Spaceman 2024

So what’s the ending in the book? The ending in the movie was not great at all imo.

@hirkiti I'll just copy and past from the Wiki article on the book and spoiler warning for anyone wanting to read the book or even watch the movie haha.

Jakub passes his time with Hanuš while getting reports back from the spy he hired to follow Lenka. When he finally reaches Chopra, the dust particles tear open his ship and he decides to spend his last moments with a dying Hanuš, whom he has grown very close to. At the last moment, Jakub is rescued by a Russian shuttle, where he meets three other cosmonauts. They explain that they are from a secret Russian program and that once they land he will be imprisoned. As they are landing, Jakub escapes with the help of one of the cosmonauts who claims to have met Hanuš as well. The escape attempt causes the ship to crash, with Jakub as the only survivor. He learns he was pronounced dead to the world and decides this is better for both him and Lenka, who he believes is happier without him. He travels back to his childhood home, where he decides to live the rest of his life.

@mellowb Thanks! The ending from the book is sooooo much better. I’ve always heard American audiences dislike sad endings and it’s true that there are many instances of sad endings that are changed to happy by Hollywood. I guess Netflix is guilty of that too.