Hi... my name is Grace (or Vivianne). I love Project Hail Mary. A lot. Way too much, actually. I saw the film for the first time in theaters on April 23, 2026, and have since seen it thirteen more times. It is, without exaggeration, the only thing that has occupied my mind, and I am not complaining. As I write this, I'm listening to the audiobook. I also own a physical copy of the book, the movie on digital, as well as a slowly (but surely) growing collection of merchandise (which is at the bottom of this paste.) I even have a pair of glasses on the way that look very similar to Ryland Grace's pair. Can you tell yet that I absolutely adore the film? (I have yet to finish the book...) Adore might actually be a gross understatement.

Speaking of Dr. Ryland Grace, I love that dumbass more than I can physically describe. It just comes out as me insulting and threatening him constantly, but I promise I love that fictional man to death. I, unfortunately, relate to him on so many levels it is unreal. My headcanons of him make it so he is basically just another me (aro-ace, neurodivergent, etc.) I would say that I feel for him in a deeply familial way. Hell, my Project Hail Mary OC is his older sister. Hey Lizzy... I love thinking about them, but my own ideas hurt sometimes. I just cannot help doing that, I guess. Someone needs to yell at me to write about them more.

Anyway, back to Dr. Grace. He makes me so goddamn emotional I hate it. When he is forcibly sedated and wheezes Carl's name as he is being held down in the grass, and that being his last memory on Earth, I actually cannot handle it. (Genuinely, I teared up just thinking about it while writing this.) I wonder often about how many of his students were inspired by what they think is his selflessness, sacrificing his life and going to another star system to save humanity. Meanwhile, it was just... fabricated. I don't hate Stratt for her decision, quite the opposite actually, but the man really didn't want to go to space, and I fucking get it. I miss him so much all the time, even when I'm watching the damn movie.

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Rocky. Oh, Rocky. I feel so unbelievably maternal over that big rock spider, & I love him dearly. I don't even know how this happened, spiders are my biggest fear... but I guess Rocky is the exception. He's actually such a sweetheart & I love his relationship with Ryland. I strive to have friendships as close as theirs is. Thinking about how he's been on the Blip-A for not only Grace's entire life, but for so much of his relationship with Adrian... agh. Also how Rocky risked his own life just to save Grace... and then wouldn't go to "sleep" until he knew that Grace would be okay... goddamnit. Movie got me crying (numerous times) over a puppet man.

I genuinely hope this movie sweeps the Academy Awards in 2027. Give it fucking everything. Ryan, we will finally get you that Best Actor award, trust. James better win Best Supporting Actor for his preformance as Rocky, it was phenomenal. I need them to make history with this movie. Of course, Sandra needs to win Best Supporting Actress aswell. I love you Eva Stratt. Like I said, give it every award. I think it's become my favorite movie of all time, and I am not at all complaining. Watching it is such an amazing experience that I never expected when I walked into that theater on April 23, 2026.