Some films are watched for spectacle. And then there are those after which you don’t want to turn the lights on right away — because a strange silence lingers inside you. Ridley Scott’s new project clearly belongs to the second category.
“Constellation of the Dog” does not begin with a catastrophe. It begins with a memory — warm, almost intimate. A man and a woman bring a puppy home. There is no threat in this moment, only life that does not yet know it will soon disappear.
Then comes silence. A world that no longer makes sound. Burnt land where even the wind feels like a warning. And a man: Hig, a pilot played by Jacob Elordi. Not a traditional hero — no bravado, no pose, just exhaustion and survival instinct.
He lives in isolation with another man — harsh, quiet, as if carved from the same dusty world. Played by Josh Brolin, which is enough to set the tone without explanation.
Their life is not a fight, but constant tension. Not acting means survival. Not hoping means self-preservation.
In this world, emotions become a luxury, and attachment becomes weakness.
Until a signal appears.
Weak, barely noticeable. But real enough to break the balance. Somewhere, there may still be people.
And at that moment, the film stops being a survival story — and becomes a story of choice.
Staying is safe. Leaving is almost madness.
Hig chooses the second.
He takes off in an old aircraft held together more by stubbornness than engineering, heading into the unknown.
Visually, the film remains true to its tone: raiders, chases, people clinging to the wings of a rising plane. But all of this is only the surface.
The real story happens inside.
The cast also includes Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Benedict Wong, and Allison Janney.
Release date: August.
