Psychological portrait of astronaut in modern American space fiction films of XXI century

Abstract

This paper discloses a general psychological portrait of astronaut, which is shown in latest American space fiction films of XXI century. The purpose of this article is to find the most typical psychological features of astronauts, which are presented in films “Interstellar” (2014, director — K. Nolan), “The Martian” (2015, director — R. Scott), “Ad Astra“ (2019, director — J. Gray).
 The methodology of this article includes the using of axiological, systematic and comparative methods. Each of these methods helps to discover three important moral traits, which form the astronaut’s nature and personality.
 The results of this article are a primary investment to the researches, which are dedicated to the modern era of American cinema space fiction.
 The scientific novelty of this work lies in systematic review of American space fiction films, which belong to modern and actual realistic vector of storytelling, where the space fiction genre realizes it’s development nowadays.