The Martian- Movie Review

Directed by- Ridley Scott

Screenplay- Drew Goddard

Starring- Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Rating- 4/5

  If you are into movies which have no connection to reality, but still make you sit on the edge of your seat all through the movie or if you simply love sci-fi, you will definitely like Ridley Scott's The Martian.

 Based on a novel by the same name written by Andy Weir, the story revolves around Damon's character Mark Watney, an astronaut from NASA, who was on a mission on Mars when suddenly the whole team is hit by a storm and Mark gets knocked out by flying debris. Presumed dead, his team leaves to Earth without him. But guess what? He is not dead.

 Now honestly, any person who admires Matt Damon will blindly follow whatever the movie offers. But this movie has actually presented some legit instances which are closer to life and hence the audience deals with less bullshit and more with human-shit(pun intended). From 'stapling' his own wound, growing potatoes on a potentially infertile planet with his own excretion in order to make enough food that'll last him months to fixing an old probe, Mark Watney proves to be a genius botanist and an ultimate survivor.

Even though it might not be actually possible to grow things like than on Mars, the movie did not at least disappoint us with a single scene and only one person onscreen doing nothing for 2 hours. 
     

                      (a clip from gravity)

Also, seems like Damon is interested only in movies in which he has to be saved from a different planet (as also in Interstellar). But in the end, if you want a good dose of smart humor AND want to know how NASA works, this movie should be on your Top 5.

Let us know what you think about the movie in the comments below. And stay tuned for the next movie review!

-Sohini Mukherjee