Factual error: During the 31st year of the Avalon's voyage, the ship passes close to the star Arcturus, which is about 37 light years from Earth. Later in the movie, it was stated that the Avalon was moving at around 50% of the speed of light. The ship would not have reached Arcturus in the time allotted.
Passengers (2016)
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Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Andy Garcia, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen
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Passengers arouses conflicted feelings as it at times tries to be somewhat comedic, romantic, a science fiction drama and even a story about survival. A commercial colony ship is making its almost 100 year long journey towards a new home for its 3000+ occupants when a malfunction causes one of the hibernation pods to awaken a lone passenger named Jim. He soon realises that he's alone except for an android, holographic displays and other technical wonders that are on the decline. He then, suffering from loneliness and a creeping awareness that something's wrong, awakens another passenger, Aurora, and they try to make the best of their situation together on the vast ship for a time, until the reality of the ship's problems and the circumstances surrounding Aurora's awakening threaten to drive the couple apart and their situation grows more dire. There is some good drama and chemistry between Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence at times, but the story puts them in an uneasy corner; is it OK to love someone who not only gained an unfair advantage over that other person (by accessing her private data while she was still in hibernation) but then condemned her to his own fate to stave off his loneliness? Perhaps the viewer isn't meant to ponder the implications of what he did, but that's part of their relationship challenges and whether they overcome that decision-and his initial lie regarding her awakening. Theirs is difficult voyage, in more ways than one. The happy ending seemed a bit too on-the-nose, for this reviewer, anyway.
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Aurora: If you live an ordinary life, all you'll have are ordinary stories.
Trivia: Despite receiving fifth billing, Andy Garcia is only on screen for 10 seconds and has no lines at all.
Question: Why did Arthur tell Aurora that Jim woke her up even though he promised to keep it a secret?
Answer: Because the ship had been malfunctioning due to collision with the asteroid it had effected Arthur as he is part of the vessel. This shows something is wrong with the ship as previously indicated, Arthur's sudden change of behaviour being integral to what is going on.
Answer: Being that Arthur is an android, he takes everything that is said literally and without analyzing it. Once Jim and Aurora began their romantic relationship, Aurora casually mentioned to Arthur that she and Jim have "no secrets" from one another, which Jim, without realizing the context or the consequences, confirmed. Arthur then interpreted it to mean that Aurora knew Jim had intentionally awakened her from the sleeping pod.
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