Project Hail Mary is a work by Andy Weir, telling the story of Grace, an ordinary science teacher who takes on the fate of Earth and embarks alone into space. The film begins in a situation where Earth's sustainability is threatened and contains a narrative that requires the dedication and sacrifice of scientists. This work, released on the 18th, was produced by Sony Pictures.

The background of the film is an impending ice age on Earth, with the efforts of scientists to solve it as the central theme. Grace is an astronaut on a suicide mission, similar to the heroic narrative of Interstellar 12 years ago. The deep friendship with an alien life form resembles E.T. from 34 years ago. The bond between Grace and the alien Loki is portrayed warmly.

The protagonist Grace is a single science teacher, far from family-oriented melodrama. She becomes the "chosen one" sent to space after being told, "You're not married, and you don't even have a dog." This setting excludes melodrama and adds light humor and charm.

The film's key term, Astrophage, means a star-consuming entity. The black spot Astrophage, which attaches to the surface of the sun and eats away its light energy, is slowly killing the planets of the solar system. The weakening sun is a death sentence for all life on Earth. The only planet not infected by Astrophage is Tau Ceti. Scientists believe they must go to Tau Ceti to uncover the secret and launch Project Hail Mary.

Hail Mary refers to a risky play with a low success rate in American football. Grace endures long periods alone in dark space, suffering loneliness. At that time, the alien Loki appears, showing a will to communicate. In Andy Weir's previous work The Martian, the protagonist left video logs alone, but in Project Hail Mary, there are scenes where Grace talks with Loki. Loki is a creature that does not show a face or emotions, and Grace communicates with it using an automatic translation system.

The film depicts the process of Grace and Loki working as a team to explore the planet Tau Ceti. This process consists of pleasant and cute scenes and has an emotional line different from Armageddon, Gravity, and Interstellar. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller participated in production, adding emotional depth. The background music was composed by Daniel Pemberton, showing a tendency to reduce the pathos typical of existing space films.

Project Hail Mary is a blockbuster with a production cost of about 260 billion won. In terms of completeness, it is a verified Hollywood sci-fi work, and the realm of emotion will be the deciding factor. This film is rated for audiences aged 12 and older.