The Martian

A week or so ago, I had the time to catch the movie, The Martian. To say I was impressed by it is an understatement. I was utterly impressed and enjoyed the movie immensely.

Plot
The story line starts out in space, basically. A team of astronauts is on Mars doing some research when an unfortunate storm occurs that cut short their trip. This causes them to quickly return to their spaceship and leave for Earth. Though, being quite unlucky man Mark Watney he is, he is left behind after being hit by one of the space thingy (I forgot what it is called.) Presumed dead, the team left him behind on Mars. With just meager amount of supplies left, Mark must use his knowledge and wits to discover how to survive on Mars and contact the people on Earth. Meanwhile, the scientists on Earth are attempting to save his ass back to Earth.

To be honest, when it comes to this kind of science movie, I am awfully sensitive on how they approach the scientific part of it. While, "yes it is a movie" is kept in mind, I often find it distasteful if the plot stray too far from reality and somehow gives people wrong information. Being a science student, it is easy to nitpick wrong information or believe things that sound relatively sciency. Surprisingly though, I didn't do much nitpicking. The theory he uses sound relatively accurate. There are definitely a bit of false information in it but it does not completely sound illogical, you get me ?

I thought the story line is interesting, I definitely never see much of this kind of plot before. It is actually quite an eye-opening to see what hollywood can do.

Character
Let me begin by saying how much I appreciate of Mark Watney's character. This is because, I am completely opposite from his positive attitude. It is kinda inspiring to see his strong character and yet at the same time vulnerable. Let me remind you that this is a guy who was stuck in Mars for a few months (???), being alone could very well affect him psychologically.

But he brings somewhat of a light tone to the dire situation. I really like it that when involved in science and research and NASA, you see a few female characters in the movie. It feels like they are recognizing the roles of women in  Science. It is also quite nice to see diversity in the movie, coming together for a common cause which was to save Mark.

Matt Damon is the main actor of this movie to be honest, while some characters is deem important, I find myself sympathizing with Mark, as though as I am going on a journey with him. Matt did a good job in the movie, showcasing the actor's ability and portraying a realistic character. Some parts of the movie really make you feel sadness and sympathy towards Mark.

The other characters are very important too as mention above. It is interesting to see different personalities of people working together, doing what they are good at. You can also see an occasion disagreement but it is reality. After all, we are all unique individual with different opinions.

Also, a side note, Sean Bean was in the movie and he didn't die. Wooo.

Conclusion
I would actually highly recommend it to people. Though, it is noted that if you are someone who is expert in science, do keep an open mind. While most of it is accurate, it is still a movie and some facts could just sound illogical ya.

It was a good movie. I didn't feel that it was draggy or boring. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Anyway, I shall stop here. Back to the study table, finals is coming soon. And the thoughts are drowning me as usual. Ciao ! Have a great weekend!