The rest of the colonists were clustered haphazardly in the center of the hall, some of them in small groups while a few of them jumped or whirled in a strange, ecstatic dance.
The juxtaposition of "home town spiritual" and colonizing space is a powerful one. Makes me wonder just who ARE these people? How were they found/recruited? I mean, I guess we're supposed to understand that Earth is largely a mess from Epiphany to this day, and Mars isn't exactly covered in farmland, so maybe these folks need a new home as much as United Space Corp needs colonists. Still, I try to comprehend what goes through their minds. I guess if they effectively lost their homes on Earth, so to speak, they would see this great journey as an "exodus" to a "promised land". Even if it's promised by a corporation rather than a god.
In most science fiction (that I've seen), colonists are depicted as leaving the familiar in search of the new and exciting (kind of like Rex was). They are young and enthusiastic and eager to be part of something revolutionary. These people are of all ages and seem like they just want a place to settle and keep doing what they've always done. It's a very interesting take, and I look forward to seeing more of them.
And this Miss Anna has my hackles up. She really seems sharp and like there's a lot more going on then she tends to display. And she "rules" by emotion and mystery. This sort of thing usually indicates a brilliant, sinister, cynical manipulator. Or at best, a person who started well-intentioned but who get wrapped up and tripped up by the corruption of power and believing their own propaganda. Religion gets a bad wrap, but often for very good reasons. I wait to see what she's about and what she really wants. But for now, I'm eyeing her with deep suspicion.
Thank you for this swirl of action brought in such focus and emotion. This is cinematic.
The juxtaposition of "home town spiritual" and colonizing space is a powerful one. Makes me wonder just who ARE these people? How were they found/recruited? I mean, I guess we're supposed to understand that Earth is largely a mess from Epiphany to this day, and Mars isn't exactly covered in farmland, so maybe these folks need a new home as much as United Space Corp needs colonists. Still, I try to comprehend what goes through their minds. I guess if they effectively lost their homes on Earth, so to speak, they would see this great journey as an "exodus" to a "promised land". Even if it's promised by a corporation rather than a god.
In most science fiction (that I've seen), colonists are depicted as leaving the familiar in search of the new and exciting (kind of like Rex was). They are young and enthusiastic and eager to be part of something revolutionary. These people are of all ages and seem like they just want a place to settle and keep doing what they've always done. It's a very interesting take, and I look forward to seeing more of them.
And this Miss Anna has my hackles up. She really seems sharp and like there's a lot more going on then she tends to display. And she "rules" by emotion and mystery. This sort of thing usually indicates a brilliant, sinister, cynical manipulator. Or at best, a person who started well-intentioned but who get wrapped up and tripped up by the corruption of power and believing their own propaganda. Religion gets a bad wrap, but often for very good reasons. I wait to see what she's about and what she really wants. But for now, I'm eyeing her with deep suspicion.