This movie is very confusing to me. Mostly it is about a family driving home to the father-in-laws residence where they plan to live for a while after the mother has passed away. Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) has not yet told his children even though she died three weeks ago. He is carrying her ashes in a Tupperware dish. He is traveling with his son Woodrow (Jake Ryan) and three daughters, Andromeda, Pandora and Cassiopeia (Ella, Gracie and Willan Ferris). Those three ad some good humor as they can be vicious. When they get to Asteroid City the car blows out. Steenbeck contacts his father-in-law (Tom Hanks) and he agrees to come and get them. In the meantime Midge Campbell (Scarlett Johansson) who is a movie star and her daughter, Dinah (Grace Harris) arrive in Asteroid City. As does a bus load of people and many more coming for the annual Asteroid Day celebration. The ceremony for Astroid Day is conducted by General Gibson (Jeffrey Wright). And at the ceremonies they are visited by a space alien. Consequently the town is put on quarantine, including the visitors. The government tries to keep the story locked down, The story deals with the father and kids struggling with losing their wife and mother. The father too also struggles with losing his daughter.
The confusing part of this movie is the format, a movie about a television programs which is airing a dramatic play. I can't keep track of what is what, because there is also real life going on. The movie concludes with the line, "You can't wake up, if you do't fall asleep." Apparently meaning you have to go on, and then you can deal with the grief or issue over time. But again this movie is very weird.
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