So, thankfully, I’m not sure what possessed me exactly, but it did, maybe a desperate yearning for some magic to be able to keep facing this crude and cruel reality, I could pause and actually pay attention. And it did look like something I definitely shouldn’t miss! Whoa!
Ryan Gosling's movies are memorable. The author of The Martian is behind it. And I cannot think of a better song than Sign of the Times to go around. Also, that’s a… very compelling trailer. I’m in!
As if I wasn’t already bought, the second trailer further intrigued me. With a more serious tone, though still with its comic reliefs, it pretty much made it clear that this is indeed serious. Got me going, “Uh, oh. That bad?” I’ve never read the book, so I’m quite clueless at this point. But ok, ok. I’m locked in!
Then on to the final trailer. Damn. The gravity of the situation. The weight of that line. “The world is counting on you.” Imagine being someone who sees themselves as merely a school teacher and being hit with this. Among other things, I’d be in disbelief. Make sense of it all you want, but still. Jeez. It’s like, hello, we need an adult here. And you haven’t come to terms with the fact that YOU are the adult. And again, omg. You’ve got to be kidding. What have we come to?
