The Chinese film & # 39; The Wandering Earth & # 39; imagine a trip to a new sun

China's hit film "The Wandering Earth", based on Liu Cixin's novel, takes the audience on an epic journey through the solar system.

The 125-minute film directed by Frant Gwo is currently the second most profitable film in the history of Chinese cinema, according to the entertainment website. Deadline. By March 15, the film had exceeded 692 million dollars worldwide.

The great human odyssey of "The Wandering Land" is told with fantastic visual effects and a cast of talented actors. The story begins in a somewhat contemporary era, when humanity comes together to desperately try to escape the volatile activity of the sun. Governments around the world are joining forces to build hundreds of thrusters on the surface of the planet to propel the Earth to a new home around another star far beyond the solar system.

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To make this secular journey into space, humanity has to make many changes. Humans live in underground communities and, on occasion, teams ride on the frozen surface of the Earth to make sure the engines are powered and running. The International Space Station becomes a monumental gyro-shaped spacecraft sent further into the solar system to facilitate navigation of the blue planet beyond Jupiter.

Meanwhile, the Earth is moving towards the gas giant for massive gravity assistance to pull the slingshot out of the solar system. In real life, gravity aids – on a smaller scale – are common practice. For example, the Parker solar probe The mission, which was launched last summer, is expected to use about two dozen Venus assists to get close to the sun.

Jovian: The images of Jupiter's brooks and its big red spot are fascinating, especially when Earth is approaching and succumbing to a planetary tussle. And in a particularly epic chapter of history, the horizon of the Earth fills with the sight of the Jovian atmosphere.

The film does an excellent job of concealing the exhibition in the sincere conversations between three generations of the protagonist's family, and the drama is balanced between the many key players. The film also features a HALlike a sensitive computer called MOSS as its antagonist.

The film runs at a rather moderate pace, given its complex story-based plot, and the audience can enjoy the film's incredible cinema.

"The Wandering Earth is more beautiful than most of the spectacular American special effects," writes film critic Simon Abrams in a film review published on RogerEbert.com, "because it gives you time to breathe to admire the landscapes of a dystopian Earth that suggests old-fashioned matte paintings on steroids."

Nevertheless, there are some criticisms to make about the film. If the world is working on an unprecedented scale to accomplish its mission, why not imagine more diversity of race and gender among its decision-makers? There is also something to be desired when the global intercom communications system announces important updates on the status of the Earth in several languages ​​and never speaks Spanish, for example. ethnologist second most spoken language in the world, but has a large number of French spoken, ranking 16th on the same list of languages ​​in 2019. The Arab was also absent from the film. And although creators may have their reasons, it should be noted the impact of science fiction on the creation of the public's mental landscape.

"The Wandering Land" is creatively told, exciting to watch and eliminates the trope that makes the blockbusters are just treats: the public is invited to imagine what will be the future for our vulnerable planet.

"The Wandering Earth" is currently screened in some theaters and has been picked up for future publication by Netflix.

Check out some awesome images from the movie below:

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