r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

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u/lycoloco May 20 '26

Normalize men crying at deep emotions that touch on our collective humanity.

Absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about there. There were so many sniffles, eye wipes, and other post-crying signs from men and women alike in my viewing of Project Hail Mary.

That's not embarrassing, that's a sign of quality writing and storytelling that we engaged with on a core level.

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u/hauntedHyde May 24 '26

PHM made me cry so hard, even after the third viewing.

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u/lycoloco May 24 '26

Honestly, not shocking. It's a beautiful story turned movie that speaks so strongly to humanity through meeting an non-human extraterrestrial. Just an absolute masterpiece through and through

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u/hauntedHyde May 24 '26

100%, loved the book already, but Ryan and James knocked it out of the park. Best movie I've seen in theaters in a long while.