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- 2022
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 45 m
- 2022
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Good Night Oppy tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.
Directed By: Ryan White
Written By: Helen Kearns, Ryan White
- 2022
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 45 m
- 2022
- PG
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 45 m
Good Night Oppy
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7.2
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Summary Good Night Oppy tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.
Directed By: Ryan White
Written By: Helen Kearns, Ryan White
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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70% Positive
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30% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
65
70% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
30% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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“Oppy” is a salute to the best of what humans are capable when they unite in a common purpose to expand their knowledge of matters beyond the realm of the known.
By the end of Good Night Oppy, Opportunity and Spirit have become no less lovable as characters than R2-D2 or Wall-E. It’s tough not to feel for their loss.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.2
69% Positive
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15% Mixed
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15% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.2
69% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
15% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
15% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
IN A NUTSHELL:
This inspirational documentary is about two rovers sent to Mars, written and directed by Ryan White with writing help by Helen Kearns.
The film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
THINGS I LIKED:
Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett offers pleasant narration to this story that will capture your heart and inspire your mind.
Hopefully, this will inspire young kids to explore math and science more.
The musical score by Blake Neely offers a gentle lift throughout.
The facts we learn are simply amazing, but the most impressive is how long OPPY lived in the harsh climate of Mars!
It’s so fun to hear which “wake up” songs the crew chose, depending on what was happening at the time during the long adventure.
It’s inspiring to see and hear people talk about this mission with so much passion. What an honor it was to be a part of something so special.
I loved that they were able to include a high school student’s long-term experience with this project.
The names of the twin-sister rovers were perfect: Spirit and Opportunity. Good luck to Perseverance, the granddaughter who is headed off on her own adventure!
I had heard that this fascinating documentary was “sweet and touching” but I couldn’t imagine what that meant when it was talking about robots on Mars. I get it now. It gave me all the feels and even evoked some tears from my eyes. Sweet and touching, indeed.
THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:
I preferred the “first” ending. The second one left me with unanswered questions.
Scientists and engineers who are hoping for more details might be disappointed. The film gives us a simple overview of the ambitious project without boring mainstream audiences with too much “science stuff”.
I love that there were people from all over the world contributing to this project so that it was considered more of a triumph for humanity and not just for Americans.
Many of the scenes are definitely CGI.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
Young kids might be bored. Older kids interested in science or engineering will be fascinated.
No profanity
Robots are in dangerous situations
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Oppy’s origin story and her adorable, human-like qualities will surely attract a wide audience, but the vulnerability and passion of the engineers are what makes this documentary special.
If anything, Good Night Oppy could be nerdier, a little more in the weeds of the science that makes all of this possible. That’d prove a little less lightly entertaining, for some. But it’d also be true to what the movie is already about.
Ryan White’s documentary is cute to a fault and filled with a rapturously uncomplicated glee about the joys of exploration.
Director Ryan White delivers an entertaining, albeit highly selective account of this project, brushing over any details that might lend this story a modicum of existential weight.
Recreated footage of the rovers flying to, landing on, and carefully exploring the red planet tend to be the most engrossing material in White’s scattershot documentary, which too often tries to humanize the rovers’ handlers by playing up their emotions instead of their accomplishments.
An entertaining and informative look at the work of the Opportunity rover on Mars. I liked that whole approach, but what did get on my nerves was the attempt at emotional manipulation towards the end when the rover stopped responding after a huge dust storm. Did they really want us to feel sad about a robot? That was a little weird.
Nonetheless, if you have Prime Video, go see it.
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O documentário tenta a todo instante, com uma trilha sonora melodramática, humanizar a relação com os robôs que vão explorar o território de Marte, coisa que um "Wall-E" consegue fazer com tamanha facilidade.
Deste modo, sobram frases de efeito e até mesmo uma selfie que o robô teve que fazer vira motivo de comoção, como se não fosse também para registrar o momento histórico de desbravamento.
Sobre Marte? Bem, tem nuvem de poeira e "possivelmente" teve água.
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Production Company
Amazon Studios,
Amblin Entertainment,
Amblin Television,
Film 45,
Tripod Media
Release Date Nov 4, 2022
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG
Genres
Awards
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 5 Wins & 6 Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
