The book author is an engineer, which is why it feels so grounded. That book is amazing. Can not recommend it enough. Ridley Scott did an excellent job of capturing the tone of the book.

What bad decisions did the director make? He skipped the inspection to expedite the launch to reach the stranded astronaut in time. Then, he decided to prioritize the lives of five people over one. He made hard decisions, not bad ones. That's how someone should become the director of an organization, not by doing things that make people feel good.

A little fun fact about the movie. MATT Ds character when first hearing his crew on the radio when being rescued and started crying. That was a genuine emotional response. About 90% of the movie Matt was on his own on set and was keep away from the other actors until they were needed. Just imagine being alone and away from friends family for a long time. Then finally given the chance to speak to them. I would cry too.

In the book, it is implied that the hermes might run out of resources. If it went wrong, they were expected to suicide themselves one by one. The survivor, the younger girl woukd then have plenty of calories to survive... by eating her crewmates.

Great reaction for the most part but the NASA Director only made one “bad decision.” There really was no point in telling the crew until/unless they had some way of rescuing Watney; morale and psychological stress really could have jeopardized the rest of their lives. His decision to skip the inspections wasn’t done on a whim, he did it to save 11 days since they needed to reduce every day they could to prevent Mark from starving to death or some other malfunction happening. It was a calculated risk which he lost on when the probe failed, but it was a reasonable gamble given the crappy situation they were in. The only really bad call he made was not leaving the decision on the slingshot strategy up to Captain Lewis & the crew, but even then he DID have a responsibility not to risk the lives of 5 other astronauts. The beauty of this movie is that there really is no bad guy-everyone was desperately trying to do the best they could to rescue Watney against insanely long odds.

I watched a video on the most accurate science fiction films and this one was on the top of the list. One of the details was Mark's problem solving method of taking on the most pressing issue first and focusing on that and then going to the next one and focusing on that one and so on. Another was the real chemistry of the crew. Often times a character is added for dramatic effect to cause tension but a crew being put together would have rooted out any wild card candidates. They are assembled to do a job not provide drama. It lost a few points on the spacesuits because although they looked cool would probably not provide enough insulation.

This is one of my favourite movies. And love the book too. The thing I love is the very NASA attitude of "work the problem"

Mission Control couldn't contact Mark - because there was no way for him to receive any messages. That's why Mark had to figure out some creative way to contact them...

The scene where Donald Glover falls and gets back up and takes off was an accident, he actually slipped and just played it off so they kept it in.

If you're at all into reading, I suggest you checking out the book. It's just as good (possible better), and a lot of the science that you found confusing gets explained in a way they can't in the movie.

Hexadecimals are like the regular numbers, you have 0-9 plus a few letters, A (which is 10) to F (which is 15). If you use those as the names of the columns and rows (like in Excel) you can have a grid with 256 fields.Then you can just attach the regular English letters to those fields and wait for the camera on the rover to spin. Computers are using those numbers to communicate with the world. That numeric system is in the files, keyboard, even in your internet connection.

It's explained better in the book. The antenna that impaled him also took out his bio monitor. They saw it go dark, and the last snapshot showed no pulse, low bp, and a decompression alert.

"Overwhellmed with emotion" Are you kidding me, the man is about to go 20,000 miles an hour in a cut to shreds tin, can with no re-entry or orbital capability, with a basically impossible intercept as the only thing to stop him from being cooked alive in reentry..... You said that like his emotion was just from being saved, being saved was about the smallest part of his emotion there

When you think about all the useful things that they should have provided to the Mars mission as a contingency, keep in mind that it currently costs about $10,000 to lift a single pound into earth orbit. Shooting it off to Mars would cost considerably more. The Curiosity rover mission sent 889 kilograms to Mars and cost $2.47 billion dollars. Space travel is expensive and risky. The expense will be reduced over time, but eliminating risk will take a very, very long time, if it can be done at all.

I believe that, in the book, Watney downloads all of his files from his isolation to the Hermes when they get close enough to Mark.

The story of how the book was made and moved to audio and to a movie is also a good one

I'm a few minutes in but to answer your question about the suit reading your vitals - in the book it's explained that the piece of antenna that pierced Mark's torso went right through the part of his suit that did that causing it to transmit a dead signal.

I love the movie Hidden Figures and also Apollo 13. It is so interesting to see these three as showing the development of space travel. I remember before the space was started by JFK and how primitive the science fiction movies were.

Obviously Whatney has to "think of it" himself first. They can hardly TELL him to go to the Pathfinder landing site and dig it out. he has to do it first before they can establish communication.

Some of my favorite moments are when the NASA people reveal their nerddom. The bureaucrat Teddy name-checks Glorfindel, so we know he’s read the LOTR books. Kapoor knows maritime law.

There was plenty of contingency equipment, including a whole second communications array. It was on the launch vehicle the crew took back to the Hermes. (On the theory the most important thing to protect was their way home.)

If you fancy some older spacey type movies, you could try 'Contact' with Jodie Foster and a black and white film from 1957 - 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'. Both are excellent

The Director made no bad decisions. He became the director of NASA because he’s super level headed and makes logical decisions not only for the missions but for NASA as well. NASA is funded by congress and the people. It’s also a public entity which means everything that happens at Nasa has to be released to the public either live or within 24 hours. He can’t just risk the life of 5 astronauts just to save one. However hard that decision was, he made the right choice. Same with the inspection: he took the responsability of by passing them to save time and send food to Watney before he starves to death (remember it takes 10 to 11 months to reach Mars). I don’t know why you have it in for the director. He was brilliant and did all the correct decisions as the director of NASA.

Dude, love the fact that you understand that when you are at limited resources and no help... the mind can figure it the fuck out somehow.

It's based on a book called Robinson Crusoe, there are many movies, Castaway, Robinson Crusoe on Mars and a few others.

man... Matt Damon has done so many incredible movies! I'd need multiple hands to be able to count all the good movies he has done.

The power of the human spirit. I love it so much ❤

awesome t shirt, suits you really well; and loved the reaction as always

Percival Lowell was an important astronomer in the early 20th century who had read about an Italian astronomer's reporting of channels he through he saw on Mars. The word for channel and canal are derived from the same root, and in Italian, channel looks like it translates as canals. Lowell was very excited because canals represent an advance civilization to build them. He spent years and years trying to see these, squinting through the lower resolution telescopes at the time, and drawing maps of Mars crisscrossed by straight line "canals." When we got better views of planet, they didn't see anything whatsoever resembling Lowell's canals. But his ideas dominated science fiction for years, of ancient perhaps dying civilizations on the planet. On the other hand, we now know the surface of the planet bears unmistakable signs of eons of water erosion, long before the planet dried up. This movie came out just before info emerged of just how extensive these signs are, and not quite as sandy as an Earth desert - at least in the areas examined.

It's funny, because Sean Bean played in Lord Of The Rings and was at the council of Elrond

This is a surprisingly upbeat and feel-good movie, especially from director Ridley Scott (and one in Space too, at that).

Yes the book is great with more wise ass remarks and jokes but if you have the time or a long daily commute get the Audiobook which has great voice acting. It brings it more to Life. And in the book he did Not do the Iron Man thing.

Love this movie. So good. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

Enjoyed your reaction 👍

There's a deleted scene about Johanssen and Beck bunking/sleeping together. It's in the book but doesn't make sense in the film because the plot for that scene depends on the ship being cramped with limited space, but in the film the ship has plenty of room.

His optimism saved him more than his intelligence.

6:00 "At least he has variety" cut 90 minutes later Potatoes only for months.

I LOVE this movie! Great reaction 💚

Say you were Watney and survived all that time on plain potatoes. When you got back to Earth would you... A: Take the 1st opportunity to go to a restaurant with a baked potato bar and have a potato with every imaginable topping. B: Never eat another potato for the rest of your life.

Love this movie. On my top ten all time list. Not sure why, but it just gets me.

I love this movie. Even Neil Degrasse Tyson said its the most accurate, science wise, space exploration movie. Also, you should watch "The First Man" with Ryan Gosling. Its the story about Neil Armstrong and the Apollo missions. You will love that movie!

This movie is about as faithful as book adaptations get. There were really only three substantial changes, and one funny one: - Watney actually loses communication w/NASA while making modifications to the rover by shorting out the satellite. - There's a huge dust storm that he has to navigate around AFTER losing communication, and while it's written in a fascinating way that makes it believable in print, it would have been too difficult to put on screen both cinematically and would stretch the limits of believability a bit too much. - He actually flips the rover going into the crater where ARES IV is located. - The "Iron Man" maneuver is mentioned in the book is quickly shot down. In the movie, it's a helluva lot more Hollywood, and honestly that plus the epilogue makes the move work its ending in a better, more crowd pleasing way. Having said all that, the book and movie work incredibly well together and if Hollywood's adaptation of Andy Weir's book "Project Hail Mary" half as good as this, it will win all the Oscars because the book is twice as good.

For space exploration films, may I recommend 'Gravity', starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. If you like the survival aspects of The Martian, then Gravity would be right up your street.

Such a captivating movie

Vitals can always drop below registerable levels, especially if unconscious

The audio book is a 11 hour movie of the mind... RC Bray narration...

You asked about incorporating vital signs readers in the space suits; keep in mind that such tech will add payload weight PER PERSON to a crew of six, which also means additional fuel and fuel weight to an 18-month journey each way. Every gram is impactful. "I'm not going to die here" was Mark Watney's mission statement. Every proper and well-considered plan begins with a mission statement. It's a good mindset to enter, because the problem is easier to handle and your chances of success are greater if you can stop thinking about the enormity of the problem and focus on how to achieve your goal. It moves you from reacting personally to being methodical and/or proactive. A mission statement provides emotional distance. Watney didn't 'find' life on Mars; he INTRODUCED life to Mars. Glover's fall when he got up to get coffee was unscripted and purely accidental; he actually slipped and fell, recovered, and continued with the scene. In editing, they decided to keep it in. The inspections before flight would not have saved the supplies rocket. Inspections only look at the rocket hardware and software and at how secure is the payload. The payload liquifying was not anticipated and would not have been detected during inspections. The liquidity threw off the rocket balance, causing the launch to fail. Mitch Henderson was a part of the Council of Elrond. Henderson is played by Sean Bean. Bean played Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings," and was a part of the Council of Elrond. It's a full-circle moment. You're wondering if talking to the camera may have helped Watney keep his sanity; this movie is not too different than Tom Hanks's "Cast Away", so the camera is Watney's 'Wilson'. The most obvious error in the film to me was Watney being able to control his 'Ironman flight'. He would not have had the strength to control the glove direction, and he would have spun like a gyroscope. He's letting gas out of his suit in a vacuum; no way he could control or direct that, even if he wasn't weak and malnourished. Great reaction! I really enjoyed this. How great was it to watch a space movie with no real villains in it? No 'good vs evil' challenge to resolve. And I love your wrap-up. Recommendation: "Arrival", starring Amy Adams. Seriously. Also recommend "Enemy Mine", starring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. Great film. There's almost no KZfaq reactions currently to this film. I'd also toss in "Forbidden Planet", from 1956. It's interesting to see a space film based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" starring a dark-haired Leslie Neilson ("Airplane", "The Naked Gun" franchise, other comedic roles) playing a dramatic romantic lead.

Wow! Someone intelligent and articulate is doing reaction videos. I really like your approach, your method and your analysis. May you go far. Respect.

28:05 -- 28:11 but what about the Maquis on star trek aren't they technically space pirates??

20:27 just bwcauae they have an idea doeant mean ita going to work. They want to make sure that it ia viable or even possible blurting it out loud. "There being pretty aure and there ia bwing certain" - Kevin Hart.

I had the joy of watching this with a relative whose turned into a flat earth/space travel is fake conspiracy nut relative. It was a joy...

Gravity is also a good sci-fi flick...stars Sandra Bullock, George Clooney...check it out

I also made the mistake of typing "Felcher" into Google. He ain't wrong, don't.

You should check out Moon (2009). Sam Rockwell kills it, and it's a very cool story.

30:42 but your talking to a camera too lol

some of those scenes I haven't seen, I guess there's an extended version floating around. love this movie though

The next space movie you got to check out is gravity great reaction on the Martian

Would wholeheartedly recommend Gravity next if you haven’t already seen it.

This movie was an incredible book to movie adaptation down to some very fine details! If you are interested in another Mars space movie it would be cool if you could watch _Mission to Mars_ that was released in 2000. Not the greatest space sci-fi movie but it has some familiar A-list stars and I thought it had an intriguing message and theme.

One of my favorites by Matt Damon!

Great reaction! It is very interesting to see your reaction to the film Robocop 1987. This is a cool movie 👍🔥🦾

Should check out the movie Oblivion!! One of the best sci-fi movies since the 80s and 90s. 😉 enjoy

Since you love these space adventures... two AMAZING films: "GRAVITY" and "ARRIVAL" The first one is a brilliant epic starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney... "Arrival" is about an alien invasion... but not like you'd think. They are both BRILLIANT and you'll always remember them. And one future dystopian film (not space-related) that you'll be in awe of: "CHILDREN OF MEN."

@CapedInformer Needs To Turn In His Cape: Most of the jokes went past this guy. The "least disco" went over his head, and the Council of Elrond; that he was glad Matt Damon's character survived in the beginning was wishing someone the worst who gets stranded on an inhospitable planet. Based off of that alone, it confirms the delusion that this generation lives in, where they all think they're Marvel characters with superpowers. Also, he knows nothing about politics, which is clear when he shits on NASA's decisions, which is a major problem with a generation who is ignorant of politics. Not just anyone can go to Mars. You have to do things like, graduate, go to college, pass multiple tests, get PhDs, gain some notoriety before you're even in the same room with them.

He is scared, that's why he is crying. He is not there yet, and he doesn't know if he will make it.

Good newer space(y) movies...Contact, and Arrival. In no particular order.

8:09 I think you mean botany.

I mean nasa cant take any actions because they cant tell him what to do. They had to wait for him to make the plan and they follow.

I want more movies like that, about humanity & what we're able to achieve when we use our brains & bodies & we put aside all the political or agendas crap.

Trivia: in the scene where Donald Glover is explaining how to get the crew back to Mark, they make a reference to the Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring saying they are 'The Council of Elrond'. In the LOTR movie, Sean Bean plays Boromir who was AT the Council of Elrond. Sean Bean is sitting in the room in this movie. It's a 4th wall break (or something).

One of my favourite space movies! ❤

Finally 🙂

Read the book or listen to the Audible version! Contains many more fun details!

Trivia note: In the original story, the Chinese Space Agency had a smaller role then they did in the film, but in order to appeal more to a Chinese audience the film made them have a larger role in saving Watney. 1 of the actors who benefited from this change was Benedict Wong who got more screen time in the film & spent more time around the rest of the cast, including Chiwetel Ejiofor. During production, Ejiofor told Wong that he was going to be in the upcoming Marvel film Doctor Strange, so Wong looked it up then discovered there was a character in it named Wong, & he got in contact with Marvel to try out for the role. So, long story short, Benedict Wong being in The Martian led to him becoming Wong in the MCU.

I don't know why you think the director made bad decisions if this wasnt a movie he would be right on all points 😂

One of my favorite movies ❤

Underrated for sure.

The hexadecimal system has a base value of 16, rather than 10 which is what we're used to from the decimal system. The six extra numbers are expressed as the letters A to F, so A is 10 in the decimal system, while 10 is 16 😀 The hexadecimal system is very useful when writing computer programs, especially when doing it at a lower level, as it's easy to convert between the hexadecimal and binary systems.

Such a fun movie. I’ll add that Jessica Chastain is freakin’ sexy!

Hexadecimal is counting using base 16 instead of base 10. So after 9 we switch to letters: A, B, C, D, E, F. F=15. 10x=16d.

great reaction. Highly recommend the book

Love, love, love this movie!!!!

Great movie! Another underrated Ridley Scott film in my opinion is Matchstick Men. One of my favorites with Nic Cage and Sam Rockwell. You should give it a shot.

loved this movie!

I really like Ridley Scott. His movie, "The Duellists" was excellent, though I'm not sure it will play well in a reaction video because Ridley takes his time, which I like, but many, nowadays, would find likely find way too slow for them. Nice reaction as usual ;)

this is a good movie.. have you watched MOON yet?

Great movie this is one of my Sunday go to movies. The book is also awesome and the nice thing is that everything that he does is real science Andy Weir who wrote the book made every problem and solution real science not science fiction.

Really like this flick

I haven't read the book and I know that everyone says that the book is better but that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a fantastic movie. A lot like Apollo 13 it shows people overcoming insurmountable odds and I love that.

If you haven’t seen Apollo 13, you are missing a great space movie based on real events.

Not the first movie of this type. "Robinson Caruso on Mars" was similar; try it.

Yessss this is such a positive movie! They did such a great job making this movie exciting and human rather than bleak.

Oh and i agree with many comments. The director didnt necessarily make bad decisions, he made unpopular ones but thats the leaders job, to make decisions based on tbe bic picture and for greater good, not based on emotion and a narrow view. He skipped safety checks because to do them would take longer than mark had food left bc nasa isnt fast with safety checks (for good reason, not knocking them), but if the idea was to save marks life, theyd have to skip. And not telling crew, i get it. Im not saying id have done the same, but i understand the reasoning. At that time, no one tnought they could go back to get him, so why put the guilt on them needlessly and the long trip home knowing he waz alive back on mars? Different perspectives.

Ascii : a different way of assigning values to characters using simpler data. Allows for numbers 0-9 and letters A-F longer strings of data but takes up less overall space in memory. You can make any character you want out of it. His problem is that the english alphabet would mean 26 points for each letter plus one card for him to write questions and full statements on. that means there is only 13 degrees between cards. The camera itself is like a foot long. It would always look like its pointing at two cards at once even with the pointer. Also don't leave room for error in the commands sent from the computer. Hexidecimals allows for 21 degrees per card which is much easier to navigate. Ascii can be fun for us nerds :) since you can make more characters than just letters for example: if you hold down the ALT key on your keyboard and type "1" and "5" on the numpad you get this character (technically this would be using extended ascii): ☼ The hexidecimal value for that would be 0x0F So you can utilize a more complex language this way anyway :D even though the string of characters you send back and forth would be longer. Fun stuff to play with and there are converters and tables online !

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I feel like The Martian is basically like Apollo 13, but upping the stakes a bit to someone stranded on a planetary mission rather than an accident on the way to a moon mission.

Matttt Day-men

chinas favorite movie... where they have to save the bumbling americans

i always felt interstellar has a more ambitious story but the martian is a better crafted film.

... could he not of replanted using his own poop?