Summary
- Jennifer Lawrence's divisive sci-fi film Passengers is still trending on Prime Video eight years after its release.
- The film's manipulative romance story drew mixed reviews, with critics questioning the character's motives.
- Jennifer Lawrence's next sci-fi project, produced by A24, offers redemption after the controversial Passengers.
Jennifer Lawrence's divisive film Passengers now, eight years after its release, it's a hit on streaming, and its success is perfectly ahead of his next sci-fi film. From The Hunger Games franchise and mother! for No hard feelings and Silver Linings PlaybookJennifer Lawrence's films have seen her achieve varying degrees of critical and commercial success in several genres. in 2016 Lawrence made a big leap into the world of science fiction with the film Passengerswhich did well at the box office but struggled to impress critics upon release.
The sci-fi film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, which premiered during the Christmas week of 2016, ended up grossing $303 million worldwide on a budget of $110-150 million, with two Oscar nominations to go. Although divisive criticism and audience reception caused the film to gradually fade from the wider cultural conscience, Passengers After joining Prime Video's movie library on August 1, 2024, it's enjoying an unexpected resurgence in popularity.. Whether you're watching it again or watching it for the first time, Passengers It quickly started trending among Prime Video subscribers, which bodes well for Lawrence's upcoming sci-fi film.
Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt's Passengers Is Now Trending On Prime Video – What The 2016 Sci-Fi Movie Is About
Passengers Is Trending On Streaming Eight Years After Its Release
Director The Imitation GameWritten by Morten Tyldum Dune and Dune: Part TwoJon Spaihts, Passengers follows his story Aurora Lane (Lawrence) and Jim Preston (Pratt), two passengers on an interstellar ship that takes thousands of people to a colony that takes 120 years to travel from Earth.. When Jim is accidentally awakened from hibernation 90 years ahead of time, after a year on the ship, his loneliness inevitably leads him to awaken his colleague Aurora. However, instead of telling her the truth, Jim lets Aurora believe her release was a system failure.
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serves as science fiction romance genre hybrid, PassengersThe main characters also fall in love they are the only two people to wake up in a spaceship during the year. Of course, Jim's actions in releasing the Aurora soon come to light, and things take a turn for the worse when another pod malfunction causes the deck to wake up from hibernation caused by Gus (Laurence Fishburne), the chief officer of the deck. Jim and Aurora must risk their lives to help repair other damaged aspects of the ship Passengers' divisive ending leaves the couple with a big decision to make about their relationship and their future.
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Although the interesting story led to a relatively successful box office, Passengers It only has a 30% critic score on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, the film is doing relatively better with audiences, scoring a more positive 63%. with the audience, Passengers is often seen among the more highly rated sci-fi films of the last decade, as several reviews note the compelling performances of the cast and its enjoyable nature as an easy-to-watch popcorn flick.
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Why Passengers Are So Divisive
2016 Film Central Romance Divided Critics
The the driving factor behind it Passengers' divisive acceptance is his story, especially the basis of how the main couple's relationship is built. in the movie. Some reviews have favorably compared the sci-fi film's story to films such as James Cameron's romantic disaster classic. Titanic and a sci-fi thriller Gravity. Meanwhile, some less favorable reviews criticized the story and romantic resolution, considering the manipulation of Chris Pratt's character, comparing his actions to the troubling dynamic between captor and captor.
After falling in love with a sleeping Aurora, Jim pulls her out of the pods for his own satisfaction and potential happiness, effectively taking away her life, future, and dreams.
Critical reviews have described Jim as a character with stalking, creeping and violent intentions, who is not effectively challenged or condemned by the film. After falling in love with a sleeping Aurora, Jim pulls her out of the pods for his own satisfaction and potential happiness, effectively taking away her life, future, and dreams. Although Aurora was furious with him when she found out that he had set her free on purpose, Passengers he does not fully convey the harsh and cruel consequences of his actions homesoftening the impact to give him a happy romantic ending instead.
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The film's critical synopsis on Rotten Tomatoes best sums up the film's divisive nature: “Passengers proves that Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence work well together — and even their chemistry isn't enough to overcome a fatally flawed story..” The argument is over Passengers' central romance was even commented on by Lawrence, who agreed that opening with her character's awakening could have enhanced the story's effectiveness (via EW ). while Alien successfully implemented”Jaws in space” comparison, Passengers' “Titanic in space” style premise didn't quite workbecause Jack had never forced Rose into his life through prolonged manipulation.
Jennifer Lawrence's upcoming sci-fi film may bring back the controversial story of the passengers
Lawrence's next sci-fi film is being produced by A24
while Passengers still Lawrence's biggest sci-fi venture, the Oscar-winning finally returns to the genre after several years. Lawrence will star in the upcoming adaptation of A24 Why Don't You Love Me?a dark sci-fi comedy based on the 2023 graphic novel of the same name. A24 has produced some of the most notable sci-fi films of the last decade, e.g Former Car, Lobsterand Everything Everywhere At Oncethis bodes highly for Lawrence's upcoming sci-fi film. after PassengersJennifer Lawrence's Why Don't You Love Me? could give him critically acclaimed science fiction.
Sources: Rotten Tomatoes, Entertainment Weekly
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Set on a colony ship carrying hibernating human passengers to a distant alien world, Passengers stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt as Aurora and Jim, two passengers on the ship who wake up nearly a century early. As the two begin to come to terms with their isolation and form a bond, Aurora begins to suspect that Jim is not as innocent as he claims to be in the accident.
- Director
- Morten Tyldum
- Release date
- December 21, 2016
- writers
- Jon Spaihts
- Execution time
- 116 minutes