The Martian : Movie Review

The highly anticipated Ridley Scott film "The Martian" starring Matt Damon as the lead character, Dr. Mark Watney, was released last week. I just saw it today, and I have to say, I was skeptical about it concerning the hype, but the movie delivered.

A team of NASA astronauts blasts off from the Mars surface, aborting their mission, to escape from a fierce storm. In their escape, they leave behind one of their crew, Mark Watney, presumed dead when a debris slapped him away. With no means of communicating with home, and scarce resources, Watney has to use all his wits and knowledge to stay alive long enough to be rescued by NASA's next Mars mission in a few years time. Or as he says "Science the shit out of this". This scenic action drama of life in space, being the only person on a planet and the unwavering will to survive is dotted with comic instances and pop culture references to keep the audiences engaged and to lighten the mood from what seems like impending doom for our hero.

For the knowledge geeks, I'd like to remind you this is a sci-fi movie, so don't go to heckle the science but to enjoy a story well told. I don't intend to give away much about the plot of the film, so I say to you, its a movie definitely worth watching for a good entertaining experience with a grasping story, enthralling special effects and dare I say, a dalliance with Mars.

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