![]() ![]() A man abandoned on Mars? Cue scenes of astronaut training, sobbing family, distance camera shots of the Earth marble from Mars. For similar reasons, I was hesitant to pick up The Martian. I tend to avoid most ‘serious’ Hollywood movies because the emotional manipulation is so overt. What follows is Mark’s log entry of his strategies to survive on Mars and signal Earth that he is still alive. Ironically, his injury was caused by a piece of antenna that would have enabled him to let his team–or Earth–know he was still alive. After a devastating and unexpected Martian hurricane-force storm wrecks havoc on the Martian crew, NASA calls for an ‘abort mission.’ As Mark is heading to the vehicle that will provide escape from Mars and return the crew to earth, he’s impaled by flying debris, loses consciousness and is presumed dead as the object impaled his suit bio-computer. Mark Watney’s wry evaluation is essentially the summation of his attempts to survive on Mars. ![]() “ Things didn’t go exactly as planned, but I’m not dead, so it’s a win.“ Recommended for fans of astronauts, survival stories ![]()
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