Mass Effect Andromeda and the movie 'Passengers' [movie Spoilers]

Without giving too much spoiler of that movie, it's also about a giant space ark carrying thousands of passengers to a far far place in the galaxy on a journey of around 120 years. One main reason for me being interested in this movie is becuz of MEA and it is sorta a warmup thing before the game is released.

Anyway the main plot of the movie has got me thinking, if the journey of merely one-fifth of what the Andromeda Initiative has planned in length is already that taxing on the mind(it's not just about the cryostasis) and easily prone to having technical issues, how does one even maintain a fleet of ships and its occupants for that long in space? The closest thing that come to my mind is the Quarian migration fleet. However the biggest difference is that the Quarians have maintained contact with the rest of the civilization and routinely bring back supplies and spare parts for maintenance. Meanwhile traveling between galaxies is a whole lot of nothing in between. No supply station, no one stopping by to help if something breaks down. You are literally on your own all the way.

I'm aware that the game may simply lightly brush through the initial journey and begin at the point where we've already arrived in Andromeda safe and sound somehow. Still it's something I feel like the need to get off my chest and ask what is everyone's opinion.

Well according to some sources your sibling(the one you don't pick to play) suffers some kind of cryosleep complication that prevents them from participating in fields ops. So safe and sound isn't really the word I would use. My guess is there are some technical complications that arise throughout the journey that we have to deal with when we get to Andromeda. But this story isn't really about the journey but the destination. The focus is Andromeda so the entire journey might take place within the prologue mission.

I agree. Bioware is definitely setting up a few things up for the advertisement campaign featuring the background of the AI program. It'd be such a waste of potential if the MEA introduction is just the casual 'Wham bam here we are at Andromeda finally! Now everyone get off the ship!' routine.

The journey time of 600 years is already consistent with the distance to Andromeda and the FTL capability of the MW races prior to the Reaper invasion. So no explanation is necessary other than how to get round the problem of being unable to discharge the mass effect core with no planets or suns on route. But we've already had that explanation in the briefing in the form of the ODSY drive.

Based on the briefings the reason for going to Andromeda is one of exploration and of exploiting the resource rich Andromeda with a view to setting up a permanent link with the Milky Way.

As for the AI not being in the Reapers best interests I would argue that it is. Their primary interest is ensuring that the races in the MW galaxy are removed from that Galaxy prior to them achieving a level of technology that might cause the creation of a synthetic intelligence that would threaten the entirety of organic life in the MW.  They have never shown any interest in trying to contain the technology levels of races in other Galaxies (that would be entirely impractical to even contemplate given how many other Galaxies there are and the distances involved). So if the MW races up and leave the MW and go elsewhere then their doing the Reaper's job for them by removing themselves. Just 100,000 less people they need to harvest when the time comes.

Of course, Sovereign was the only Reaper in a position to even know about the AI at that point and he was much more concerned with fixing the problem with the Citadel so that he could signal the invasion.

There are few barely passable plot devices I can't get outta my head. Overall the movies isn't bad effort indeed.

I didn't want to see this film after learning of the twist, but I had prebooked tickets with a friend and fellow sci-fi (and Chris Pratt fan) so I went along anyway interested to see if I'd be as disappointed and somewhat angry with the film and the duplicitous marketing like other people and critics who have seen it.

Visuals and design are good. No complaints. Overall though, I feel it has a very different look and aesthetic as to what Andromeda is going for (based from what we have seen).

AS for everything else, this film is bad. The characters are so thinly written its appalling, and the whole premise and everything is deeply troubling, and it is impossible to root for the characters, and to somewhat enjoy the film post-twist.

Others have written in greater detail and depth as to why this film is so bad on a story and character level, and its deeply problematic premise, twist and implications thereof.

On a story and character level, the film completely fails, in mine, and others honest opinions.

Its a shame, because if it was told as a horror or thriller, instead of straight Hollywood romance (one of the films biggest problems and failings) then the film could have worked a million times better. There are so many areas that if they had been tweaked or changed then the film would have worked.

Because the visuals and other sci-fi elements are strong, and of a high caliber, but the failing and troubling issues of the narrative bring everything else down.