I felt like the movie was a bit of a disappointment too and you nailed why it felt that way.
Another thing I was frustrated they left out was a line from Stratt after she drugs Grace to force him on the mission. I suppose the audience could infer it, but there's a bit of dialogue that is something like this:
Grace "you'll go to jail for this"
Stratt "I'll deal with the consequences, this is for the fate of humanity"
And when I read it it hit hard what a sacrifice that was. She was likely going to face tribunals and lose her freedom, but she was also going to be seen as a villain. I think being seen as a hero for your sacrifice is an understated motivation.
I felt like the movie was a bit of a disappointment too and you nailed why it felt that way.
Another thing I was frustrated they left out was a line from Stratt after she drugs Grace to force him on the mission. I suppose the audience could infer it, but there's a bit of dialogue that is something like this:
Grace "you'll go to jail for this"
Stratt "I'll deal with the consequences, this is for the fate of humanity"
And when I read it it hit hard what a sacrifice that was. She was likely going to face tribunals and lose her freedom, but she was also going to be seen as a villain. I think being seen as a hero for your sacrifice is an understated motivation.
I didn't read the book. My understanding from the movie was that he was expecting to die by going to help Rocky.
I didn’t get that from the movie at all.