Moon – Teaser
Friday, May 8th, 2009 11:30 am—FilmMoon (UK 2009, Sci-Fi/Thriller), Writers: Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker; Director: Duncan Jones
Moon isn’t scheduled for wide release until July, but I can’t wait that long to post about it. I’m so excited to see this movie! Check out the trailer: http://www.sonyclassics.com/moon/trailer.html. It’s haunting. And especially exciting for me given that I’m in the process of finalizing the content for my new children’s book about space travel.
The Moon trailer says it all, so I won’t get into a plot summary. I can’t wait to see it because of the fantastic mood created in the trailer, the subject matter (space has always completely blown my mind, and the more I think and learn about it, the less I can believe it… it’s too big to fit inside one mind) and the talent. Lead actor Sam Rockwell has been involved in some pretty interesting work (Basquiat, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind).
Also, Moon looks unique and ballsy. I’m always drawn to movies that take risks, like a sci-fi that revolves around one person in isolation, and relies on intelligence rather than falling back on special effects.
Here’s an interview with writer/director Duncan Jones, in which he talks about the response Moon got at a recent NASA screening (among other things): http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4313243.html.
Keep Moon on your horizon! I’ll definitely post about it once I see it.
this movie does look good!