Change My Mind: *THE MARTIAN* is 100% a comedy movie

[@alexhefnerstvmovievault]

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[@Melod1am.]

you'll probably won't see me in public, cause we don't even live on the same continent.. BUT if you'll somehow see me in public, I'll definitely want that cookie!

[@kellifranklin4432]

You've become a willing disciple of the wife beater Steven Crowder. Change my mind.....

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

A "Sol" (which is also the "official" name of our parent star, the Sun) is whatever a "day" is on any planet or body other than Earth. One full rotation of whatever that body is. On Mars, one rotation is actually about a half-hour longer than here on Earth. So their "day" is 24 and a half hours, roughly. Additionally, a year on Mars (one trip around the Sun) is about 2 years on Earth. Then there are some places that are super-weird. Like how on Venus, it's Sols are actually a bit longer than its own year. So basically one side of Venus faces the sun, forever. It changes a bit over time, but it's a really, REALLY long time before that changes up. Mars also has two moons...Phobos and Deimos. Both are tiny compared to almost all other moons in the Solar System. They orbit Mars very low, and very fast. One is on its way out, and millions of years from now will spiral off into the void. The other is doomed to fall onto the planet in 50 million years or so. They don't even look like moons from the surface, but just a couple of really bright, really fast stars zipping across the night sky...a couple of times a night, now and then.

[@grantpflum6844]

No, Mark couldn't breath on Mars. Good news is he also wouldn't have to worry about being impaled by a piece of metal thrown up by wind because the air is so thin on Mars that it can't produce winds with the sort of force shown in this movie. Mars doesn't have a molten core, it's core has cooled and turned solid. That means that it has no magnetosphere and it can no longer hold in atmosphere or air in any appreciable quantity. No significant amount of air, no wind and no breathing.

[@Ni-boo]

Einstein had a relatively small brain compared to the average brain size. He also had more wrinkles on his brain compared to the average brain. "Smooth brain" is an insult because the less wrinkles a brain has, the less intelligent it is.

[@buddabudda]

Him - "Stupid question..." Me - "There are no stupid questions." Him - "Could he take his helmet off and breathe on Mars?"

[@itsrickus3582]

I had to put my phone down for a minute. Holy.

[@nihildark]

Whats sadder, is I believe this man has a law degree.

[@Ami-vh7sr]

I about noped out at that...... If he could breathe on Mars he wouldn't need a helmet......

[@Ami-vh7sr]

@@nihildark I'm going to need to see receipts on that Law Degree lol

[@blindmikeguard]

Ya, that about broke me.

[@yesterdaysrose5446]

As a software developer, one of the greatest moments of the novel was the hexadecimal communications thing and the rover hacking thing. Extremely realistic! I was so happy it got realistically represented in the movie too.

[@JeffKelly03]

"For a botanist he sure knows a lot about the machinery." That's actually explained in the book, and I'm genuinely not sure why they didn't include it in the movie. In the book, while he's a botany expert, he's also kind of the crew's "handyman" who knows how to do a little bit of everything. Which is why, in this movie... well, he knows how to do a little bit of everything.

[@jamiebrooks3864]

Fun fact. All astronauts know each others jobs. Just like submarines crew. Even the cook is trained how to drive and fix the boat

[@lzz9376]

@@jamiebrooks3864 Makes sense. After all, it's not like you can call in some out of town-talent if your in-house expert takes a fall...

[@LoiKush420]

​@@lzz9376especially in case of emergencies

[@nomadicnovels]

@@jamiebrooks3864 yeah i didn’t read the book and just kind of assumed since he was chosen to go on a whole space mission to mars he’d know a little bit about how to do all that stuff

[@SpidermanandhisAmazingFriends]

Plus in movies being smart is short hand for being able to do anything

[@krasser4899]

"Mars is a planet with a very similar daily cycle to the Earth. Its sidereal day is 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds, and its solar day 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds. A Martian day (referred to as “sol”) is therefore approximately 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth."

[@bigyeticane]

Sol also means "sun" in Greek.

[@justADeni]

@@bigyeticane and in Spanish and several other languages

[@joeramirez5460]

​@@bigyeticane Sol is Latin Sun in Greek is Helios

[@SquiresIsle]

My favorite bit of trivia for this movie: In the script, it said that Mark started crying the first time he heard the crew's voices. Matt Damon and Ridley Scott took it out because they thought it wasn't authentic. When they filmed it, Matt had been filming alone in the desert for weeks/months, and the first time he heard the rest of the cast talking made him realize what Mark had gone through... and he started crying for real. The reason that moment hits so hard is because Matt's not acting, he's actually crying.

[@blacksheep_edge1412]

Not only that, but they weren't supposed to be there. It was just going to be some stage hand reading the lines, but then the rest of the cast was there and it resulted in what we see on film.

[@elliebelliewatermellie155]

Thank you for sharing this. 💜

[@thatrandomnoob8611]

This trivia is actually what makes me upset with Matt Damon more bc he often disagrees when the script has directing notes like this. He and Paul Greengrass had a huge public falling out with the writer for the Bourne movies bc Tony Gilroy would write directing notes in his scripts and that annoyed Matt Damon… but the 2016 Jason Bourne movie without Tony Gilroy is by far the worst one bc Paul Greengrass wrote and directed it himself and he’s literally only written like 5 movies all of which haven’t been good. Matt sometimes needs to just follow the script bc he doesn’t see the whole picture when he thinks he does. Phenomenal actor but he needs to trust writers more. Tony Gilroy would go on to make Michael Clayton and Andor… both amazing stories. He’s clearly a good writer. Matt and Paul should apologize but that‘ll never happen.

[@mobiusbelts3607]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@thatrandomnoob8611Matt Damon won the Best Screenplay Oscar in 1998 for writing Good Will Hunting… probably made it hard for him to take notes from anyone

[@BIGD-cc7ru]

@@thatrandomnoob8611I mean him and Ridley Scott both agreed that it didn’t seem right at first, so at least say something about Scott and not what we you talked about. Also, didn’t Matt write a movie or two and got good rewards? He knows how to write to

[@johnbowersox738]

Define irony. Sean Bean played Boramir in the the movie they quoted with "the council of Elrond" quote. He was literally at the council of Elrond.

[@TheCmducks]

Fun fact in the book when mark is reunited with the rest of the crew he says if this were a movie we would all be hugging in the cargo bay which is exactly what the movie shows

[@kveld9893]

wait, I never got to reading the book. what were they actually doing at that moment?

[@laceybird5151]

@@kveld9893 A few were there, but most were piloting the ship

[@luxintenebris1776]

​@kveld9893 In the book the "Iron man" never happened. Mark suggested it by the Commander shot it down. She also stayed on the bridge. Beck went and got him. When they finally got back into the Hermes most of the ship was still in vacuum so they couldn't get to him even if they didn't have actual jobs to do right then.

[@helenereading]

They send him to shower because he stank terribly😅@@kveld9893

[@neutchain7838]

To the editor: "One does not simply get the reference" Mate, you are crushing it! I really like what you do. It's not intrusive but adds a lot to the whole experience. It's just another layer of fun to the already pretty funny commentary. Very good and subtle way supplement the content. Good stuff!

[@Dan-Ellis]

Hey @neutchain7838 - I tried to clear a hair off my phone screen about 5 times before I realised it was your avatar. Hrmph!

[@neutchain7838]

@Dan-Ellis works as intended lol it's invisible if you use the dark theme

[@demyanrudenko]

What I like the most about this movie, is that there's no actual villain outside of nature and Mars itself. NASA director can be perceived somewhat cold about Mark's fate, but ultimately everybody is working towards the goal of saving Mark

[@TheLastGarou]

There are three forms of Conflict presented in all examples of Western Literature: 1) "Man vs Man" which gives us most movies where there's some kind of "villain." 2) "Man vs Self" from which we get most of our philosophical and existentialist stories. 3) "Man vs Nature" of which 'The Martian' is an example. Survival stories, usually, where the only "enemy" is the unfeeling forces of the natural world.

[@digitalcurrents]

1) Protagonist vs. Antagonist 2) Protagonist vs. Self 3) Protagonist vs. Nature This now covers zombies, ghosts, devils, aliens, A.I., and non-binary / trans folks

[@garrethb6261]

@@digitalcurrents "This now covers zombies, ghosts, devils, aliens, A.I., and non-binary / trans folks" Well one of these things is not like the others.

[@glenmcgillivray4707]

The director was focused on getting 5 people home to families, friends, and NASA. Risking 5 for a slim chance to save one is something ground command has to think about every mission. Its rhe choice they would make to minimise risk. Astronauts however are extremely into risking their lives just to do their job by sitting on top of a million kilos of explosives waiitng for an excuse to go bang, and thousands of moving parts that have to work to get them places safely. Astronauts don't care about the risk to the self. They'd rather save that man and bring him home at the risk to everyone, because they can work the problems that show up later. Right now one of their own is at risk. so. Lets save them and sort out the rest later. So the movie got the perspective of both sides right, as did the webnovel it was based on.

[@ryanm7704]

@@TheLastGarou Classic: 1) Man v. Nature 2) Man v. Man 3) Man v. God Modern: 4) Man v. Society 5) Man v. Self 6) Man v. No God Post Modern: 7) Man v. Technology 8) Man v. Reality 9) Man v. Author

[@anonymousm8754]

"Could he take his helmet off and breath on Mars?" Where did you say you got your law degree Alex? and shoutout to the Editor he did a great job and thank you for not editing out his dumbass questions!

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Any time an actor can pull off acting alone and can do a good job at it. Has my respect. No one to interact with makes it a lot more difficult. Like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

[@PickleBread355]

Good call Tom Hanks had Wilson like Matt has the cameras

[@aauditore5541]

I saw a clip somewhere of Matt Damon talking about the scene from the MAV, where he can finally hear the crews voice-there was supposed to have been a scene where Mark broke down but it didn’t feel right to Matt and the director. Then after having filmed alone for so long Matt got emotional hearing his friends voices and they realized it would be a very emotional scene for Mark, and thus the tears

[@TenTonNuke]

Have you ever seen Ryan Reynolds in Buried? He is buried alive and the entire movie is just him inside a box.

[@MDaggatt]

If you haven't seen it before, you really need to watch Season 9 Episode 11 of Doctor Who called "Heaven Sent". Peter Capaldi gives one of the single best performances on TV and it's just him, alone in a castle, dealing with the death of his friend.

[@VeteranGaming_GamingUnited]

@Alex fun fact, in the original book, the crew had a plan in case they messed up the supply rendezvous and didn't have the supplies needed to make it to Mars and back. Beth Johansen would be forced to become a cannibal and eat the other crew members after they immediately take pills to not waste their remaining food. Its pretty horrific. Also, Mark is able to repair/build things with relative ease because he is also the backup engineer/SysOp technician and would have a background in repair (alongside having the manuals for anything that breaks) giving him better odds to survive than the rest of the team (because of his botany background)

[@OriionCygnus]

The scene where he gets Pathfinder operational is so moving and inspiring it brings me to tears every time and I cant explain it. It's not sad or even really happy crying.. it's just kind of a sense of being overwhelmed at the incredible stuff we as a species can accomplish.

[@FireflyArc]

Pathfinder :)

[@Nyx_2142]

Same. It's my favorite moment in the movie. The music note that hits just as he finds it, how him and Vince "discover" it at the same time. Its great. I have seen this movie, and I'm not joking, over 50 times. It still gets me.

[@marktracy1721]

Yeah not the same scene but me too

[@BluntedRazor98]

​@@FireflyArc Pathfinder

[@ShiroKage009]

It's a "standing on the shoulders of giants moment." You see previous human incursions into Mars and you get this.

[@TzunSu]

Great reaction! The incident he's talking about is how a group of students at Caltech blew up a part of their dorm building whilst trying to make a rocket. Those same students, after being kicked out, founded their own lab, where invited back later, and eventually formed the Jet Propulsion Lab.

[@hentia3864]

Pretty sure the Hindenburg has a part in it too :)

[@raho19]

I read the book first, never have I laughed so hard at jokes that Mark made. Movie did it a great service too.

[@howardbalaban7051]

Love the book and the movie, and I love how the changes from page to screen both made sense AND made fun of the choices that were made. (Cough, cough, Iron Man, cough, cough.)

[@cthulhucollector]

He had it a lot easier in the movie than the book. LOL.

[@howardbalaban7051]

@@cthulhucollector You're right, he did. But the point is the changes to make it more believable on screen simply worked.

[@spicysnowman8886]

​@@cthulhucollectorif i remember correctly the rover part was way longer in the book.

[@SamArblaster]

Book was amazing

[@flooglebinder3493]

Alex: You’re alone on Mars….WHAT DO YOU DO…..? Mark Watney: You get to work

[@bongzilla4172]

"Is he using shit as fertilizer?" Alex, that's exactly what fertilizer is.

[@SorchaSublime]

Eh, not always you get chemical fertilisers now.

[@ellav7812]

Not usually human shit though

[@cristonsloan]

Note to editor: The "There I helped" with making his brain bigger was just pure comedic gold. Loved the little detail that most people probably won't even notice. But that is exactly what makes it Sooooo good!

[@AlexSilverCat]

If you are at all a book person, I recommend you read the book (and if you're not a book person, I recommend the audiobook while you do chores or exercise or something). The humor is just as good, the science you mentioned you don't know is explained in further detail, and several plot points are deepened/fleshed out/explained (such as Mark knowing so much about the machinery, and the thought processes of the different NASA people working on how to save him, what hexadecimals are, etc.). Thank you for the awesome review!

[@sprinkle802]

Yes, this! The audiobook was phenomenal, and explains the science and background so well

[@AlbinoJedi]

Highly recommend the book too.

[@SnoWhite2420]

Thank you for this recommendation! I absolutely love this movie and love audiobooks, so I’m looking forward to it!

[@ryank9782]

rc bray nails that book def get thee audio book. it was so good and same with the voice actor it made me go and find his other books.

[@Sakrysta]

Plus, Wil Wheaton is an excellent narrator. The audiobook is awesome.

[@ChristinaVVM]

Editor - AND not knowing that was Sean Bean for sure. Man, the references in this movie were stellar. I wish Alex had gotten them.

[@Mysterios1989]

I have the feeling Alex never saw Apollo 13. Honestly, after this, I think the forefather of the space accident movies would be great.

[@VictorRomeo1917]

Here's hoping he does it soon, incredible film!

[@marktracy1721]

Marooned

[@Miskwi]

Waiting for passengers

[@skanpandion7181]

That would be amazing, watch Apollo 13!!!

[@DanJohansen]

That editors note about the LOTR thing made my laugh out loud! Thanks for that. Sure wish Alex would get around to watching them soon. The prolonged shot of Alex not getting the reference at all is hilarious!

[@rjwallace7477]

Yeah I hope he watches them

[@stevethepirate2875]

One thing that didn't make the movie but was in the book, Mark had to convert his water into hydrogen to make more fuel. They also had him convert his piss. He said he couldn't wait to tell his grandkids. "Back in my day, I pissed rocket fuel!"

[@dracoargentum9783]

The thing that initially hit Mark WAS the communication antenna; that is why, until Pathfinder was utilized, there was no communication possible between Mars and anyone else.

[@gregorysiegel1178]

I love how the only bad science in this movie is the storm at the beginning

[@dondumitru7093]

_cough_ What was the velocity difference between the final supply rocket from Earth, and the Hermes during gravity assist as it whizzed by Earth and needed to intercept the supply rocket?

[@ColinFox]

@@dondumitru7093 meh - close enough. I would WAY rather have movies like this that are HIGHLY scientifically accurate with a few rule-bendings here and there than the drek that hollywood usually squeezes out.

[@dondumitru7093]

@@ColinFox Hey, I love this movie, lots. But let's be cautious with claims about "the only" bad science.

[@chrissnyder4439]

And him "Iron Manning" it at the end. He would have been spinning in circles, which is probably why they didn't actually go that route in the book.

[@ianjardine7324]

It's not so much that there are no questionable scientific parts of the book or film but that the author knew enough to only fudge the science when necessary for the story. I'm a big scify fan but often find myself having to give up on a book because the the handwavium is so omnipresent and unnecessary it ruins the entire story. I'd much rather read a book by an author who doesn't explain how his space craft functions than one who repeatedly gets the details of known systems flat out wrong.

[@petrhanak862]

8:20 - Sol - The term "sol" is used by planetary scientists to refer to the duration of a solar day on Mars. The term was adopted during NASA's Viking project (1976) in order to avoid confusion with an Earth "day". A Martian day is approximately 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth. It looks like not much.. but add that every day.. and you get another 13 more Earth days (which our mind and digestive system is kind of used to for calory intake) by sol 461, in 31:57 8:47 "shit as fertilizer" - yeah it works that way. Our (or basically any animal) digestive system is not 100 percent efficient, more like 20-30. Most of the nutrients go away. Using it as fertilizer is a proper way to grow food, instead of flushing to ocean.. but hey, there are too many people on Earth from the middle of 19th century to be a self-sufficient cycle (what is added is the energy from the Sun via photosynthesis), so we need to add Nitride in artificial form. Sadly, this destroys the soil, so we are still kind of racing to the bottom...unless new technology will be find. depending on local conditions, 2-3cm (one inch) is generated in 100-1000 years, but with overuse of artificial fertilizers, industrial pollution etc. it is destroyed quickly. 9:11 - "lighting hydrogen on fire" - my guess this mostly relates to the Hindenburg disaster. 23:20 - Jordan. Next to Israel. It is the closest what we have on Earth looking similar how Mars looks. 23:35 - bigger brain would not help. Elephant is not more intelligent. I do not mean it as offence, but learning usually helps. :) Reading books has statistically better result than just passively watching youtube :) I know.. I am writing that on youtube. 29:43 - more of an issue is another year and a half in increased radiation exposure in space. But i guess they solved it to a manageable level, with our current tech Mars is too long space flight for humans - or a too heavy ship with shielding for our engines. 33:00 - during the year and half waiting, I bet he did, multiple times. And then added the extracted minerals to the potatoes, since you have to recycle as much as possible :) 33:19 - I would love to. Even that it is really much easier to create a base on Antarctica (it is cold, but not that cold as on mars, by a hundred of degrees more, there is breathable air, water everywhere in ice and the difference in gravity - just 38% Earth - means moves will be ackward, getting a toll on the body that was designed for different gravity- blood pumping, bones, muscles. More importantly, we do not know yet or sure if it is even possible to reproduce, it seems not in zero-G) But what a sight it would be. I am there at least by spirt, just by having a name on the 2020 Perseverance mission. Next flight is scheduled for Europa, Jupiter, baby.

[@johnnyrocket1685]

Anyone whose lives on a farm knows you gotta use shit to grow food. That’s what the best fertilizer is, basically 😂 sure it’s got other stuff added and mixed in, but it’s got a lot of animal waste too.

[@randeecarreno4289]

Not only is this one of my favorite Matt Damon movies, but it's a comfort movie that I watch a lot. It definitely a drama mixed with comedic moments. I loved that you watched the extended edition of this movie. And the cast in this movie is fantastic. This is based off the book of the same name by author Andy Weir. The book is more technical. And it dives more into the friendships with the crew. 16:32 Yep. That's actor Benedict Wong, who plays Wong in the MCU. No matter how many times I watch this movie, the end when the crew goes to rescue Mark always gives me slight anxiety. Looking forward to your next reaction. 😊

[@vianneyb.8776]

I also love how the film makers made a couple extra promotional videos, like "The Right Stuff" which covers the interview post-isolation training for the space crew.

[@aaronleesgbclieutenant]

Also Sebastian Stan aka Bucky

[@RobbHollen]

I count six actors in this movie who have been in the MCU: Michael Pena (Luis from Ant-Man), Sebastian Stan (Bucky/The Winter Soldier), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo in Dr. Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Donald Glover (Aaron David, Miles Morales' uncle in Spider-Man Homecoming), and Matt Damon himself (Asgardian, Actor Loki).

[@myitbos1335]

@@RobbHollen Kate Mara played a US Marshal in a small one scene role in Iron Man 2

[@RobbHollen]

@@myitbos1335 Yep, forgot about that

[@rwslaugh]

"One does not simply get the reference", man that cracked me up!

[@billparrish4385]

I'm no mathematician, but I can help with the idea of "hexadecimal," having worked around the concept for a few years. Binary is 'base 2', because it has 2 digits: 0 and 1. Decimal is 'base 10', because it has 10 digits, 0-9. Hexadecimal, often shortened to just 'hex', is 'base 16', because it has 16 digits: 0-9, then A-F, which stand for 10-15. In decimal, for example, we express twenty-six 'things' as 26 (2 in the 10's column, 6 in the one's column; 20+6=26). In binary, that would be 00011010 (1 in the 16's, 8's and 2's columns; 16+8+2=26). In hex, that would be 1A (1 in the 16's column; A, or 10, in the one's column; 16+10=26). So, 26 = 0001 1010 = 1A. One thing that hex allows, is for the same value to be expressed in fewer digits, which can especially be useful with larger numbers. Hex is used in computer-type applications for that reason, and also because 16 is a 'power' of 2. Binary is '2^1', '2 to the first power', or 2 not multiplied again by itself. Hexadecimal is '2^4', 2 to the fourth power', 2*2*2*2=16. This makes it possible to write long binary numbers using fewer hex digits, by expressing each grouping of 4 binary digits as 1 hex digit. So '0000 0100 0000 0000' in binary, 1,024 in decimal, is written as '0400' in hex, or depending on the context, just '400'. Since it's easy to mistake '400' as a decimal number, hex numbers are often designated in one of two ways, either as '400h', or more often as '0x400'. So, when Mark is decoding the hex message at 17:20, the 'H' is 0x48, which is 72 in decimal; 4 in the 16's column, 8 in the one's column, 4*16=64, 64+8=72. How does 72 get you to 'H'? Because of an internationally-recognized alpha-numeric code called ASCII, where 72 means 'H', 79 means 'O', 87 means 'W', etc. Hope that helps understand a bit of the 'science' going on here. Sometimes 'touching bottom' with a concept, or even a part of one, can help ground the rest of the experience, not like floating around in a sea of confusion, making the experience a bit more enjoyable. Cheers!

[@vert2552]

im mean... i actually thought hexadecimal was somewhere on level of basic knowledge

[@billparrish4385]

@@vert2552 I think most people have heard of the word hexadecimal, and have the general idea of it meaning something to do with 16, versus decimal and 10. My aim was simply to break it down a bit further for Alex (since he expressed curiosity) and the other viewers, taking things from the term itself to Mark actually decoding the message. It's a well-written sci-fi movie (not afraid to use the terminology of science, always a plus), so I was hoping to help enhance the viewing pleasure for anyone interested in that bit of background.

[@vert2552]

@@billparrish4385in no way i had something against your comment :) I just pointed out that it was quite surprising to me because i did considered this as something everyone pretty much know

[@SkillsLoading]

"I would just turn the camera on and be like Mark Whatney stories day 1". Thats pretty much the book right there. The majority of it is just his log enteries. Also Sol in this context is one day on Mars, equavalent to 1day and 37 minutes. Its easier to log Mars mission by Sols so that time drift doesnt bias any data.

[@Ethan-zu5lq]

This is a stunning movie, and the humor is so good it makes it feel like comedy, underrated film!

[@dole8001]

The biggest inaccuracy is that the atmosphere is so thin on mars the storm wouldn't be able to be that strong to cause the damage it did.

[@Miss_Myth]

So surprised Alex didn't realize one of the crewmates was Bucky! Especially after recognizing Luis & having the Iron Man reference! 😂 But overall *fantastic* reaction for a fantastic movie, and YES, the humor is on point throughout!

[@Pauley_Film_Productions]

That’s what I was thinking!

[@gumbygomes3278]

And Wong from Dr.Strange

[@janahall7295]

@@gumbygomes3278he said “our boy from Shang Chi” 😂

[@Bozzz71]

Don't forget the U. S. Marshall from Iron Man 2 was Kate Mara "He likes the badge", Chiwetel Ejiofor was Baron Mordo in Dr Strange, and Matt Damon himself played Loki in the live action plays in the Thor movies. To go along with Donald Glover being in Spider-Man, Peña being Luis, Stan being Bucky, and Wong being Wong. Lots of MCU connections. Heck, Jessica Chastain was Vuk in The Dark Phoenix, which is basically a branch timeline anyways.

[@thesplawn]

@@Bozzz71 Kate Mara also was Sue Storm in the Fant4stic movie...also to be considered a branch timeline.

[@onenutmia8323]

The Chinese weren't better than us Captain Goochbeard. They had that rocket prepped and checked out and no one knew it. It was a state secret with them, so them helping was admitting they had that rocket.

[@cjbrett89]

Quite honestly, one of my favourite films ever. Seeing this the first time was utter joy from beginning to end. Seen it numerous times since and just as great every time.

[@psychobetha]

here i was thinking it’s okay Alex doesn’t know science, cause he’s a lawyer. but then he couldn’t figure out what “sol” meant. you’d think lawyers would be pretty good with latin root words. it’s a good thing he’s funny 😂

[@richardcarter5082]

Even most children understand that you can't breathe Martian air, America is really lagging behind when it comes to educating their masses.

[@gotanon9659]

​@@richardcarter5082 Well with your idiotic comment as an example i dont think america is lagging behind especially since they dont pull a broad generalization out of there ass based on 1 person..

[@artloveranimation]

"thanks to my uncle Tommy in China, we got another chance" 😂 So funny

[@SamSam-yb3ls]

Shout out to the editor! The thing about this content creation team, is that you remind me of what it's like to watch to watch an amazing film for the first time and see others really enjoy it! This is my favourite film of all time - the writer Andy Weir adapted his incredible book, the cast is seasoned with incredible acting talent (so many real ones in there) with my favourite line from a movie ever "Mark Watney...space pirate" Yes, Matt Damon is in my top 3 actors of all time and he damn well have won the oscar for this incredible film.

[@lzz9376]

"One does not simply get the reference" 😂😂😂😂 My guy you are on point today!! Thanks for being awesome and doing a brilliant job

[@jaderush4141]

One of my favourite books, hands down. It has it all - drama, terror, comedy. Mark's perseverance and ability to laugh in the face of impending doom is really motivating and so, so hopeful Havent seen the movie since it first came out in theaters. The diary-esque format of the book made a lot of the moments more dramatic, but the movie is still pretty good, and the actors are phenomenal of course. One thing im still mad about is that in the book Teddy (i think it was him) always had two speeches prepared in case of successful/unsuccessful launch, but when asked about it after Mark got rescued he confessed he'd only written one speech this time, the one for success. They cut that from the movie, and I'm still shitter-shattered about that 'cause I love this detail

[@jacksongreen4107]

I know someone living with a terminal illness. Mark Watney's perseverance is something that inspires her to keep going in her everyday life.

[@PeterGoss-f6p]

Weird, I didn’t know there was a directors cut to this movie because I’ve seen this movie dozens of times and there are clips I’ve never seen. I’ll be searching this out tonight. Thank you Sir.

[@chrissnyder4439]

I was thinking the same thing. I know I've seen this WAY too many times, and yeah, quite a bit I had never seen.

[@johnrodgers8457]

You should also watch the movie promo short films they did for this movie. There's 6 I believe, one even has Neil Degrass in it. Took me a minute to find them in the clutter if KZbin. Search: Ares 3 with key words "Farewell", "The Right Stuff", "Bring Him Home", "First Look" and "Our Greatest Adventure". I feel like there were 6 total but I couldn't locate another one.

[@bilibangbang]

you just on drugs dude, that is the movie

[@RoxxSerm]

​@@bilibangbangnah, you don't know what you're talking about. For example, the scene where he checks the tarp for leaks ( after a part of the habitat blew off ) was never in the normal/cinematic cut. It's only in the extended / directors cut.

[@ralphwiggum6385]

​@@RoxxSermYep, thats where I first noticed the extra content

[@liljenborg2517]

"He's got sprouts! Holy Sh!i!" I see what you did there. A "sol" is one solar day on Mars, from noon to noon. (Sol is the actual name of the star we call our sun - because scientists are obsessed with using a dead language like Latin to name everything). It's about 40 minutes longer than a 24-hour solar day on earth.

[@howardbalaban7051]

FYI: If the supposed adaptation of this author's 3rd book - Project Hail Mary - is done proper justice, it will blow this movie out of the water. (That said, I've come to the conclusion that PHM should be a 10-part miniseries to be done right.)

[@cassieo]

YES. I am eagerly anticipating PHM. So. Good. 🙌🏼🙌🏼💫

[@Dan-Ellis]

Amaze!

[@Kitsaline]

man that book fucked me up fjdklsjflks

[@StounyCZ]

Yep

[@jmsr77]

"For a damn Botanist, he sure knows a lot about the machinery" YEAH, ASTRONAUTS CAN DO EVERYTHING because they have to!

[@ForgottenHonor0]

I'm so glad you watched the Director's Cut! Glad you enjoyed it! Another great space exploration epic is The Right Stuff! It's about the formation of NASA and the first American astronauts to compete with the Soviet space program during the Race to Space!

[@sirjohnmara]

Yes. "The Right Stuff" is a FANTASTIC movie. It's very "referenced" in Top Gun Maverick. As a homage.

[@naynay3710]

A really long film, too, but I just loved it! I don't actually have a hard time watching long films and don't now why others do. It's a masterpiece!

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@naynay3710 Well, it depends. If the director confuses quantity with quality then a long movie can be difficult to sit through.

[@jordanfelt5978]

Little fun fact..the part where childish Gambino trips and falls was actually a blooper. It wasn't planned for the movie but they thought it was funny enough that they just kept it in and were genuinely concerned that maybe he hurt himself but he just rolled with it.

[@Metal_Mary]

One of my favorite space movies of all time! Matt Damon was an exceptional choice for this film! 👏 Excellent job Captain Blonde Beard♥️

[@TheMsLourdes]

At abotu 37:12 the scene with whatney crying... Originally Mat Damon did not want to shoot that, thinking that whatney wouldnt cry because of reasons. But the way they shot this he had minimum interaction with people for weeks, so by the time the scene unfolds, that was a natural reaction to hearing peoples voices again.

[@kunei1996]

This is my favourite movie of all time. I've seen it 3 times in cinema and i can't count the rewatches i did at home. And, i think, this is one of the few movies that lives up to the book that it is based on. Sure, some things are different or left out, but it is one of the best adaptations out there by far. Andy Weir is an amazing author and i hope his other books will get movie adaptations as good as The Martian.

[@mallorymyers7525]

They just finished filming Project Hail Mary. It's coming out in 2026. 🤞on getting "r****" right.

[@bryanalexander3184]

In the book (or maybe just the audiobook) instead of the college scene at the end commander Lewis takes him for a burger and he aggresively declines to accept french fries with his burger despite them being included in the meal, and then she tries to recruit him for a private spacetourism company that is looking to hire retired astronauts.

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

This is literally just one of the best space movies ever.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

remove space and you got it right

[@jacksongreen4107]

@@Kevin.Costner. I mean, if it's one of the best movies, that would also make it one of the best space movies due to subset logic.

[@Nakob116]

Something from the book. The reason nothing would grow on Mars is because the soil does not have the minerals and bacteria that is in Earth soil. So he had to basically make soil that could sustain plants and then grow the plants in it. There is a whole segment of him just slowly making this soil all over the Hab before he could start growing the potatoes.

[@adrianonhilton]

I love that the most unscientific part of this movie is the storm at the beginning. Not enough atmosphere to have winds that strong.

[@billlupin8345]

Martian dust storms can get to about 60 mph, and can carry a lot of dust, they just wouldn't have enough force to knock over the mav or rip off an antenna array. They're fast, but the atmosphere is very thin.

[@jonunya1163]

Unless one of the mission objectives are to attempt to terraform Mars

[@wal6377]

@jonunya1163 Sorry for jumping all over your response, but you triggered a pet peeve of mine; Mars can never be terraformed. First, it's small. Mars lost it's atmosphere because any atmosphere it had bled off into space because of it's reduced gravity. Second, even if you made oxygen manufacturing plants to constantly supply and replace what is lost into space, the "motor" of the planet's Van Allen belt stalled and is no longer functioning any longer. The "motor" is the liquid iron that spins around in the planet's core. This createsa a shield around the planet to protect any lifeforms on the surface from harmful and deadly solar radiation (unless you want to chance becoming a member of the Fantastic Four).There are other reasons I'd go into but those are the subject of conjecture. Not trying to be argumentative, just you unitentionally touched on a sore subject for me.

[@adrianonhilton]

@@wal6377 The only chance of terraforming Mars is to divert enough planet killer sized metallic asteroids to collide with mars to increase the mass, and volcanically reactivate its core. And then send Comets in for water and atmosphere.

[@wal6377]

@@adrianonhilton You're assuming that a meteor would liquefy upon contact and thus "melt" down to the core, but it wouldn't it would just rest on the surface, OR if it was substantial enough to liquefy the surface of Mars to thus melt down to the core and, hopefully, "somehow" get the core back to spinning. However, I didn't know we were god-like to play billiards with meteors large enough to be significant to cause a desirable effect, but the 1000's of years wait for the planet to cool enough for habitation seems outside the projected plans of some idiot idealist who has more money than brains who suggests such god awful ideas. Living underground, or under a biodome seems more possible, but ask Douglas Quaid if that was such a hot idea...

[@Phoennix3]

This is my favourite movie of all time. Great script. Fantastic cast. Good humour. Awesome story. It’s just about people achieving together. Makes me cry, every time.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Valid defs in my Top 5

[@bklynkat23]

A full range of emotions is what this movie is

[@justindewanz2970]

yo alex i just wanna say thank you for being you man i have been watching you for the past 4 years and your videos have helped me through the death of my late mother, being taken away from my fam. you have helped me thru so much so thanks man. Its always a gooch slappin time when you post something new love you bro peace

[@n0tk0sher]

right on!

[@kaydee63]

One of my FAVORITE Matt Damon movies, it's a perfect blend of humor and intensity. Earlier in the video you mentioned the cast, but twice you didn't see one in particular. Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier) also plays in this. He's one of the crew members that goes back to rescue Mark.

[@DoShawn]

his other book Project Hail Mary is getting made and i cant wait. Ive never read a book so fast in my life

[@WorldWeave]

“And that’s assuming nothing goes wrong” Murphy’s Law: “you called?”

[@navtektv]

Bro recognises Louis from Antman by name but didn't even see the god damn Winter Soldier floating around in that same ship. 😂😂

[@BButcher-hg4nr]

"Sol" is the name of our sun. Which is why OUR star system, is called the "SOLar System"

[@Spacenoodlesisgreat]

Not quite, sol is the name of a Martin day

[@lasarith2]

It’s named Sol because that’s the Latin name for Sun .

[@arkikali5632]

Love your reaction. 🙂 I'm a month late, so someone's probably already mentioned it, but (true story), the astronauts almost all have dual specializations. This is explained in the book, but basically, Mark has pretty much the BEST skill set for his situation. He's a botanist and a mechanical engineer.

[@1rotzy]

To me, The Martian is a story about Humanities capability to move heaven and earth when we come together. An excellent example of this in real life is the Berlin Airlift that happened after WW2. It's a pretty long story, I recommend checking out Fat Electrician for the full story, but basically, it's a story of impossible timing, coordination, and logistics to feed half of Berlin via cargo planes. On a smaller note, Mark is an excellent example of how powerful hope can be. You can curl up and die quietly, or you can rage against the dying of the light and forge your own path. Once you see a sliver of hope, you will blitz your way to that path. I love this film, and I really need to read the book.

[@TheEvilGamingInc]

I always love the fact that an actor in this council of Elrond was also part of the original council.

[@markmaioli4]

I read the book before the movie came out but knew Matt Damon was playing Watney. It's remarkable, almost like Andy Weir had Damon in mind when writing it - he IS Mark Watney! Ridley Scott hit this one out of the park with casting, script, cinematography & direction.

[@gippywhite]

Your editor was on FIRE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙💙💙

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

Alex's channel is the only one where I don't skip straight to the reaction and move on when it's done. Fantastic entertainer. So talented. Perfect comedic timing. I always watch the Intro and Outro.

[@mattfromwiisports4910]

Antmans friend pilots a ship. Invisible girl is a tech genius. The alien from dark phoenix likes disco music. Dr. Stranges 2 best friends Wong and Mordo try to rescue Matt Damon. The winter soldier flies an eva suit. A criminal caught by spiderman sends them back to Mars. Lotta marvel people in this movie.

[@SmithysReviews]

Can I just say for the last few weeks I’ve been binging your review videos and they are so good. You seem like such a genuine nice guy , so funny as well. I was feeling a bit down but your videos have helped me see positivity thanks for that and keep up the GREAT work. Peace bro

[@bouncybubble]

If I had a nickel for every time Matt Damon was stuck on a planet in an orange spacesuit, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t very much but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@SakuraPixie]

This, Interstellar, and Apollo 13 are my favorite space films (outside of Star Trek and Star Wars that lack the “grounded” factor these three have So glad you enjoyed this one. VERY sad that the Council of Elrond went right over your head 😂😂 especially with Sean Bean present (I was fangirling so hard during that scene during my first watch)

[@odysseusrex5908]

I love Teddy coming in and saying, "I want my code name to be Glorfindel." That's not in the book, but it shoulda' been!

[@ethal1222]

This might be the best book to movie adaptation I've ever seen. All the characters were perfectly cast and portrayed, most of the scenes and dialogue were practically beat for beat from the book, and Matt Damon captured Watney's humor spot on! There's one line from the book I wish they had used. Watney is talking about growing potatoes in his poop and says "My a**hole is doing just as much as my brain to keep me alive." 😆

[@AddSerious]

I've read this book 3 times and watched this film at least 6 times... THEY NAILED IT.

[@ashleymontague81]

Did you read Project Hail Mary

[@AddSerious]

@@ashleymontague81 twice, same for Artemis

[@AddSerious]

@@ashleymontague81 BTW ALSO, there is a rumor that Jeff Goldblume is going to do the voice for Rocky

[@ashleymontague81]

@@AddSerious I'm so excited to watch the movie I hope they do Rocky justice and the book as a whole the should leave the plot alone. Did you listen to the audiobook? It's amazing I've listened to it a couple times too I love the sound effects.

[@AddSerious]

@@ashleymontague81 for PHM I actually did the audio book first... the 1st time rocky spoke I thought there was something wrong with the audio file, so I backed it up and was like WTF?

[@kdrake33]

Whoever the editors, I love them the editor note are hilarious, especially since I’m Lord of the rings fan and all the other videos it’s hilarious good choice on hiring and editor Alex

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Hollywood needs filmmakers like Ridley Scott more than ever

[@PeregrinoZensunni]

I feel like Scott, Villeneuve and Nolan are the only ones there that can actually use a big budget in favor of the movie

[@Zombiesnyder13]

@@PeregrinoZensunni Spielberg and Scorsese too

[@nindu6913]

Have you seen Ridley Scott’s most recent movie napoleon? It’s absolute dog water

[@pickthestickup]

Napoleon was drippings from a wet garbage bag

[@gamesinaugust2702]

I loved this movie when I first saw it and I agree with what you said about the soundtrack. While a lot of the movie is filled with jokes there are those serious moments that bring back in the tension and then when the soundtrack hits brings us back into that fun adventure again. I think it's great that you're looking into standalone movies rather than cinematic universes too. Sometimes you just want to sit and watch one story for what it is. If you're looking for a hidden gem in these types of movies I recomend The Life of Pi. Without going into spoilers, it's a beautiful story of a boy trapped at sea with amazing imagery and storytelling.

[@Nicholly1084]

If you're getting into a space movie phase, I really recommend watching "Moon" (2009), with Sam Rockwell and directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son). For a first movie, i think Jones did a great job with it :) It is quite slow-paced, and as I remember it pays a good homage to 2001 A Space Odyssey, so it's worth the watch

[@bahrunanggara7979]

The atmosphere on mars is just really small, the strongest storm on mars would just be like a breezes for humans

[@bahrunanggara7979]

The films director acknowledged it's wrong, but it's for entertainment purposes. So....

[@shawnfike2910]

A Sol is a Martian day, which is 39m 35s longer than Earth's.

[@yung_george69]

"I would love to solve this problem right now, but my balls are frozen" Alex, "what the hell, LETS GO"

[@itsadancething]

Fun Fact! There's a TON of MCU alumni in this movie: - Michael Peña (Luis in Ant Man) - Benedict Wong (Wong in Doctor Strange) - Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo in Doctor Strange) - Donald Glover (Aaron Davis in Spiderman: Homecoming) - Kate Mara had a little role in Iron Man 2 - Matt Damon played Loki in the play in Thor: Ragnarok - and my personal favorite: Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes aka the White Wolf aka the Winter Soldier!!)

[@babymama406]

“Gravity” with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney is an amazing movie. You hardly hear about it but it’s really good. If you haven’t seen it, I’d love to see a reaction. It’s amazing, wholesome, part horror movie, and will crank your anxiety all the way up (in a good way).

[@robbob5302]

Loved that movie. Even more technically accurate than this one.

[@CarlosAM1]

@@robbob5302 I'd say not, Gravity has some pretty damn unrealistic things. Comm sat altitudes, letting go of a tether magically causing a force away from it, debris being in a retrograde orbit and also being far too visible, debris being far too low on the atmosphere during the tiangong re entry and finally there apparently being no acceleration applied to some objects while on said re entry.

[@daemeonx]

I would go to Mars without even thinking about it. You have the chance to be the first human being on mars to do pretty much anything. Chance of death, yeah, but I was the first person to juggle knives in a spacesuit on the surface of another planet.

[@riksplace]

Amazing movie...much of which is based on true facts and science. You did a GREAT job of reacting.....

[@msmrsro]

There’s a TV show called “Stars on Mars” that is filmed in an area of Western Australia that looks very much like Mars. Without looking it up, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was filmed in the same area.

[@alexgarnett5373]

Every time I now watch Interstellar I think they’re going to find Matt Damon’s character growing potatoes ❤

[@photobackflip]

Mark lost all his crops, but not the ability to grow more food. He still had heaps of potatoes, he still had the ability to extract more water, and he still was producing fertilizer every day. He just needed to rebuild and replant. Plus all the dead plants would make great compost.

[@mallorymyers7525]

He no longer had any potatoes with living tissue. They all became freeze dried when exposed to the atmosphere.

[@photobackflip]

@@mallorymyers7525 22:06 - he had 200 sols worth of potatoes from previous crops.

[@mallorymyers7525]

@@photobackflip Well, that's a great point. I wonder why he didn't? I'll look out for that the next time I reread The Martian. Andy Weir doesn't have that big of plot holes.

[@chrislaustin]

I laughed when you mentioned your wife looks dead on the gross stuff and how you hide, as me and my wife are the exact same way. Growing up I couldn't take the fake blood operation stuff on MASH and to this day I'm the same way. Surprisingly when my son was born I thought I would have issues, but I was fine, and my step daughter actually passed out.

[@emilyhowe1595]

Up there as one of my all time fave films. Like you said, the balance of everything is just perfect

[@JBeck33]

Yeah, it’s a dramedy. Definitely some funny bits.

[@sumitmago]

i have watched this movie at least 20 times now, but every time its same emotions and chills.

[@michellebeaulieu8118]

I have not laughed as hard as I did when you asked if he could breathe on Mars for a long time. LMFAO thank you for that

[@joelslack2138]

A “sol” is a day on Mars. Earth is 24 hours, Mars is like 24 1/2 hours. Great movie, so much fun.

[@venomgames1077]

If you're in the mood for one-off movies that are great, I suggest 2016's Arrival. I saw it for the first time a month ago and loved it. I'd go into it knowing as little as possible if you can :)

[@msfeistybabe]

I just rewatched that on Netflix today because it's leaving in a few days. Great sci-fi movie!

[@TuxedoLion]

**10 seconds into a movie called The Martian** "where is this, Mars?"

[@Jack3d-y6q]

I think his name was Donald Glover. He said he truly slipped in that one scene. But he and they kept it going. There was some drink spilled and there you go

[@missingrighty]

Ive read the book multiple times. They did a very good job adapting the movie from the book. They took a lot of quotes from the book as well. Whats funny is the scene when the crew meet Mark in the airlock. In the book they dont do that but Mark says in the book that if this was a movie the crew would all meet me in the airlock. Also, in the book, he says he wants to do the Iron Man thing but isnt allowed. Its actually Beck who goes into the capsule and gets Mark, not the commander. Sabastian Stan plays Beck. You'd recognize him at playing Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier from the MCU

[@supersooner6444]

"houston, be advised, Rich Purnell is a steely eyed missle man."

[@VonOutlaw]

Wadi Rum in Jordan was used for external scenes on Mars in filming The Martian. Korda Studios 26 kilometres (16 mi) west of Budapest, Hungary, in the wine-making village of Etyek was chosen for filming interior scenes of The Martian. It had one of the largest sound stages in the world.