What enlightenment does Space Rescue, which is comparable to Gravity, give people？
It’s a very substitutive movie, which is easily reminiscent of Hollywood in the past few years, but it’s a science fiction film. Space Rescue is based on the true story of Salute 7 of the former Soviet space station in 1985. Science fiction films are often about imagining the future, while this film is about looking back at history. Over the past 30 years, when we look back at this space rescue with more advanced technology, we will not feel outdated at all, and even have the illusion of science fiction films.
Stills of Space Rescue
The visual experience of the film is wonderful, but the task of space rescue itself is not wonderful. On the premise that the ground simulation docking tests failed, two former Soviet astronauts hurriedly bid farewell to their families and set foot on the road. No one knows what difficulties and dangers they will face in space. Because the space station was completely lost, the celestial behemoth rotated and flipped, and did not provide astronauts with a sector for docking the spacecraft. Moreover, the space station is out of control, and the previous two-way docking has become one-way forced docking, and the failure rate of simulated docking on the ground is 100%.
With my limited knowledge, I know that the danger of astronauts is far more than that. Even if the docking is lucky, in the face of the unknown cabin failure of the space station, it is likely to kill the astronauts as soon as they open the door; The cold caused by the failure of the power system of the space station is not that astronauts can carry the top by adding a pair of autumn trousers to their spacesuits; The ubiquitous water droplets after thawing make the risk of short circuit ubiquitous, and a small spark may kill astronauts in the sea of fire. In fact, every astronaut’s lift-off is an adventure that challenges life, and the tragedy of turning into a ray of fireworks as soon as it is lifted off is not unheard of.
Knowing that you can’t do it, this is the special temperament brought by Russian nationality to this story, which also makes this story different from Hollywood routines. If they were Americans, they would have been scared to retreat, but the Soviets took off ahead of time with zero success rate of ground simulation. Of course, this is also a concrete manifestation of the political correctness of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In order to maintain an advantage in this battle for hegemony with space science and technology as the carrier, the Soviets will never allow their space station achievements to be taken away by the Americans, and they will throw caution to the wind as soon as they grind their teeth and stamp their feet.
Stills of Space Rescue
Because of the documentary background and the cooperation and conflict between heaven and earth, the story of "Space Rescue" is more full than before. Although many people have been familiar with how the Soviets saved the day this time from the history of human space, it is the first time to substitute from the perspective of astronauts. The unknown dangers of astronauts at every step and the emergency response still make this story exude a fascinating charm.
Russians have always been known for their extensiveness and fearlessness. "One person can tear a bear by hand." This is evident in the fact that astronauts took the risk of completing docking without waiting for ground instructions. The fearlessness of the fighting nation is inevitable, but I didn’t expect the Russians to do quite well in the details of the film. The scene after the ice water in the space station was well handled, and on the basis of scientific restoration, it created an illusion unique to some fantasy movies.
Stills of Space Rescue
The nationality of the Russians is also reflected in the scene where two astronauts who were feverish with cold asked the sky for wine. The dripping wine and the daily dialogue were handled with great interest. You know, the Soviet Union banned alcohol at that time, but their astronauts were famous for sneaking alcohol into space. In Gravity in 2015, the little wine that sandra bullock and George Rooney drank on the International Space Station was the Russian possession.
Stills of Gravity
At the same time, the film’s philosophical discussion does not lose the Russian national heritage. In particular, the stowaway cockroach Xiaoqiang, if on earth, can’t escape humble death, but in outer space, it is of great significance. He has become a compatriot of the earth in the astronaut’s mouth and the third astronaut in the space station. This cut-and-run scene was handled meaningfully by the Russians. There are also two angel sightings in the film, and the director uses blue light to stop. This is not only the connection of the real experience of astronauts in the former Soviet Union, but also our awe and imagination of the universe, showing the greatness and smallness of mankind.
The grand narrative and details of the film are very good. The story begins with the Soviet Union’s rescue of its salute No.7 space station. As a result, two rescuers became the targets of rescue. After Gravity, Space Rescue once again successfully brought our vision to the magical outer space, and this time we learned more about science, including the tension of desperate survival and HTC narrative, as well as the curiosity of details. The two great astronauts not only completed a series of impossible tasks, but also opened the key to space science for us step by step.
The same is the excavation of deep space theme. Russian’s Space Rescue and American’s Gravity have many similarities and differences. For example, in the beginning, the work location of the space station was linked to the earth background, and the astronauts chatted, all of which talked about the relationship between men and women and the concern for their wives when they flew over their hometown. The difference is that Soviet astronauts have a good wife to warm their beds when they come home, while Americans’ eager wives take away their belongings and run away with other men. This seems to be a joke, but in fact it reveals the loneliness behind the aerospace industry, which is not tolerated by ordinary people and ordinary families.
Gravitation poster
The output of Russian films can’t compare with Hollywood, but the efficiency of their Space Rescue can make Hollywood blockbusters feel ashamed. The American Gravity cost 150 million yuan, and the other Mars Rescue mouse cost 180 million yuan. It is said that the Russian Space Rescue investment is only 40 million rubles. A ruble is exchanged for 10 yuan, but it is more than 4 million yuan, equivalent to more than 700 thousand dollars, but it has achieved the effect of not losing Hollywood vision at all.
Russians may save money in many ways. As far as I know, they moved out of the space station and filmed in the space station cabin, which not only saved the cost of landscaping, but also restored the details of the space station to the maximum extent. After the end of the Cold War, especially after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia’s pace in space slowed down and became less mysterious. It is said that this time, China fans will have the opportunity to visit Russia on the spot and experience the excitement of supersonic speed at an altitude of 20,000 meters. It can be seen that the once brilliant and mysterious Russian aerospace has been opened to the people.
In fact, what should be compared with Space Rescue is not the Gravity of Hollywood, but another American film. On the same documentary background, this story led by Tom Hanks in 1995 was adapted from another real adventure in American space history. On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was launched, which was the seventh mission of American Apollo program and the third mission of human landing on the moon. Unexpectedly, the service module exploded the day after launch, which severely damaged Apollo 13.
Apollo 13 stills
It is completely different from the plight of the Soviet space station in 1985, because there were no astronauts on Salute 7 at that time, and the most loss was a pile of scrap iron and the defeat of the Cold War. As for sending astronauts to take risks in maintenance, there were many sacrifices to achieve personal integrity. However, the situation of Apollo 13 is very different. There are three astronauts on board. The scientific mission can be shelved and the spacecraft can be abandoned. The rescue of the three astronauts has become the top priority. Tens of thousands of scientists and engineers spontaneously gathered together to participate in the rescue of heaven and earth, and finally overcome all difficulties, resulting in the return of three heroes to the earth.
However, after all, these films are adapted from documentary background, which are melodramas, not documentaries. They are based on historical facts and are not equal to historical facts. Space Rescue has made some compromises and changes to historical facts for its narrative tension. For example, it created the illusion that Americans might steal their space station. In fact, the American Challenger was launched before the Soviet astronauts took off, and the salute No.7 was not moved, so there would be no encounter between the astronauts of the two countries and appreciate each other.
Stills of Space Rescue
For example, stealing wine from the space station is a small taste of Soviet astronauts, but smoking is absolutely impossible, and the state of lighting and smoke in space is not the way in the film. In addition, the fire on the space station was invented by the screenwriter and did not happen at that time. Moreover, the tasks of the two astronauts in those years were far more than those shown in the movie. One of them worked continuously on the space station for 110 days, and the other insisted on working for 169 days before returning. Although the film is embellished, the real space flight is far greater than the film presentation.
Salute 7 and two former Soviet astronauts in Space Rescue are lucky, and the three American astronauts in Apollo 13 are also lucky, but not every space disaster is lucky. The American Challenger spacecraft appeared in Space Rescue. When it performed its mission on January 28 of the following year, it lifted off for 73 seconds like fireworks, and took away the lives of seven astronauts.
Data map of the American Challenger spacecraft crash
Later, the first space station that humans can live in for a long time, that is, the Russian Mir space station, was also "unable to rescue" because of frequent accidents, and finally crashed on March 23, 2001 by braking and igniting.
Mir space data map
"Space Rescue" was released in Russia, which broke the Russian box office record in the first week, which shows the preference of Russians for this film. We can’t expect "Space Rescue" to explode in the China market like Indian movies, but at least it has brought us different anti-Hollywood narratives, enriched our market shelves and provided us with a brand-new space vision.
At the same time, Space Rescue is of great significance to us. For example, how to achieve Hollywood industrial vision at less cost; For example, how to make the adaptation of real events conform to the aesthetic and narrative of movies; For example, let the past scientific dedication sharpen the efforts and cohesion of young people. Our sci-fi creation is still in its infancy, and we have a lot to learn.
Compared with the slow pace of Russian space flight in recent years, our progress in the space field is obvious to all. We successfully launched our own manned spacecraft, established our own space station, and launched a new round of human moon landing program and Mars exploration program. Regrettably, our related sci-fi film and television creation failed to keep pace with our science and technology and keep pace with the times.
In fact, in Europe and America, many sci-fi creations will even lead the development of science and technology, such as video chat in A Space Odyssey, anti-gravity flying motorcycles in the movies, touch screens and holograms in Future Report, and tablet computers in the movies, all of which have come into our real life, and our self-developed driverless cars have also been tested on the road. To some extent, sci-fi creation is also an advanced productive force, which can not be ignored or absent.
