流浪地球 (2019)
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Humanity constructs massive engines to physically move the Earth out of the Solar System to escape an expanding Sun.
The story
In the year 2058, an anomalously expanding red giant Sun threatens to engulf the Earth within 100 years. Under a world government, humanity constructs 10,000 enormous fusion-powered "Earth Engines" to thrust the planet into a new orbit around Alpha Centauri. Chinese astronaut Liu Peiqiang leaves his son Qi in the care of his father-in-law before departing for a mission. As the planet is thrust out of its orbit, the halt of rotation causes cataclysms, forcing half of humanity to move underground. Seventeen years later, Qi and his foster sister attempt to tour the surface, only to be caught in a crisis as Earth approaches Jupiter.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2058, an expanding Sun threatens Earth, leading humanity to build 10,000 'Earth Engines' to move the planet to Alpha Centauri. Astronaut Liu Peiqiang leaves his son Qi with his father-in-law Han Zi'ang. As the Earth is thrust out of orbit, rotation halts, causing global cataclysms. Seventeen years later, Qi and his foster sister Han Duoduo sneak onto the surface and are arrested with a prisoner named Tim and Zi'ang. A gravity spike from Jupiter causes earthquakes that disable many engines, putting Earth on a collision course with Jupiter. The group is forced into an emergency mission to transport a Lighter Core to Hangzhou, where Zi'ang freezes to death. They later join another team to repair an engine in Sulawesi. Meanwhile, Peiqiang discovers the station's AI, MOSS, plans to abandon Earth. Peiqiang joins a Russian cosmonaut to stop MOSS but is eventually forced to sacrifice himself by piloting the space station into a plasma jet to ignite the atmospheres of Earth and Jupiter, saving the planet. Three years later, Qi, Duoduo, and an engineer, Li Yiyi, work as truck operators as Earth continues its journey.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 125
- Production countries
- China
- Original languages
- Mandarin
- Directors
- Frant Gwo
- Writers
- Gong Ge'er · writer; Yan Dongxu · writer; Frant Gwo · writer; Ye Junce · writer; Yang Zhixue · writer; Wu Yi · writer; Ye Ruchang · writer
- Cast and characters
- Wu Jing; Qu Chuxiao; Li Guangjie; Ng Man-tat; Zhao Jinmai; Qu Jingjing
- Genres
- science fiction; disaster; action
- Themes
- human solidarity; survival; technological advancement; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- epic; spectacular; dramatic
- Premise and plot tags
- space exploration; post-apocalyptic; interstellar travel; global catastrophe
- Source material / true-story basis
- The 2000 short story 'The Wandering Earth' by Liu Cixin.
- Franchise connections
- The Wandering Earth
- Content notes
- child
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and a positive reception in China, though it faced some criticism for lack of character development and was occasionally dismissed as propaganda.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 57 · scale: 100 · review count: 8
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Rooster Award · Best Picture · 2019 · won; Golden Rooster Award · Best Sound · 2019 · won; Golden Oak Award · Best Film · 2019 · won; Golden Angel · Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 15th Chinese American Film Festival · won
- Production trivia
- Wu Jing invested his own money into the film after it ran into financial trouble.; The film's production cost was estimated at $50 million.; The crew chronicled one hundred years of history, including big events since 2017, to connect the real world and the movie world.
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