THE MARTIAN (2015)
'Just a million miles from home'
A survival movie on Mars comes out just as they discover water there, is that a great coincidence or what?!
The Martian is the story of Mark Watney (Matt Damon) who is accidentally left on Mars after his team thought he was dead in a storm as they had to make an emergency launch back home and now Watney must survive on Mars until someone comes back to rescue him. As simple as it may sound this movie blew me away and it is very hard to think of even one thing wrong with it.
There were two things that stood out in this movie which were never before seen. The first element was the science, this movie shows hundreds of problems, problems that you would expect in situations like this but some how someone always comes up with an ingenious solution with science so convincing it’s hard to argue with it, solutions so big that creating water and planting crops of Mars doesn’t even crack the top ten. The second most incredible element was Matt Damon’s attitude towards this whole scenario, his entire proactive approach towards his survival was wonderful, I mean the guy is cracking jokes, cursing NASA officials on live TV and talking about disco music while he knows his chances of returning home are next to none.
Director Ridley Scott has lived up to his name and this is definitely one of his best movies, he’s done so much to make Mars an interesting place, which if you think of is nothing but sand and rock and the way he’s shown the intensity of the corporate decision making and the reaction of the people towards the whole scenario back on earth is amazing. Like every sci-fi movie these days the graphics department clearly worked overtime and their efforts were more than visible, in fact I don’t see any other movie taking home the Oscar for best visual effects this year.
Coming to the Actors, It was clearly a Matt Damon show and there’s only one word for him, exceptional. Other actors include Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Chastain and Sean Bean (who thankfully doesn’t die here) and if you have any idea at all about Hollywood you would know that these people hardly disappoint.
A lot of people might think that the 2 hr 20 min run-time a little bit too much but it isn’t, it’s a pretty well paced movie and you never get bored, surely they could’ve removed five minutes or so from the scenes on earth because they’re not as interesting but we can let this one slide by. The only problem with the movie that I can come up with is the 3D release, there wasn’t much 3D stuff in there and I think it would’ve looked just as beautiful in 2D. There are some curse words and full moon in there so a heads up for all you parents out there with little children, but you’re enjoying so much that you don’t really notice all of that, in fact it’s a great movie to see with your family.
In conclusion then, if you’ve ever wondered what “Cast Away” in space would be like, this is it and it’s just as good. This movie is a great watch for everyone and is definitely worth the price of the ticket.
There were two things that stood out in this movie which were never before seen. The first element was the science, this movie shows hundreds of problems, problems that you would expect in situations like this but some how someone always comes up with an ingenious solution with science so convincing it’s hard to argue with it, solutions so big that creating water and planting crops of Mars doesn’t even crack the top ten. The second most incredible element was Matt Damon’s attitude towards this whole scenario, his entire proactive approach towards his survival was wonderful, I mean the guy is cracking jokes, cursing NASA officials on live TV and talking about disco music while he knows his chances of returning home are next to none.
Director Ridley Scott has lived up to his name and this is definitely one of his best movies, he’s done so much to make Mars an interesting place, which if you think of is nothing but sand and rock and the way he’s shown the intensity of the corporate decision making and the reaction of the people towards the whole scenario back on earth is amazing. Like every sci-fi movie these days the graphics department clearly worked overtime and their efforts were more than visible, in fact I don’t see any other movie taking home the Oscar for best visual effects this year.
Coming to the Actors, It was clearly a Matt Damon show and there’s only one word for him, exceptional. Other actors include Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Chastain and Sean Bean (who thankfully doesn’t die here) and if you have any idea at all about Hollywood you would know that these people hardly disappoint.
A lot of people might think that the 2 hr 20 min run-time a little bit too much but it isn’t, it’s a pretty well paced movie and you never get bored, surely they could’ve removed five minutes or so from the scenes on earth because they’re not as interesting but we can let this one slide by. The only problem with the movie that I can come up with is the 3D release, there wasn’t much 3D stuff in there and I think it would’ve looked just as beautiful in 2D. There are some curse words and full moon in there so a heads up for all you parents out there with little children, but you’re enjoying so much that you don’t really notice all of that, in fact it’s a great movie to see with your family.
In conclusion then, if you’ve ever wondered what “Cast Away” in space would be like, this is it and it’s just as good. This movie is a great watch for everyone and is definitely worth the price of the ticket.
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