Masks. We figured out 100 years ago during during the "Spanish" Flu pandemic that masks are effective. 100 years is a long time to forget history and feel the fate. Of course, as has been illustrated in far more recent times, it has taken a much shorter time to forget much more recent history and suffer ridiculous and unnecessary repetition. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” -- George Santayana

So right, and from Fortune's professional journalist(s)?

And how! The music is nearly unbearable!

I also always thought it was very unrealistic to have overlooked the plants' need for light. BUT, the movie was ahead of the curve (movie-wise) in several areas including the spacecraft design, depiction of the spacecraft interiors (other than the need for willing suspension of disbelief in regard to gravity) and the use of the utilitarian robots that needed programming updates for new tasks (even if this was oddly accomplished). And, k6mfw, the robots *were* cute and sassy before R2-D2.

How 'bout shape sifting?