To rescue Mark, Mitch Henderson, who was the flight director of the Ares 3 Mission, used a special code to tell the Ares crew that Mark was still alive. They wanted to save Mark's life, but the NASA director Teddy Sanders didn't agree. One day, an engineer named Mindy Park found two satellite photos were different the solar panels had been moved! The director Vincent Kapoor knew that Mark had survived. He began to survive on this planet with very little water or food.
He wanted to survive on Mars it's lucky that Mark is a botanist, he knew how to grow potatoes and make water by himself. To protect the other crew members, the commander forced the crew to abort the mission and Mark was left behind on Mars! The following day, when Mark woke up, he found he was alone on Mars. A metal stick stabbed Mark's body and the crew thought Mark was dead. The Ares crew and Mark Watney were collecting samples of stones and dirt, when suddenly a sand storm came. How did he survive after the accident? Let's find out. It is a movie based on a novel by Andy Weir and the main character is played by Matt Damon. The movie "The Martian" is about an astronaut, Mark Watney who got stuck on Mars. Reviewed by firestar-86481 9 / 10 / 10 Mark's Adventure
Overall, it's not an entirely unsuccessful film, just one without the genuine tension and suspense to really make it last as long as it does, and so the cracks do appear at times. A further colourful supporting cast further make it up, including Michael Pena, Sean Bean and Ejiofor. In what could be the main supporting role, Daniels is grounded as the head of NASA but, in a film determined to have as much humour as drama, that role he took with Jim Carrey all those years ago (and recently reprised) can never get out your mind. While a better actor could have made more of it, by turns a weaker actor could have made it worse, and so you're grateful for small mercies. Performances wise, Damon must carry the lengthy film almost singlehandedly, and it's his varying degrees as an actor that make as little or most of this. It's a welcome touch, if not truly effective. To try and balance the script with some humour, Scott has displayed an affection for '70s disco music, which Damon must awkwardly eschew.
While the 'one man stranded in space' plot still has some life in it, Scott seems overly preoccupied with stuffing Damon's Watson character full of insightful technical jargon and waffle, to reassure us he's highly intelligent and 'NASA's finest', to the point of disconnection. The director oversteps any meaningful character development, and plunges us straight into a story that serves as a lengthier rendition of 2013's Gravity, with elements of Tom Hanks's Cast Away chucked in for good measure.įor a film stretching at nearly two and a half hours, it really needed not just an interesting story, but an effective screenplay to match it. His ability to create an impressive visual spectacle doesn't seem to have diminished with time, and The Martian features some sets and designs in outer space that could quite blow your mind. Having made his name in a landmark sci-fi classic many decades ago, Ridley Scott returns to the genre for a film where the only alien appears to be in human form. Stranded many light years from his home planet, Mark is forced to use his survival training (including fertilising faeces for food!) in order to survive, before managing to contact Earth and bring news of his survival to NASA president Teddy Sanders (Jeff Daniels), who desperately works on Earth with scientist Vincent Kapoor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) to get him home, while re-assuring a frantic public. STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morningĭuring an outer space mission around Mars, astronaut Matt Watney (Matt Damon) is separated from his spacecraft, and is presumed dead in the immediate aftermath. Reviewed by davideo-2 7 / 10 / 10 A unique, visually styled film that's still not the sum of its parts