This equilibrium is shattered when Roy learns that his missing father-himself an astronaut-might still be alive, somewhere on the edge of the solar system. He compartmentalizes his fear in times of crisis. He is silent, content to dwell in the quiet airlessness of cold space. Roy (Brad Pitt) is the only astronaut who does not give voice to his innermost thoughts. Another gives a blessing with the words, “May you meet your Redeemer face to face and enjoy the vision of God forever.” When encountering the unknown, astronauts voice their fears and hopes in liturgy and in prayer. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers. To traverse to another planet is to throw oneself at the mercy of the unknown, endangered by space pirates and suit punctures alike. Space travel in Ad Astra is a fraught undertaking, with long stretches of silence snapping into desperate, sudden action.
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