The movie is overall
pretty calm without huge action scenes. I personally mostly liked the
relationship between Claire and Eric and the interactions of the
actors off each other. Claire strives to help Eric, on his terms, and
doesn't push him to the meetings with the others. Eric on the other
hand seems sympathic, at least to me, despite (or because of?) his
positive, reckless, euphoric way.
The revelation of what the
deal is with the passengers at the end is probably not very
surprising and similar to other known movies. In the end the movie,
for me, isn't so much a mystery-thriller or drama, although it could
be seen as that. For me, the movie is maily about relationships to
other people and about people concerned for other people. Claire is
concerned for the passengers and her neighbour (played by Dianne
Wiest) and others are for her. It's obvious only at the end just how
much and why they truly are.
When I watched the movie
for the first time, I inevitably thought of a certain well known tv
series. The end of that series and with that the revelation of what's
going on with the characters there disappointed a lot of people. I
myself didn't make it past the end of the first season of that
series. As well known as the revelation of Passengers may be in the
end, I think the way Passengers is told and constructed is way better
and fairer for the viewer than the series was.
With all the relationships
and care for other people, will there be a chance for the
relationship between Clare and her obviously estranged sister? You'll
have to see it for yourself.
This movie isn't set
around Christmas, not even in winter. Defining for me to pick it for
a review on December was a remark made by Eric, “That crash. It's
like being born again.” Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus
(although not his re-birth) and is, more than other Christian
holidays a holiday about relationships.
