PROJECT HAIL MARY's "Rocky" Is The Greatest Alien Ever! | Lord and Miller | Ryan Gosling

By John Rocha

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Hollywood has spent decades trying to crack the alien. Rocky cracked it in one movie. In this video, I'm making the full case for why Rocky from Project Hail Mary is the greatest alien ever put on screen — not just in sci-fi, but in cinema, period. No villain motive. No human in a suit. No metaphor for something else. Just a genuinely alien being that you somehow end up rooting for with everything you've got. We're talking the science, the friendship, the performance, and why Andy Weir and the filmmakers got something so deeply right. Watch til the end. This one's gonna make you feel things. 📺 Subscribe for more film essays: @therochasays 🔔 Hit the bell so you never miss a video #ProjectHailMary #SciFiMovies #ryanreynolds #lordandmiller #FilmEssay #Rocky #BestAlien #MovieReview #filmanalysis 0:00 — Intro and We all cried over a rock 1:17 — The problem with movie aliens 2:24 — The language barrier as dramatic engine 4:05 — Characterization of Rocky without a face 5:02 — The fri

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