Movies that Show the True Size of the Universe

Get Nebula for a year, or for infinity: https://go.nebula.tv/lsoo Watch "The Space Game Paradox" on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-the-space-game-paradox Help me make more videos! Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/LikeStoriesofOld Leave a One-Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/TomvanderLinden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LikeStoriesofOld Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.vd.linden Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOO About this video essay: Examining the varying ways in which space movies try to capture and understand the unfathomable scale of the universe, and exploring the existential dread and wonder that arise from the effort. 0:00 Prologue 0:15 The Problem of Scale 2:38 How Movies Convey Size 5:14 Where Movies Fall Short 7:31 The Weight of Infinity 10:25 Overwhelming Time and Space 13:17 A Dialogue with the Cosmos 16:36 The Journey Home 19:46 The Space Game Paradox Media included: 2001: A Space Odyssey; Ad Astra; Interstellar; Sunshine; The Tree of Life; Star Trek; Star Wars; Event Horizon; First Man; Prometheus; Alien: Covenant; Eternals; Dune; Godzilla; Gravity; Passengers; Rogue One; Voyage of Time; The Martian Listen to my podcast, Cinema of Meaning: Video: https://nebula.tv/watchcinemaofmeaning Audio: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning Further Reading: Like Stories of Old – The Complete Reading List: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/reading-list 10 Books that changed my life: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-books-that-changed-my-life 10 More books that inspired my thinking: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/10-more-books-that-inspired-my-thinking My Camera Gear: https://kit.co/likestoriesofold/my-travel-camera-gear Business inquiries: lsoo@standard.tv Say hi: likestoriesofold@gmail.com Music: Piotr Hummel - Spectacular Dexter Britain - The Time to Run Dexter Britain - Your Own World Slow Meadow - On a Bed of Green Blades Slow Meadow - Crown of Amber Canopy pt. 2 Ryan Taubet - Starfall David Morton - Eclipse Oliver Michael - Taken From a Void Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3532571/1347628/16252