'Spaceman', the film directed by Johan Renckpremiered on Friday, March 1, 2024 in Netflix. Its streaming launch placed it among the 10 most viewed productions on the platform. Likewise, this science fiction film, which features the main performance of Adam Sandler, has been generating great interest among fans.
Notably 'Spaceman'is inspired by the novel 'Spaceman of Bohemia' (20217), by the writer Jaroslav Kalfař. Therefore, in this note the differences that exist between the film and the literary work will be addressed. Furthermore, 'Spaceman' has a unique message.
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Differences between the book and the Netflix movie 'Spaceman'
'Spaceman', book
According to the analysis carried out by the DMT media, The book further develops the personal and intimate aspect of Jakub Procházaka (Adam Sandler). The protagonist's childhood was spent in Streda, where he lived with his grandmother, dedicated to the home, and his grandfather, a butcher who owned a farm. His grandfather enthusiastically celebrated Slaughter Day, an occasion in which he sacrificed the largest pig, cooked it and offered it to his guests, a scene referenced in the film with the appearance of the pig and the blood. Jakub moved in with them after his mother, also a housewife, and his father, a collaborator and member of the secret police, died in an unfortunate cable car accident on Mount Hoher Dachstein. It is important to mention that, in his childhood, the 'Velvet Revolution' occurred, with which the Czech Republic freed itself from communism. Although he did not understand politics, the concern of his father, who became an adversary of the new regime, was evident.
Another fact is that the character Radislav Zadic was a university student before the 'Velvet Revolution'. At that time, he wrote revolutionary poems to impress, with no intention of publishing them, but his colleagues spread them as a symbol of resistance. During the Red Regime, he was arrested by Jakub's father and taken to a secret police center to be tortured. After the fall of communism, he visited Jakub's family.
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Some time later, Zadic became a prominent businessman after collaborating with the Government, so he obtained support for his revenge for the torture he suffered: he managed to falsify the documents of Jakub's grandparents' house, which finally caused his eviction. The family moved to an apartment, but the grandparents, not adapted to the new life, fell ill and died. Jakub resolved to clear his name and became a hero of the new Government.
The relationship with Lenka and the abortion she is going through
Jakub began a romance with Lenka, an artist, but after her miscarriage, he decided to isolate himself in his work., which deteriorated their relationship. Although Lenka offered her a second chance, the inability to have another child further strained her situation. At that time, Procházka accepted an offer to be a space volunteer, a decision he made inspired by a past promise to become an astronaut, but which for his wife meant another way to escape.
Jakub and his return to Earth
While everyone believed that Jakub had died in space, in reality, he was captured by Russians for interrogation on Earth.. Realizing this, she sabotaged his landing and escaped. He managed to contact Petr Koukal, a space mission companion who helped him hide on Zlicin before returning to Earth. He preferred to be presumed dead and, although he considered revealing her survival to Lenka, he decided against it after reading a manuscript of hers. Finally, he visited her apartment without revealing himself, and she realized that he must move on as she had done.
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Jakub recovers the keys to his house
Prime Minister Tuma and Radislav Zajic were arrested for corruption in public contracts. Jakub, suspecting that Zadic sent him into space to ruin his marriage, confronts him. Zadic, happy to see him alive, takes him to his father's torture site, denies his involvement in Jakub's mission and expresses that hatred towards his father led him to seek power, but he no longer desired revenge. against Jakub. In the end, he gives him the keys to the family home in Streda, where Jakub decides to stay, giving up being a hero..
'Spaceman', the Netflix movie
In the movie Netflix'Spaceman', it is evident that the main conflict of Jakub Procházka's marriage to Lenka deteriorates after deciding to embark on a several-month mission to investigate a cloud of dust and particles known as Chopra, located in the space between Earth and Venus.. This decision, made without considering his pregnant wife, results in the breakdown of their relationship. Meanwhile, on Earth, Lenka regrets that Jakub abandoned her at a critical moment for her. For this reason, she decides to end her marriage, recording her decision on video. This material is seen by the commissioner, who decides to hide it to protect Jakub and avoid damage to the Eurospace Program mission. Furthermore, Lenka and Jakub experience different situations: she takes refuge in her mother's house, while he, in her ship, encounters a giant spider that listens to him and acts as a kind of spiritual advisor.
