salary nor the dividends are surprising, and she is also one of the most recognized young Hollywood actresses among Chinese audiences. Some overseas viewers even reported that the eldest cousin’s appearance in the film can be said to have reached its peak.

Although "Arrival" does not have a superstar, the two leading actors, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, are both quasi-Oscar-level figures: Adams is a recognized actor in Hollywood and has won the Oscar four times. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress and an Oscar for Best Actress; Renner is familiar to Chinese audiences for his role as Hawkeye in "The Avengers" and was nominated for the first Oscar for Best Actress for "The Hurt Locker". Although the two acted well, unfortunately, the box office appeal is estimated to be quite limited.

Due to IP strength and production investment, Star Wars movies generally do not use expensive superstars. "Star Wars Story" also follows this tradition. The two male and female protagonists have previously starred in literary films, and their salaries are not high. It would be too high, and the popularity of the entire cast of the film's starring actors may not be as high as that of Jiang Wen or Donnie Yen alone?

On emotional elements

There are three criteria for measuring a science fiction film. The points are very important: the structure of the worldview, the corresponding visual representation, and the integration of narrative elements.

Throughout the history of film, successful science fiction films must be able to produce varying degrees of emotional projection and excitement in ordinary audiences. Therefore, emotional narrative elements have become crucial, just like family love. In "Star Wars", "Interstellar" and "Independence Day", love is in "Avatar", "Inception", "Wall-E", friendship is in "ET" and "Guardians of the Galaxy". Without the above emotional elements, these science fiction films would not only lose their luster, but even the stories would not hold up. This shows the importance of emotional elements to a science fiction film.

Among these three movies, "A Star Wars Story" continues the family clues of the Star Wars series, focusing on the daughter of the Death Star creator's search for her father. "Passengers" uses love as the entry point. It explores the loneliness and fearless spirit of sacrifice of human beings in the adventure of space colonization. "Arrival" takes the mother-daughter relationship as the underlying theme.

From the perspective of ordinary viewers, although family love constitutes an important narrative element in "A Star Wars Story", it is not touching or complicated, and is not the same as the design of "Star Wars" "The villain is your father" The same cannot be said.

The love element of "Passengers" is relatively able to attract more female viewers, not to mention that in China, women often decide what movies their male companions choose to watch (although "Passengers" has been criticized in terms of plot) Some viewers think that there is suspicion of straight male cancer). In addition, although Star-Lord Chris Pratt, who is good at making jokes on the screen, brings a lot of comedy points to the film, he treats Jennifer Lawrence in some ways in the film. This approach is expected to trigger extensive and even intense discussions about human nature and the true meaning of love. For example, in order to stop being lonely or to obtain love, is it necessary to sacrifice the happiness of another person?

As mentioned before, behind the love in "Passengers" is actually the eternal human nature. The way the male and female protagonists join forces to save all the people on the ship is not a torture of human nature: is it worth risking yourself for others? In the context of human development of the universe, "Passengers" focuses on embodying values ??that are more realistic, more authentic, more universal, and more touching.

"Arrival" uses the guise of science fiction to express the affection between mother and daughter. The performance is relatively complex and restrained. It seems that it will be difficult to impress ordinary audiences. The current Chinese audience is more adaptable to direct expressions.

"Passengers" combines comedy, action, science fiction and romance and many other popular elements in the Chinese film market, and has an incomparable star cast of the other two films. It will undoubtedly have an impact on "Star Wars: A Story" It has a huge box office impact. To a certain extent, due to the star appeal, touching love elements and visual enjoyment, "Passengers", which is highly entertaining and deeply humanistic, may win more audiences than "Star Wars Story", which is more war-realistic. However, "Arrival" is limited by various restrictions and is unlikely to make a big impact at the box office in the future. ;