'THE AERONAUTS'
AIM HIGH REACH FOR THE SKY
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| The movie hits Amazon Prime around Christmas |
The two of them starred together for the first time in
The Theory of Everything five years ago and both
Eddie Redmayne and
Felicity Jones were nominated for Oscars that year for their roles in that one, and now they are working together in
THE AERONAUTS but it is safe to say this one won't be in the running for Academy Awards. It is ready, though, to premier November 4th in United Kingdom, and then from December 6th in USA and December 20th on
Amazon Prime, following daredevil pilot Amelia Wren and weather scientist James Glaisher who find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.
Inspired By True Events
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren (
Felicity Jones) teams
up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (
Eddie Redmayne) to
advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in
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| This is the second time Redmayne and Jones are starring together |
history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery,
their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find
their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face
physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes
a fight for survival.
Erased For Being A Man?
Although James Glaisher was the real historical person, Amelia Wren is a fictional character who replaces his real life assistant Henry Tracey Coxwell with a female version. Wonder what would feminists have to say on
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| The film is based on Richard Holmes book Falling Upwards: How We Took To The Air |
that? They say the aim was to inspire girls that they can go on adventures too, but if that did not really happen isn't it a despicable case of fabricating history for the sake of modern agenda in which a real life hero Coxwell gets totally
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| The movie was directed by Tom Harper |
erased just because he wasn't a female? While portraying Glaisher,
Eddie Redmayne has a serious ankle injury and had to wear a cast! With
Tom Harper from BBC's War and Peace directing, the cast also includes
Tom Courtenay and
Anne Reid as James' parents,
Vincent Perez as Amelia's husband.
He is a really good actor, I will watch that with pleasure☺
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it!
DeleteUgh, I really fail to see what's so exciting about ballooning.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't try it!
DeleteI bet they fight over forgetting the picnic basket.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pickle would that be!
DeleteWhat a nice subject, fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteThey say the effects are stunning.
DeleteI am not okay with history being erased to fit today’s agenda. Just for that, we will not be watching this one.
ReplyDeleteWe won't either, imagine how Henry's family is feeling?
DeleteRightfully pissed, I imagine.
DeletePoor bastards!
DeleteAdd that to the reason why I would never, ever go in a hot air balloon. My luck, I'd float away to space and then crash land days later in the arctic.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably end up being eaten by pigeons or hawks.
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