Matt Connolly & Danny Garrity
The Martian starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott is based on the science fiction book ”The Martian,” written by Andy Weir Matt Damon plays a NASA astronaut named Mark Watney who gets stranded on Mars by his crew when he is impaled by a piece of debris during their escape off the planet. He is forced to make do with the limited resources that were left in their living quarters by his fellow crewmates. The people of NASA work tirelessly day and night to bring him home with their first idea literally blowing up in their face. He uses his background in botanist to survive over 550 sols (sol is one mars day) on Mars before making his daring escape off the planet in a spaceship hull covered by nothing but a tarp.
Matt (Connolly): Let’s get right into it, how’d you like the movie?
Danny(Garrity):I really liked it, especially how in the beginning they got right into the action and didn’t make us wait.
Matt: I actually didn’t really like how they got right into the action. The whole movie we are showed how close Mark is with his crew, but we were never shown them on Mars living together actually becoming close. I’d like it if they could have shown us a little of their relationship.
Danny: Well, they we’re on a spaceship to Mars for six months, so I feel like their close relationship is almost implied.
Matt: Maybe for some people, but I would have liked to see them bond with Watney a little more so we could feel more connected to the crew.
Danny: I can see where you’re going with that but I think it doesn't need to be shown. One thing I really liked about the movie was how difficult it was to contact Watny when NASA finally found out he was still alive, it made the movie really realistic.
Matt (Connolly): Let’s get right into it, how’d you like the movie?
Danny(Garrity):I really liked it, especially how in the beginning they got right into the action and didn’t make us wait.
Matt: I actually didn’t really like how they got right into the action. The whole movie we are showed how close Mark is with his crew, but we were never shown them on Mars living together actually becoming close. I’d like it if they could have shown us a little of their relationship.
Danny: Well, they we’re on a spaceship to Mars for six months, so I feel like their close relationship is almost implied.
Matt: Maybe for some people, but I would have liked to see them bond with Watney a little more so we could feel more connected to the crew.
Danny: I can see where you’re going with that but I think it doesn't need to be shown. One thing I really liked about the movie was how difficult it was to contact Watny when NASA finally found out he was still alive, it made the movie really realistic.
I would have liked to see them bond with Watney a little more so we could feel more connected to the crew.
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Matt: Obviously, I have no idea what life on Mars would be like, but from what I saw, I agree they did a great job of making the whole situation very realistic. I thought the way Ridley Scott portrayed the media coverage all over the world and the feeling of nationalism across the country was very similar to what would happen in real life.
Danny: Yeah it gives the movie a realistic feel even though it's sci-fi. It really shows his natural instinct to survive doing whatever he could to make it back home.
Matt: That’s when humans do their best work, when they are on the brink of death and have to do whatever they can to survive. Watching the movie made me feel like humans could do anything if they put their mind to it. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. It made me want to get dropped off on a deserted island with nothing but a bowling ball and a spork, you know the feeling?
Danny: No….. I don’t actually. I can see what your talking about with the survival. Even with faced with failure he didn’t give up, he found a way to fix it. Like when his space potato farm blew up. Watney counted how many he had and started to ration the food he had.
Danny: Yeah it gives the movie a realistic feel even though it's sci-fi. It really shows his natural instinct to survive doing whatever he could to make it back home.
Matt: That’s when humans do their best work, when they are on the brink of death and have to do whatever they can to survive. Watching the movie made me feel like humans could do anything if they put their mind to it. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. It made me want to get dropped off on a deserted island with nothing but a bowling ball and a spork, you know the feeling?
Danny: No….. I don’t actually. I can see what your talking about with the survival. Even with faced with failure he didn’t give up, he found a way to fix it. Like when his space potato farm blew up. Watney counted how many he had and started to ration the food he had.
Shows his natural instinct to survive.
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Matt: The poor guy ran out of ketchup on like sol 200, that's more than a year eating plain potatoes. I’d walk onto the surface and take my helmet off if that happened to me.
Danny: Alright let's give our final thoughts on The Martian.
Matt: The Martian was an entertaining movie with a surprising amount of humor. It got you invested in bringing our man Mark Watney home. It gives you the feeling humans are capable of anything. Great acting, good story, amazing movie. 8.5/10
Danny: The Martian was an excellent movie that didn’t have a boring moment from beginning to end. It's not your typical survival movie, you get to see the isolation that he's experiencing but also the desperation of the people trying to get him home. 9/10
Danny: Alright let's give our final thoughts on The Martian.
Matt: The Martian was an entertaining movie with a surprising amount of humor. It got you invested in bringing our man Mark Watney home. It gives you the feeling humans are capable of anything. Great acting, good story, amazing movie. 8.5/10
Danny: The Martian was an excellent movie that didn’t have a boring moment from beginning to end. It's not your typical survival movie, you get to see the isolation that he's experiencing but also the desperation of the people trying to get him home. 9/10
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