 In 2019, a big budget movie came and went so quickly, if I asked most people what Atastra is, they would have absolutely no idea. And in fact, I didn't see it when it hit theaters, because not long after a little event took place that affected the entire globe as we know it. But that has changed in the last few days, and now I want to talk about Atastra. I think the worst thing it had going against it was the name itself, Atastra, which I had to look up how to pronounce and I'm not entirely sure I'm saying it right still, because I looked at like five or six different videos and they all pronounced it just slightly different. So yeah, if you have a title of a movie that people can't say easily, that's not a good first impression. As we all know, Atastra is Latin for to the stars. We all know that. That's just common sense. What you probably don't know is that this movie was recommended to me by Emanuel Santiago, who is a Patreon member at the Mithril level for $30. With that membership, you get to recommend a movie for me to watch and you get a shout out. So thank you Emanuel for recommending this one. I had a good time with it. All right. Thanks for watching. Take care. Is what I would say if I were a coward, but we're going to talk about this flick. I'm not going to say the name anymore, because I just I don't want to keep butchering it. Brad Pitt plays Roy McBride, an astronaut who will travel across the cosmos to find his estranged father, who's marooned on Neptune. Oh, that's a challenging prospect, isn't it? To have to hop from the moon to Mars, across Saturn to wherever Neptune sat in the solar system. I can't be bothered with science. I'm here to watch movies and not learn anything. I did, however, learn something. Brad Pitt is a damn fine actor when he wants to be. That's a lie. I already knew that. The guy's done some great performances in the past and man, he's easy on the eyes. It's hard to look away. He is a master of crying pretty. That's something that a lot of actors have to figure out, because when most people cry, it's But Brad Pitt's like, I can't do it, but he looks good doing it. Here, though, he's doing more than cry, though. He's acting as hard out as Roy McBride, a man who's pretty shut off from the world. He has a resting heart rate. He doesn't spike ever. The guy is cool as a cucumber, calm as a clam, chill as a bottom line as he's a very competent astronaut who takes his work very seriously. And that probably has to do something with his upbringing. His father, also an astronaut and world-renowned. The guy's a legend. He's an explorer. And he kind of ventured a little bit too far. He went out for cigarettes on Neptune and never came home. So, Brad Pitt's character has been orphaned. Dead mother, missing father, since he was 16 years old. That's going to harden a person. That's going to make them a little bit dead inside, which is very much where our boy likes to live. What's recently been taking place, our shockwaves are happening all over the universe in this semi-futuristic version. Brad Pitt's way up in space on a tower, sees things go awry. Next thing, you know he's being called in to go on a secret mission. One that involves his old man, who he thought was dead, but is very much possibly still alive. Played by Tommy Lee Jones. Spoiler, he's alive. Because we know he's played by Tommy Lee Jones, so they're not going to just have Tommy Lee Jones in the credits as the dad and not be in the movie. I mean, come on, what are we doing here? What I won't spoil is really anything else. I'll just say, I didn't have any expectations going to this. I was told it was a little out there. It wasn't for mainstream audiences, which already had my attention, and that it was slow. It wasn't your action-packed adventure. I didn't think it was slow. I thought it moved at a very good pace. It was intriguing. It was interesting. It doesn't hold your hand. And there are some cool action scenes. When they're there, they're pretty damn epic. One of which is a chase sequence on the moon with rovers, and they're smashing into each other, and there's like no sound except for a faint, from a futuristic gun. It was very Mad Max-esque, except for, you know, in space. Things are blowing up. I don't know what's happening right now. Not only is BP easy on the eyes. BP short for Brad Pitt. He's also easy on the ears, which is good because he narrates the entire time. It reminded me of the video game, and I'm going to use my way back machine, Max Payne. So we got Mad Max reference. We got a Max Payne reference. Because of the narration going on, it's got kind of a noir vibe to it. A sci-fi noir. It's a new genre that they created, apparently. It also has some very heavy shades of 2001, a space odyssey, when it comes to the visuals, when it comes to some of the eerier sequences, when it comes to those quiet moments of reflection, and wander, and searching. Other descriptive words. We got a really cool score, too. The compositions are beautiful. They hit at all the right moments. I really have nothing negative to say about this film. I think if you keep an open mind when you watch this movie and know going in, it's not a big bombastic action-pack flick, that it is a little bit more nuanced, that there is a really compelling story here between a father and a son, and the relationship that they lost. Then you're in for a really good treat. Liv Tyler has a very small role in this, too. She's the ex-wife of our main protagonist. I really think Liv Tyler's just on speed dial. Whenever they need a sad, moping actress to come on, look pouty face. She's got those naturally pouty lips from Steven Tyler. That's all she really brings to the table here as well. Just kind of a background character. Comes in once in a while, looks sad, leaves. I don't think she cries, though, for once. This might be the only movie where she doesn't cry. Lord of the Rings cries. Incredible Hulk cries. Armageddon? I mean, when is she not crying? Maybe Glossy Eyes but not Full Blown Tears, so it's just another way this movie's bucking the trend. It's going against the expectation. Those are my thoughts on Adestra, Adedestra, and Estra Sa. Let me know what you thought if you saw it. Emmanuel Santiago, really appreciate you recommending this one. Actually going to watch it again with my wife. She's a huge Brad Pitt fan. I wasn't sure if she'd like this one. I thought it might be a little too artsy fartsy, but after watching, no. This is that perfect mix for me. When it goes too far out there and lands somewhere in the college drama department, I'm out. If it can go out enough, though, but land somewhere in reality, you still have me hooked. That's where this one sits. Let me know if you saw it in the comments below. Like the video if you had a good time. And remember, I post movie reviews every single week. You should stick around if you're not a subscriber. I'd love to have you. So please subscribe and let's do this again real soon. Take care.