Garland’s had something of a blessed life as a writer – his first novel was a best seller, then he was lucky enough to hook up with Danny Boyle. But give the main his due – this is a first-rate script, taut, well structured, tough, believable enough (I have no idea whether the science is real or not but I was convinced – except flying through space, even if only for a short while, that I didn’t quite buy). A review of Variety thought it borrowed too liberally from 2010 but it’s not that close to it. Yes there is another ship that they go on board, but there’s another mission here. And the ending is different. This draft has some changes from the final film – there’s a sex scene/romance between Capa and Cassie, the captain has a non-Japanese name, Mace is more heroic here (Capa saves the day more in the movie), the ending is less confusing in the film. Good changes, really. The theme is still the same – when it comes to the survival of the human race, leave it to computers!!
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