Lol, Matt Damon is a colonizer
The Martian
Bring him home
Rating
4.0 (3)
Release Date
9/30/2015Runtime
141 minsOverview
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
How It Feels
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A stranded astronaut refuses to surrender to impossible odds, turning engineering problems into survival victories with humor and determination. It's an uplifting testament to human resourcefulness that keeps you rooting for one man against an entire planet.
Mood
DefiantHopefulExhilarating
Themes
SurvivalIsolationRedemption
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticWidescreen epic
Structure
Single location
Matt Damon
Mark Watney
Jessica Chastain
Melissa Lewis
Kristen Wiig
Annie Montrose
Jeff Daniels
Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Michael Peña
Rick Martinez
Sean Bean
Mitch Henderson
Kate Mara
Beth Johanssen
Sebastian Stan
Chris Beck
Aksel Hennie
Alex Vogel
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Vincent Kapoor
Benedict Wong
Bruce Ng
Mackenzie Davis
Mindy Park
Reviews
I've always been kind of neutral on Matt Damon. I was very charmed by him in The Martian, and I think it's interesting he was alone on another planet in Interstellar, which also had Jessica Chastain.
I was super into this. I'm not going to look up how scientifically accurate it is, because if they're going to talk about Lord of the Rings in front of Sean Bean it's clear we are taking creative liberties. I will say though that when he planted the potatoes and was talking about how much water they'd need, it's a lot like Minecraft, so it's probably pretty accurate.
Hard to say anything bad about this one.
The most realistic interpretation of Mars in film, with exceptions. (Storms aren’t that violent)
Honestly, the most unbelievable thing is the “whole world watching” filling up Times Square, etc.. While I do think the world’s attention would be directed at the mission, I think they’d watch in the comfort of their homes or on their phones.
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