{"id":10978,"date":"2017-07-26T20:01:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T00:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=10978"},"modified":"2017-07-27T14:32:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T18:32:24","slug":"life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/life\/","title":{"rendered":"Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

{4\/5} “‘What is the primal instinct of any lifeform?’ ‘To survive.'”<\/p>\n

Life<\/strong>, released in 2017<\/p>\n

A satellite with samples from Mars is retrieved by the International Space Station. When they start studying one sample it moves — and then it grows. And then things get out of control. The six astronauts must pit their wits against this alien creature — and above all else make sure it doesn’t get to Earth.<\/p>\n

Much of it is intense, but we also get to know the characters a bit. There are a few gruesome moments.<\/p>\n

I liked the interaction between the characters, and I liked the ending.<\/p>\n

You might find the characters too illogical for astronauts, and you might find the creature scientifically implausible. How much these things matter to you is going to have a big impact on how much you like the movie.<\/p>\n

Stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds. Directed by Daniel Espinosa (Safe House<\/strong><\/a>). The music by Jon Ekstrand is very effective — at times ethereal, majestic, and relentless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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