Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Review: The Martian



The Martian directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Matt Damon. Adapted from the book of the same name, during a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meagre supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Personally I think this film is very well done, the picture and framing of shots are beautiful and he sets are brilliantly constructed. The plot of the film is gripping, compelling and funny throughout. From the first scene there is high action and intensity, a gripping plot and fantastic acting especially on Damon's part makes you feel attached to his character rooting for him the entire way to succeed in his mission of getting home. 

Over all this movie is fantastic. The writing and directing of this film is very well done and allows a lot of character development allowing the audience to feel connected with the characters. Many of the actors do a very good job of bringing these characters to life and making us relate to them. Furthermore there is a lot of accurate science in this film so you are also learning. I really, really like this film and recommend it to everyone.

The only problem I have with this film is there are a lot of cliché moments and some moments where you think Damon is making too many jokes for a guy who is stranded on Mars, other than that everything else is really good.

I rate this film a 8.6/10

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