Science wasn't portrayed as magic, just hard work, as it is in real life.
The problems that needed to be solved were the whole movie, and the audience member was left scratching their head just long enough to realize how fucked they would be if they were in his shoes, just before he comes up with a (relatively) plausible solution. Also, science wasn't some deus ex machina that the writer leaned on to solve problems. Nearly every character was a scientist or engineer. Ok, apart from THAT line, I found this the most pro-science hollywood film I have ever seen.įor once, scientists weren't the oddball side characters bumbling around in lab coats (looking at you, Pacific Rim). Why would they come in the form of like 8 little pictures, scattered around, and then move themselves to the right place to form a weird, scattered, panoramic thingy? That was dumb, but literally everything else was awesome. Honestly, the only part that bugged me was how the pictures were transmitted from Pathfinder/Sojourner. Which was fairly short, sweet, and to the point. In fact, the movie added something that I felt the book was lacking: an epilogue.
The tone of the movie is dead on, Matt Damon knocked it out of the park as Watney, and the rest of the cast was amazing as well. Also, from the book I had the impression that he brought Pathfinder inside the hab to take the pictures, but I might be wrong on that. The main example I can think of right now being that Commander Lewis went out to grab Mark instead of Beck, who did it in the book. But as far as I could tell, they really only changed a couple of minor things, and those things were really only to explain some of the things they had to skip over. Sure, they take out a lot of things, they have to, it's a 141 minute movie. I think this is one of the most faithful book-to-movie adaptations I've ever seen. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet. Synopsis: When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney, presumed dead after a fierce storm. Any comments which show that the user has neither seen nor intends to see the movie will be removed If you haven’t yet seen this movie, we highly recommend you do.Disclaimer: This is a discussion thread. It is easily some of the best work in recent years by Ridley Scott and Matt Damon. We believe The Martian is one of the best, if not, the best space movie yet. With the help of all of this, The Martian was beautifully shot to resemble and capture how Mars looks and what it would feel like to be an astronaut stranded on Mars. NASA also helped with the production of this movie by providing tours, answering hundreds of questions, describing how potential “habs” – residences for future Mars astronauts will look like, images of what the control centres look like, and even hundreds of real images of Mars’ surface. This amazing script had a great mix and balance of humour, intensity and heartfelt sadness which keeps you engaged in the story and rooting for Watney’s safe return. He was entertaining, humorous and when needed, you can really feel his emotion. Matt Damon played Mark Watney in this movie incredibly well.
Not only does this outlook keep Watney motivated to survive the harsh planet where others might find themselves quite sad and lonely, but Watney is also quite humorous throughout the entire journey. Throughout the journey, Watney faces a bunch of problems all of which he overcomes with his limited resources and consistently positive outlook on the unfortunate events.
Unknown to the crew, Watney survived the storm and now has to figure out how to survive long enough to be rescued. After a fierce storm on Mars, Mark Watney is presumed dead and his crew have no choice but to leave the planet. Based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir, the director Ridley Scott took a great novel and created an incredible movie.