Non-violent, psychological sci-fi

Rating: 8/10 (31 October 2017)

My sci-fi preference is for hard science fiction. I like as much science accuracy as possible. In that vein, I also prefer psychological realism. I can't relate if the portrayal of what people do and say are too far out of sink with how they would really act. I have gotten more selective with what I watch because of these things. I dislike being disappointed after I watch a movie or read a book. For instance, I disliked Star Wars Force Awakens. I'm even a bit forgiving toward the prequels. But I think that Force Awakens stretched coherence too far. But that deserves its own post.
I just watched Passengers (2016). I had reservations because multiple reviews illustrated how much of the science was wrong and about the abusive action of Pratt's character. But I liked the idea that it didn't have any intentional antagonists. So I rented it. Yes, it did get rather loose with the science. But I thought that it had a compelling story and interesting character portrayals. I thought that the positives outweighed the negatives. You see, another thing with which I've gotten bored is the antagonist / protagonist method of story telling. Some people claim that Pratt's character is the antagonist. But I think of the character as being someone who intends to be a good guy but makes a horrible mistake.
The end result is that I felt that Passengers had enough for me to consider it to be enjoyable science fiction. It had a good concept, generally good story progression, likable characters and no enemies. That being said, it really could have done better by the science without being detrimental to the story. But I will watch it again.