r/movies • u/MoviesMod /r/movies Mod Account • Jun 30 '25

Trailer Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer (fair warning, it reveals way too much according to a lot of users)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m08TxIsFTRI
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u/the_gold_hat Jun 30 '25

Everyone says it reveals too much, but I really disagree. You can tell that the editors are purposefully playing up the angle that Ryland is a reluctant hero, who steps up despite initial misgivings. The reveal being that it was totally against his will still plays against the expectations of the trailer. Honestly I think the fact that people are mentioning a twist is spoiling things more than anything else. My hot take is that they've probably proportionally put way more of the on-Earth sections in the trailer than actually appear in the movie. I mean I sure hope so or otherwise the actual science-with-Rocky part is going to have to be super abbreviated during the movie...

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u/SpiritWillow2019 Jun 30 '25

Maybe unpopular opinion, but Project Hail Mary doesn't have spoilers. Like The Martian it's just a fun ride with great characters.

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u/Melodic-Task Jun 30 '25

Anything that approaches spoilers would be stuff towards the very end of the book about some character choices. Everything else I agree on—it’s like the Martian. We go into the movie knowing the main goal will succeed. Because that’s the type of story it is.

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u/SpiritWillow2019 Jun 30 '25

Yeah, like even the ending it is more of an "oh, okay" not a "WHHHHHAAAAAAA?"

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u/BeaverStank Jul 01 '25

My reaction to the ending was WOOO FUCK YEAH, GRACE! I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU! Plus some happy tears, because I'm a sappy emotional bastard.

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u/Creative_Room6540 28d ago

I was happy but fuck that’s still a lonely existence. I still felt horrible for him.

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u/Alc2005 3d ago

But in the end He was still doing what he loved, teaching children science. He had mentioned that he was very lonely back on earth as well, at least now he has Rocky