The Martian
Oct. 6th, 2015 09:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingThe Martian was a lot of fun.
I'm usually not into (a) stories about space, (b) survival drama, and (c) Matt Damon, but I enjoyed myself. The people I was with had a good time because the movie is funny and suspenseful, and I had a good time because I have a fetish for solar panels.
Best line in the movie: "Her laptop is like the Smithsonian of loneliness."
Matt Damon is supposed to be a botanist, and botany is cool and everything, but I couldn't figure out why NASA would send a botanist to Mars on a mission that was only supposed to last 31 earth days. Wouldn't it make more sense to send a geologist?
To be honest, I had a lot of questions about the science in this movie. I should probably read the book.
In conclusion, I think Bentobox Cootierash should be replaced in all future quirky aspie roles by Donald Glover, who does that sort of character with infinitely more charm and nuance. The Martian is the first movie I've seen him in, but oh my goodness, he is fantastic. Not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, which is always a nice bonus.
I'm usually not into (a) stories about space, (b) survival drama, and (c) Matt Damon, but I enjoyed myself. The people I was with had a good time because the movie is funny and suspenseful, and I had a good time because I have a fetish for solar panels.
Best line in the movie: "Her laptop is like the Smithsonian of loneliness."
Matt Damon is supposed to be a botanist, and botany is cool and everything, but I couldn't figure out why NASA would send a botanist to Mars on a mission that was only supposed to last 31 earth days. Wouldn't it make more sense to send a geologist?
To be honest, I had a lot of questions about the science in this movie. I should probably read the book.
In conclusion, I think Bentobox Cootierash should be replaced in all future quirky aspie roles by Donald Glover, who does that sort of character with infinitely more charm and nuance. The Martian is the first movie I've seen him in, but oh my goodness, he is fantastic. Not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, which is always a nice bonus.
