Ad Astra: Cinematic Hypnotism
“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.

Palestine became the member of FIFA in 1998. The Palestinian national football team was only able to play their first official match in their own land in 2012. Yet, far away from the Middle East, Deportivo Palestino, founded in Chile in the 1920s, has been playing with the Palestine jersey and keeping the Palestinian flag waving on the bleachers. While the Palestinians in Chile, who started to migrate to Chile since the end of the 19th century and reached 500,000 today, can protect their identity within a football club and introduce themselves to the world; it is still very difficult to be a football player, referee or even a fan in Palestine. When you look at Palestine and the immigration problem through football, you can ask the following question: Who’s on exile? The ones that stayed or the ones that left?
“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.
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Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.
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