Does anyone else have that one friend who knows a bit about movies and won’t shut up about them? You know, the one who thinks they have better taste than you?* This year, I’m pretty sure the one film they won’t stop going on about will be The Martian.
Check out the trailer:
The plot can be neatly summarised in nine words: what happens when Matt Damon is stuck on Mars? Well, the first thing is that he doesn’t have nearly enough food to survive until a rescue, so in his own words: ‘I’m going to have to science the shit out of this.’
You do that, Matt.
Also? Looks like the other astronauts that left thinking he was dead could try and help him. This includes Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara and Kirsten Wiig. Will they go back to save him? Or will the human instinct for self preservation kick in?
This film has a pedigree like a Persian cat. Ridley Scott, director of Blade Runner, Alien and Gladiator, sits at the helm. The tone Scott seems to be going for here is ‘triumph of the human spirit against overwhelming odds.’
Also in this film? Sean Bean – I guess that’s the first plot spoiler right there. Meanwhile Jeff Daniels is the head of NASA and Donald Glover (Troy from Community) is a NASA scientist.
The Martian looks like it might be that rare film that can satisfy the casual blockbuster crowd and the film nerd community at the same time. Did I mention Matt Damon has to science the shit out of this?
*If you don’t have that friend, sorry buddy, it’s you (being self aware about it doesn’t help, trust someone who knows).
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