"Help is only 140 million miles away."
Ahh, science fiction movie about going to Mars and facing problems there. One of my favourite sub-genres of science fiction. Mission to Mars movies are always fun and interesting to watch.
During a fierce storm on Mars, 5 astronauts blast off, leaving behind Mark Watney, who was presumed dead. Once he wakes up, he realises that he's stranded on an unknown and hostile planet. With only a meagre amount of supplies, he must use his wits and knowledge of science and botany to survive. Meanwhile on Earth, NASA fights against time to formulate a plan to rescue the stranded astronaut.
The Martian was a masterpiece. Usually, when I watch a movie, I take down a few notes on my phone to help me with the review. But I was so engrossed in the movie that I completely forgot to make any notes. That just goes to show how gripping and interesting the film actually was. I really liked the plot of the movie, especially when Watney finds the old Pathfinder probe and the manoeuvre that the rest of Watney's crew executed to get back to Mars. Matt Damon was excellent. A great performance by him. The supporting cast did a good job too, especially the actor who played Vincent Kapoor (though it would have been even better if Irrfan Khan had gotten the role). When I heard about this film, I expected it to go along the lines of Interstellar, which had a darker and more serious feel to it, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was lighthearted and laced with humour every now and then to keep issues from becoming too serious, which would have been boring. The Martian landscape looked just like the pictures we have of Mars. Most of the movie was also scientifically accurate as well, especially the way he was producing water, using the radioisotope of plutonium for heat and growing potatoes in Martian soil. However, one mistake was that the dust storms on Mars are not as dangerous as they were shown to be (you can read more about that on Wikipedia). If I had to compare The Martian to Interstellar or Gravity, I would be lying if I said The Martian wasn't my favourite. If I had any complaints, it would be that the movie was a tad too long. At 141 minutes long, I found myself asking when the movie would be ending.
Ahh, science fiction movie about going to Mars and facing problems there. One of my favourite sub-genres of science fiction. Mission to Mars movies are always fun and interesting to watch.
During a fierce storm on Mars, 5 astronauts blast off, leaving behind Mark Watney, who was presumed dead. Once he wakes up, he realises that he's stranded on an unknown and hostile planet. With only a meagre amount of supplies, he must use his wits and knowledge of science and botany to survive. Meanwhile on Earth, NASA fights against time to formulate a plan to rescue the stranded astronaut.
The Martian was a masterpiece. Usually, when I watch a movie, I take down a few notes on my phone to help me with the review. But I was so engrossed in the movie that I completely forgot to make any notes. That just goes to show how gripping and interesting the film actually was. I really liked the plot of the movie, especially when Watney finds the old Pathfinder probe and the manoeuvre that the rest of Watney's crew executed to get back to Mars. Matt Damon was excellent. A great performance by him. The supporting cast did a good job too, especially the actor who played Vincent Kapoor (though it would have been even better if Irrfan Khan had gotten the role). When I heard about this film, I expected it to go along the lines of Interstellar, which had a darker and more serious feel to it, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was lighthearted and laced with humour every now and then to keep issues from becoming too serious, which would have been boring. The Martian landscape looked just like the pictures we have of Mars. Most of the movie was also scientifically accurate as well, especially the way he was producing water, using the radioisotope of plutonium for heat and growing potatoes in Martian soil. However, one mistake was that the dust storms on Mars are not as dangerous as they were shown to be (you can read more about that on Wikipedia). If I had to compare The Martian to Interstellar or Gravity, I would be lying if I said The Martian wasn't my favourite. If I had any complaints, it would be that the movie was a tad too long. At 141 minutes long, I found myself asking when the movie would be ending.
- Genres- Science-fiction, action and adventure
- Director- Ridley Scott
- Producers- Simon Kinberg, Aditya Sood, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam
- Starring- Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Askel Hennie and Chiwetel Ejiofor
My rating
9/10
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Video from- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej3ioOneTy8
