The Martian (2015) | Wife's First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

[@Charles_Gaba]

I’m so glad neither of you thought the NASA director was a bad guy (so many other reactors made that mistake). He had to make some tough choices but that was part of his job, and he wanted Mark (and the rest of the crew) back safely as much as anyone else.

[@robertlombardo8437]

Yeah. Honestly, the Martian is one of the rare books/movies nowadays where there really is no bad guy. But there are still massive stakes so it works.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! I can't imagine having to make those kinds of choices.

[@rebeccaclementz3756]

One thing they talk about in the book is how it took about 10 years (I think) and a Billion dollars to make Hermes. If Hermes had been badly damaged during the rescue it would have the end of serious space travel most likely.

[@Juide80]

​@@rebeccaclementz3756But since this story and the Hermes are fictional why would anyone care about something like that? 🤔

[@uweburger]

​@@rebeccaclementz3756 No, it is mostly development costs, building a second would not be cheap, but much cheaper

[@jrepka01]

Pathfinder landed in July of '97. It served as the base for Sojourner, the very first Rover. You can see it in a couple of scenes, it's about the size of a toaster. The Rover could only travel short distances because the charging station and all of the communications equipment were on the Pathfinder itself. Pathfinder was never lost (note that Vincent Kapoor figures out where Mark is driving because he recognizes that his path will lead hiim straight to the Pathfinder landing site) but eventually the solar panels get covered by so much dust that it became unable to recharge. That's why both the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers eventually died as well. Later Rovers Curiosity and Perseverance are both powered by Plutonium power cells, like the one Mark digs up to heat the rover.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks! I think I was confusing Pathfinder with the Beagle lander. -David

[@Juide80]

I think I also recognized the first Rover but I thought it more like the size of a big microwave oven. I mean something like 2'*1.5'*1'. I'm not really educated about these things but I thought I had seen it (or a copy of it) in pics and videos but I guess it's also possible that I saw one of the newer versions.

[@DaleKingProfile]

When Toni watches Interstellar she should skip the tissues and go for a towel

[@popculturallychallenged]

Oh no, I'm worried now. -Toni 🥹

[@paulhewes7333]

At the very least she should make sure she was hydrated beforehand.

[@wroot_lt]

I was thinking along these lines. Well, if you are that emotional, you can only embrace that. Interstellar is a great movie, but it will certainly touch some strings in your heart.

[@jacovisser9433]

I agree I've seen Interstellar about a 1000 times and I sob every time 😭😭😭

[@sondebueu]

​@@popculturallychallenged NOBODY can see Interstellar and don't cry. i repeat NOBODY saw interstellar without cry. Nobody with a hearth, at least. Prepare yourself...

[@michaelatteberry6462]

You are exactly the type of reactors that we need. You react to the story and idea of it, not nitpicking it. I will follow you guys anywhere

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Pathfinder wasn't lost, it just stopped working. As it was a static lander with a shoebox sized rover (the rover was a proof of concept and not the main mission), they knew exactly where it was.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Of note; the pathfinder mission was only expected to operate for 7-30 days but ended up running 85 days.

[@TNEagan]

Fantastic reaction! This is one of my favorite movies. While not a main part of the film, having Sean Bean explain that Project Elrond is a secret meeting is such a clever move. Who better to do it than Boromir himself 😂?

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I just watched a reaction to this and the person kept saying, "When do we get to see the martian? I hope he's cute like E.T."

[@757optim]

I wonder if Mark disappointed. LOL.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Who was that? I need to go see that. maybe they can teach me how to wear my big girl pants and not cry so much. -Toni

[@jeremyrobinson3410]

Your wife has such a kind heart, you two are few of the best reactors on KZbin. Keep up the good work.

[@Cindrbell]

Wish them much success.

[@kimghanson]

I have found, in general, that couples (usually married) make the best reactors. They seem more genuine than most singles or larger groups. I agree, Toni and David are the best.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@michaeljacyna1973]

I think the reason he cant restart a garden after the hab blows up is that all the potatoes got frozen. They would still be edible, but they wouldn't sprout ever again if planted.

[@inarar5334]

It also left the detail in the book out that they brought earth soil for Mark to do some experiments with, and he needed the nutrients and bacteria and such as well as the human feces fertilizer. So he found a way to mix the two soils, and used it all. The airlock blowing also rendered the mixed soil inert, with no more earth soil left.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Good point!

[@catprog]

And the water lost.

[@Juide80]

​@@catprogI think you mean the water making system and the materials used to make it but it was still irrelevant because the potatoes froze so they died which didn't mean he couldn't eat them but it did mean that they would not grow anything out of them.

[@catprog]

@@Juide80 I am talking about the water itself being lost as an addition to the frozen potatoes

[@kathyastrom1315]

FYI, when Mark was heading up to meet the Hermes, he was in the MAV, Mars Ascent Vehicle, so Lewis wasn’t calling him “Mav,” short for Maverick.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That makes more sense. 😂👍

[@jonmoore873]

Right, at the risk of sounding like I know what I’m talking about, the book version explains lots… that said, the MAV’s are sent ahead of time and make fuel in part from the Martian atmosphere which takes a long time. The question of turning around, in space, to stop would take as much energy as it did to get to speed. The Hermes is supposed to be an ion drive which trickles a little at a constant rate meaning you continually accelerate very slowly. This makes stopping and coming back practically impossible. If you like the science, check out the book. I joined lots of half known dots!

[@jasonlittle6542]

Toni crying tells me that she understands what the characters are going through. It's easy to look at it from a distance and not get emotional, but if we were in those situations, it would be so hard to deal with.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 🥰

[@richcarrCCC]

Toni can avoid such severe headaches by letting herself cry unrestrained, after all, that's what all the viewers want anyway. 😂😊

[@popculturallychallenged]

Your probably right but I hate looking like a fool and then getting comments like "why was she laughing thru the whole movie?" LOL -Toni 🫣

[@richcarrCCC]

@@popculturallychallenged Your sensitivity and display of emotions are what make you you. Your honesty and candor are genuine and we just love that about you! I love how dialed in David is to you and your emotions, he knows when and how much you're gonna struggle before the scene even develops that triggers your emotions. Love you two, am so glad I found your guys' channel and wish you both the absolute best going forward. Thanks & God bless you guys!

[@madmanjeshiro8288]

I watched this movie many times. Watched it several more from other reactors. But your wife's reaction made it more impactful with each scene. Love this reaction very much

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@user-ch5qd3uz3l]

"please tell me he makes it" *habitat explodes*

[@zachall101]

Fun fact the guy who fell at 27:34 WASN’T written in like that, the fall just happened when they filmed the scene and they left it in the Final Cut

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's cool! Thanks! 😀

[@edwardsadler3348]

What I found interesting was that in Merseyside, where I'm from, every greengrocer had red potatoes after this movie and had a sticker saying straight from Mars

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's awesome!

[@mikefish1124]

Toni I promise you that you dont look like a fool when you cry. Nobody thinks that. It just means that you are a caring person

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 🥰

[@christinamann3640]

Absolutely!

[@hafeya]

Per the book...they brought a small planter with earth soil in it. There's millions of bacteria needed to grow things in it. The fertilizer was just for growth. When the HAB exploded, all the bacteria died in the cold. That's why he couldn't grow anymore. It's one of the best books I've ever read...the audio book is absolutely fantastic. Also, the balloon was to keep atmosphere because the rover wasn't big enough for the life support machines. In the book, while drilling those holes, he actually shorted out Pathfinder and killed it. He had to do the remainder on his own without talking to NASA until he got to Aries 4. Had some interesting things happened during that time too.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@Xtremez350]

Great reaction!!! I cried along with you as a 43 yr old male that grew up thinking males don't cry at things like this which I've grown to abandon that mentality... Situations give us feelings and the movie puts us in these situations that makes us ask how would we feel in that situation and its understandable to feel emotion in those circumstances. But when I heard that Interstellar is coming up in a reaction soon I was like "Blows full lungs of air out as an almost whistle shaped lips" OH MAN ... I love her emotion but almost feel bad putting her through the trauma of these movies. That is what makes great reactions and why I watch you guys tho ... I'm right there feeling all the emotion as I watch with you!! You are my movie buddies!! TY for what you do!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰 -Toni

[@JuanJohnSmith]

A little fun fact about the movie. MATTs character when first hearing his crew on the radio when being rescued and started crying. That was a genuine emotional response, the crews radio call was pre recorded for that scene. About 90% of the movie Matt was on his own on set and was keep away from the other actors until they were needed. Just imagine being alone and away from friends and family for a long time. Then finally given the chance to speak to them. I would cry too.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Wow! I didn't realize it was filmed like that! Thanks!

[@TerryYelmene]

I've seen this movie dozens of times, most in reactions, and I've loved so many of them. This one... this one was 'felt' most of all. - A Truely Great Reaction!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much!! 🥰

[@davidhuett3579]

Possibly the best reaction I've seen to this movie ... and I've seen a LOT of them!! You come across as such a lovely couple .... and Toni .. never apologise for being a 'caring' person. The world could do with a lot more compassion like yours. Subscribed!! ... and cheers from Australia.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! And welcome to the channel! 🥰

[@WedgeTheEagle]

This is a great movie with high rewatchability. Any time I'm channel surfing and stumble across it, I'll stick with it until the end. This movie is probably the closest adaptation to the book it's based on than any other I've seen. I highly recommend reading it.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I need to check out the book!

[@billallen1307]

I love this movie's never give up attitude and always innovate and keep working the problem. My daughter was diagnosed with flHCC at the age of 23 in 2019. She is 1 in 5 million. It's that rare. It has been a difficult and long journey for her and me also. Several things happened just right and at the right time such as the urgent care doctor that was alert and felt a lump he couldn't explain and immediately sent her to the ER. And she just happened to have taken a job near the city with America's oldest cancer center and a surgeon that specializes in liver surgery. And finding the most knowledgeable non-doctor in the world when it comes to flhcc. I felt like she was in a race against time. If they could keep her alive long enough science could keep making breakthroughs and just maybe cure her. Cure is still an elusive thing with cancer but she has had clean scans now for over 3 years. When my hope was fading I sometimes watched this movie and it helped me believe that not all was lost.

[@popculturallychallenged]

My prayers that she continues with cleans scans forever. I can't even imagine the difficult times that you and she have gone thru. I'm so glad that this movie made you see the never give up attitude of moving forward and never giving up. May you always have the love and strength to get thru anything difficult and that your daughter always have the most love and respect for you for loving her unconditionally and lifting her when maybe she needed it the most. I wish I could hug you both and learn more of your journey. As I sit here responding to this comment, my heart hurts and I wish you all didn't experience that journey. I love how you say the movie helped you believe that not all was lost. May. God bless you both always. - Toni 🥰

[@NuclearFridge1]

As a person who has had a kidney removed (2019) due to a tumor and is going through regular scans and blood tests, I have some small idea of what you have both been going through

[@frogofbrass382]

As part of the promotion of the movie, the studio created a now defunct KZbin channel for Ares 3 that would show documentary style shows of crew. By far the best one (which you can still find on KZbin) is "Ares 3 The Right Stuff," in which a psychologist interviews each crew member after spending 10 days in isolation.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's cool!

[@qwaurk985]

True story. Our espionage agents learned of Gorbachev having health issues in the 80's by somehow intercepting his poop and testing it. There is also protocol for keeping the President's poop safe from such actions by other countries. The poop scene made me think of that.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Oh wow! I had no idea! That's crazy!

[@MyBrainDontWork920]

@Toni... I grew up in an extremely toxic environment. I have only recently allowed myself to start crying. I still can't do it publicly. But, I love watching reactors like you cry. It gives me a sense of security that it is okay for me to cry too. I love watching you cry at movies, but I love crying at movies even more! And, its people like you that help me get there. NEVER be ashamed of your cries. They are so much more beneficial than you can imagine!

[@popculturallychallenged]

@MyBrainDontWork920, I’ll always be here if you need a cry! - Toni 🫶🏼🤗

[@carthos4402]

Fun Fact: Andy Weir the author interviewed and studied with a lot of NASA scientists, engineers, and prior astronauts to work out the most realistic ways someone might survive on Mars. Many of the technologies shown here are ideas being designed for a real Mars Mission. Also, advice, be prepared for Interstellar. Its much more of a string puller and you have to pay close attention the entire time. There are so many little things in that movie you dont wanna miss.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'm working on the edit for Interstellar now. Hopefully it'll be ready next week!

[@kovacs88]

You don't look like a fool when you cry, you're just a very caring person. 😊

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@gogyoo]

Can you imagine how much more that nice lady Toni would have cried if they had included that moment from the the book between Johansson and her father?

[@popculturallychallenged]

I need to check out the book! -David

[@SebastianWeinberg]

16:34 - *“Why couldn't they turn around?"* The analogy I always use to explain the orbital mechanics here is a parachute jump. Once the _Hermes_ broke its orbit around Mars and went onto a trajectory back to Earth, they were _committed._ Just like a parachutist who jumps out of a plane cannot change their mind halfway down, pull the chute back into their backpack, and fly back up into the plane, so the crew of the _Hermes_ are stuck on their course, until they reach the Earth. The type of spaceship engines we always see in sci-fi, like _Star Trek_ and _Star Wars,_ which have such _unbelievable power_ that they can simply skip over orbital mechanics entirely and brute-force their way through to any point in space they like… those might simply be impossible. There is nothing in the universe currently known to science that can generate _that_ much power and yet is small enough and _safe_ enough to put on a spaceship with humans. In Star Trek they invented "dilithium crystals" which can somehow safely moderate a _matter-antimatter reaction_ just to explain how their starships could have such unbelievable amounts of power. 24:00 - *“Please tell me he makes it.”* Don't worry. This movie is so relentlessly hopeful and optimistic that, even though Sean Bean is in it, only his character's _career_ dies. 😁 26:25 - *“He couldn't rebuild it? I mean there's still gotta be poop […] and he's got potatoes he's eating.”* There's two problems with that. The first one is a thing that the movie completely skipped over: Mars soil is _dead;_ just dust and sand, completely devoid of the soil bacteria we have here on earth, which are vital for plant growth. No amount of fertiliser can make up for that. In the book, Mark had to slowly and laboriously "infect" the Martian soil with soil bacteria from a sample of Earth soil that he had for a scheduled experiment along those lines. He was supposed to test whether it's possible to turn Martian dust into fertile soil - and now he had to do it on a massive scale, with his life on the line. The other problem with replanting is that all his potatoes have been frozen to near absolute zero for several days, before he patched the Hab. It doesn't hurt their edibility, but it does destroy their internal cell structure. There's not a living cell left in any of them. Nothing will grow from these ever again. The potatoes he has now are all he'll ever have. 26:48 - *“Seems like it'd be torn to shreds.”* This was probably the _weirdest_ decision they made in adapting the book to film. Replacing the sturdy, hi-tech "Hab Canvas" and epoxy sealant with _visibly flimsy_ plastic wrap and duct tape is such an insane choice! All the reactors I've seen watching this film _either_ laugh out loud, taking this as a joke, _or_ they shake their heads in incredulity. We are expected to believe _at the same time_ that the internal pressure of the hab was high enough to _launch_ that gigantic airlock high into the air, flipping end over end - and yet is low enough to be held at bay with a layer of plastic and some duct tape. 35:22 - *“I don't know why they had him do that.”* He's taking some of the hab's long-term life-support machinery with him on the months-long journey to Schiaparelli crater, because the rover's limited life-support wouldn't last that long. But either the oxygenator or the water reclaimer was too tall to fit inside the rover's cabin, so he replaced part of the hard-shell roof with the more flexible hab canvas that he could stretch over the too-tall machine. Why they chose to portray this as a giant, round balloon in the movie is a mystery to me as well. 😉 51:16 - *“We're gonna watch **_Interstellar_** at some point.”* Matt Damon was initially hesitant to take the role of Mark Watney, because he had _just done_ a movie where he's stranded alone on a planet - but he was assured that, apart from this _one_ superficial similarity, these were two _very_ different movies, so he took the role. 😁 Thank you two for sharing your reaction with us! It was fun, re-watching this with you.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you for all of the great info! 😀

[@The_Catnip]

It is weird and pretty unbelievable truth but NASA people really this calm in times like this. They are professionals and they need to concentrate to the solution of a problem. Like during the Apollo 13 mission people at the mission control and even the astronauts were calm. I am so glad that you guys loved this movie. It is a book adaptation and the writing of the book is interesting too.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'm looking forward to checking out the book. 😀

[@nokta7373]

I don't know if you guys plan on doing longer series reactions, but The Expanse is one of if not the best hard sci-fi series out there and one of the best written and filmed series period. I'd love to see you guys react to that. They even have The Martian references and easter eggs in there for the fans to spot 💙💜

[@popculturallychallenged]

Cool! We're not planning any series for a while but we'll see. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

5:46 "oh, he's got a long way to go." and a short time to get there. he's eastbound, just watch ole bandit run.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Another movie I need to introduce Toni to! 😂

[@philc2729]

Your reactions were real and emotional. This was a great film and deserved emotion ... and priase. Thanks for sharing your time with us.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you for watching with us. It was a fantastic movie!! - Toni 🥰

[@YoureMrLebowski]

52:36 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 toni you are amazing.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 😂 -Toni

[@overkillphil514]

I've watched this film so many times, I can't count. I love watching others watch it too. I usually can't control my emotions when I watch hard science movies like Apollo 13, Gravity and The Martian. It was a joy to watch Toni react the same way I did. You're fortunate to have such an understanding partner who would never ridicule you or dismiss your reaction to a beautiful story well told. Thank you.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you for watching with us. - Toni 🤓

[@danh8804]

Damon did a great job of adding emotion to the moment when he thanks Lewis and the crew for coming back. Both the author and the screenwriter gave him credit for this in the audio commentary. It's a very natural place to well up because it's so relatable - he was lost and his friends came to find him

[@7thsealord888]

Good reactions. Matt Damon was prepared to drastically reduce his weight for the last scenes in this movie. But Ridley Scott felt that they shouldn't take that kind of risk with his health. So, instead, they used CGI and various camera tricks to make Matt's character LOOK like he was that skinny.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@CrystalDawn1202]

One of my very favorite movies. And Toni, I've watched this movie MANY times and I cry every time. Believe me, I was crying along with you. Wonderful reaction! Thank you!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! Glad to know I wasn't alone! 🥰 -Toni

[@jamesosteen09]

The Martian was the movie of the year in 2015 and I so was not expecting it. Caught me by surprise and I loved it.

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was a great movie!!! -Toni 😊

[@matthewroach6156]

The young lady is clearly very empathic. A trait that I share. Much love!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 🥰

[@YoureMrLebowski]

8:06 i love when toni is totally anxious 😯 and david is totally giggling. 😆

[@popculturallychallenged]

We are definitely contrasting personalities! 😂 -David

[@Fabian_Lobo]

Toni, if by fool you mean having a heart and so much empathy that it causes you physical pain then I agree you are a fool, and so am I. A pleasure to watch this movie along with you guys. The best to you, your family and the folks in the comments.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much!

[@houdin654jeff]

One of my favorite novels which became an amazing adaption, such a rarity. So much detail in the book of you want a good read and more explanations of the situations involved. There are some common sense ideas people have watching this kind of movie that it would be really hard to explain in a movie… it’s difficult to convey why they wouldn’t work without some fairly advanced knowledge of orbital mechanics and physics. Probably the most common one is “why can’t the Hermes turn around and get him?” early on in the story, like when NASA realizes he’s alive. Here are a couple of reasons why that wouldn’t work… 1. NASA has no way to communicate with Mark for a while. They couldn’t tell him where to go and what to do to catch the ride home, and since Hermes doesn’t have a lander to send to the surface to get him, about the best they could do is wave. 2. Space travel is very counterintuitive at first. People see things like Star Wars or other sci fi and assume ships can turn and change direction like fighter jets. In reality, it’s more like an ocean liner, except the ocean is a frictionless void that doesn’t slow you down unless you hit something or use fuel. All the while they’ve been coming home, the Hermes has been using an ion engine to accelerate slowly away from Mars and towards Earth. If they wanted to turn around and go back, they’d have to spend the same amount of time they spend getting up to speed slowing back down and then that same amount re accelerating towards Mars again. If they’ve been flying for 3 months, slowing down to a stop takes 3 months, and getting back to Mars takes another 3 months. Which leads to problem 3… 3. Hermes has to restock food later, so they don’t have enough food to slow down, go back, get Mark (without a lander or a way to get him to go to the Ares IV site and use their MAV) and make it home without all of them starving to death anyway. It takes Rich Purnell figuring out a better course and restocking them with food to get the plan to work.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@zandylovesrisk]

One thing I wished the movie did that happens in the book is explain that Mark isn't only an expert in botany but also mechanical engineering. That's why he's able to figure out and design/fab things he needs to make everything work for him.

[@RavenHawk1988]

Absolutely love this movie. It's probably my favorite from the last 10 years. The book is a decent read, too.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I think I'm going to buy the audiobook to check it out while I'm on my walks! 😃

[@popculturallychallenged]

I was a great movie!!! -Toni

[@dnllrnt]

The book is fantastic! Andy Weir has written some excellent science fiction.

[@kathyastrom1315]

@@popculturallychallenged I just finished relistening to the audiobook yesterday-it’s one of my two favorite audiobooks (the other is World War Z). I highly recommend it, but make sure you are listening to the first recording by R.C. Bray, not the one made for Audible read by Matt Damon.

[@DristeraCrossing0]

Just found you guys and you are great! And I am like Toni, I cry ( a lot ) to movies and I never look like a fool and neither does she 🥰

[@popculturallychallenged]

You are too sweet!! Thank you for watching with us. - Toni 🥰

[@susanliltz3875]

Need to find some Happy, non tense movies for Toni!! No headaches or tears!! Just smiles!!

[@popculturallychallenged]

We'll try to fit some in. 🙂

[@yusergname]

Honestly I thought this was a good movie when I saw it in the theater, and a great adaptation of the book. But I didn't ugly cry until I kept re-watching it during these reaction videos. Only then did I truly realize what a great movie this was.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'd like to watch it again with Toni and see how she does. 🙂

[@Thylonicus]

I'm with everyone else--just let it out. There's no need to hold it in, not when at least half of us are crying, too. I mean, if you can't let yourself cry at people coming together to help one another, when _can_ you? 😊

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 🥰

[@enicole1203]

Just found your channel. Had s great time with you two. Toni was just as stressed for him as me when I first watched it, and it's such a funny and exciting movie as well.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Welcome to the channel!

[@balansboy]

This movie is in my top 5 movies. I loved the story. It has humor, drama, and can be very emotional. The inner dialogue is fantastic.

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was a fantastic movie for sure!! - Toni 😍

[@luvsumkahlua7730]

❤Ah, SWEET! HEY, MR. DAVID, She'll Love This Movie.... U Rock! 😂

[@popculturallychallenged]

David does ROCK!! -Toni 🥰

[@gippywhite]

I feel so bad for Toni!!! 😭🤧🤕 Something interesting about this movie is that with everything that was CGI, a surprising thing that was also a computer generated was Mark Watney‘s beard. Matt Damon didn’t have time to grow his facial hair out. Also, Matt Damon was filming for a few months all by himself. And the first conversation the crew had in the movie with Mark as he was waiting to launch was literally the first time Matt Damon had talked to the rest of the crew in a few months. The Director kind of surprised him because Matt wasn’t expecting to hear the actual crew talking with him over the speakers. It was only when they started rolling that Matt heard the other actors. And just talking to them again for the first time for that scene got Matt emotional just for his own experience, then he thought about his character not hearing another voice for over a year and all the emotion just came out naturally. If you two get around to watching the Marvel cinematic universe movies, which I really hope you will, and if you do then you absolutely HAVE TO watch them in theatrical release order, then you will see that The Martian was basically a reunion movie for at least five of the actors since they all had roles in the MCU. Just a fun fact that is a complete side note and probably won’t mean anything to you guys right now. 😅 Great reaction!!! Take it easy, Toni! 🙏🏻💙💙💙

[@popculturallychallenged]

We may try the MCU at some point. I've already seen all of them but Toni's not sure which ones she's seen.

[@demyanrudenko]

26:30 from my understanding the reason he couldn't rebuild it after resealing the hatch was because of the way he was making water for his crops. Creating water out of basically nothing is quite challenging.

[@1wwtom]

The book has so much more wiseass cracks and humor in it. Also the Audiobook has outstanding voice acting. What he typed to NASA when they told him everyone could see it was Boobies! Also he remarked on his visor breaking was "Ductape is Magic and should be Worshipped!." Spoiler Alert, Mark did Not do the Iron Man thing in the book. One of the crew went and got him. You have to just Read it or listen to the Audio.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'm looking forward to checking out the book! -David

[@YoureMrLebowski]

50:58 "everyone needs a sam." you are absolutely priceless 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@popculturallychallenged]

You're too sweet! -Toni

[@katwithattitude5062]

If she got this upset about what happens in the movie I can imagine how she'd react to the parts in the book that didn't make it to the movie, like Mark breaking Pathfinder and losing contact with Earth again, getting caught in a major dust storm that would gradually sap all the power in the Rover if he couldn't find his way out without help from NASA, and rolling the Rover and barely avoiding disaster. They changed the ending for the stupid Iron Man thing where in the book he stays put and Beck comes out and gets him as planned. I can only imagine that they changed it because the original ending isn't "exciting" enough so they went with that goofy stuff instead. I still love the movie and the book.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'd like to check out the book!

[@katwithattitude5062]

@@popculturallychallenged I have it on my Kindle.

[@cra0422]

Mark couldn't grow more potatoes after the Hab ruptured because the potatoes themselves were essentially freeze-dried. He wouldn't have been able to plant any new ones. The ones left were still edible but that was it.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@LMMSDeadDuck]

This is absolutely one of my most favorite movies - not only because it is such a good story, but because it's very scientifically accurate. (Not that I could fact check most of it, but the author initially self published and used the scientific community as a resource to get details right. While there are some incorrect bits, they are few and far between.) The humor also helped keep the movie from being unbearably tense.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

35:37 😆 toni's tears are such a draw for the channel, i think david's laugh is under appreciated.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Don't forget the beard! 😂 -David

[@christinamann3640]

I hope her headache got better quickly. This movie had lots of tension and heartfelt emotions, even with the comedic relief, and I cry too. Maybe drinking water will help your head. 🙂

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you. - Toni 🥰

[@howshafern420]

never feel you need to hide whom you are, feelings are not something everyone is gifted. thanks for the content.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you for you kinds words and for watching with us. - Toni 😊

[@billallen1307]

That's a good point about talking to their families back home. I don't know if that point was covered in the book or not but NASA could control those conversations.

[@popculturallychallenged]

That's a good point. They were still far enough away that there would have been enough delay.

[@charlesbarnes6912]

Love watching you guys... such a genuine heartfelt reaction everytime

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@justinchristoph3725]

When I was in the military 35 years ago, I wasn't afraid of dying so much as I was of screwing up and getting my own people killed. I truly would have preferred to have died rather than that happen. The commander of that mission would have hated herself forever if she didn't get him back. It didn't matter that everything she did was undeniably the correct thing to do under the circumstances and Watley himself said she made the right call. She still would have felt like shit for the rest of her life.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I can only imagine the guilt she would have felt.. 😢

[@Steevee5k]

21:55: There is an extended version of the movie available, including some cut out scenes. One of the scenes discribes what Mark had written to upset them all. Sanders would later state, that he had to explain to the President what a "burocratic felcher" is. Well, until that movie I didn't know that either. 34:45: The story about Mark being a pirate actually doesn't make any sense within the movie plot, because NASA can grant him permission any time. In the book however Mark loses communication with earth during the trip's preparation, which could only be restored once he'd be inside the ARES IV MAV. That is the only way he would have to enter the MAV without permission. I don't know why they had to make that change in the plot.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I might have to check out the extended edition. I didn't know there was one!

[@josephuliasz8019]

As we explore the stars, we must remember to take our humanity with us. When times are dire, risk it all to save one of your own. Love this movie.

[@popculturallychallenged]

This movie was awesome!

[@goldentrout4811]

one of my favorite reactions to this movie, love how you both felt deeply about it

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you!

[@sreggird60]

In the book it is revealed in addition to being a botanist Mark is also an engineer.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@magic8ball1982]

The only bad part of this film was that they had Sean Bean at their disposal and they didn't kill him off. lol

[@popculturallychallenged]

They did kill his job at least! 😂

[@mikeyo7772]

Hi Guys!!!!! The book (especially the audio book read by R C Brey) is AWESOME! If you like the movie you'll love the book since the book goes into more detail and more situations that the movie did.

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'm hoping the check the book out! -David

[@YoureMrLebowski]

45:23 "grab the... grabbit grabbit grabbit grabbit!"

[@popculturallychallenged]

It looked like Toni was trying to grab it for him! 😂 -David

[@eembers]

Fantastic reaction as usual, also, Toni your hair is looking extra gorgeous in this vid! So healthy and shiny ❤️!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you. My vitamins must be working. 😊 I'll make sure to keep taking those. -Toni 🥰

[@bradleyatom]

"Won't the potatoes taste like poop?" Who's gonna tell her what we use as fertilizer?

[@popculturallychallenged]

🤣

[@rebeccagibbs4128]

the Martian, for me, is the most recent example i can think of, of a film that is perfect from start to end. We were very spoiled in the 90s and early 2000s with incredible "start to end" films, but it seems the last decade things have slipped greatly. Would sit down and watch this at any point, at any time of the day if it came on tv- marker of a great movie:) Toni i could fully relate to the anxiety and headaches lol don't be afraid to let it out- we all have been there

[@YoureMrLebowski]

1:11 Interstellar (2014) 👍🏼

[@popculturallychallenged]

On the schedule for November! 😀

[@edwardsadler3348]

One of my favourite romances is actually a clint eastwood move with Meryl Streep, The Bridges of Madison County

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the suggestion! 😀

[@henrytjernlund]

Amazing heart felt reaction. Thank you.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you! 🥰

[@bryondavis2173]

Toni always make the reaction so real to me even though ive seen the movie its like im watching it again for the first time and feeling it right along with her . She has a massive heart ❤️

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was such a great movie!! - Toni 😊

[@YoureMrLebowski]

12:41 "... and I kill all the plants on earth?" super botany powers?

[@popculturallychallenged]

Super botany villain perhaps? 😂 -David

[@paulkauphart9444]

Just starting to watch, I'll say this another brilliant movie adaptation of a book, and the book is well worth the read.

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was a great movie!

[@j9lorna]

In the book, if things went wring, the Hermes crew agreed to commit suicide. The young girl on the crew was to be the sole survivor of the group. Her parents were asking her if she had enough calories ro survive. The book hibts that she would have a LOT of calories. I.e. from her crewmates bodies.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Oh wow. I need to check out the book!

[@j9lorna]

@@popculturallychallenged tbh, the movie is incredibly close to the book so other than a bit of explanation about the door that blew out and the trip to the MAV taking much longer and there being another storm, its all on the movie.

[@Cindrbell]

Such a joy to watch u guys react. Wish u much success. Practical Magic for October. Toni will absolutely love this one.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@frankenstein3526]

Wow ! You are the first reactors to mention something I completely missed - that although NASA had withheld Mark’s status (Alive) from the crew, their families would have certainly said something to them in their routine messages…

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks! The only thing I can think is that they were still far enough away that their messages had to be recorded and NASA was editing them.

[@arraymac227]

Duct tape: more heroic than R2-D2.

[@popculturallychallenged]

👍😂

[@YoureMrLebowski]

53:25 "she knows who she is." the look to the camera 😆 david knows who the money maker is.

[@popculturallychallenged]

This was actually suggested by a long time subscriber. 😀

[@barryhickman6911]

A wonderful movie and a GREAT reaction by you two to it!!!!! The thin Whatney wasn't Damon, they never showed his face if you noticed!

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@EclecticSundries]

The balloon was to allow him more storage for all his supplies.

[@HalkerVeil]

Her memory is spot on. Matt is in Interstellar as well. I don't know why but he keeps getting stuck on planets. He also keeps making movies where he is a genius at something. Made himself out to be one in Good Will Hunting since he made that whole story himself.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!

[@mikelant6802]

Your reaction has earned my subscription.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thank you and welcome to the channel! 😀

[@Gypsy_Danger_TMC]

I love it when Tony cries because i cry at everything too lol

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'm glad I'm not alone! 🥰 -Toni

[@Carlos-gu9fl]

Nice to see the emotion. This movie does it to me every time 🙃

[@popculturallychallenged]

It was a fantastic movie. - Toni ☺️

[@mencken8]

The storm at the beginning is impossible, of course, considering the density of the Martian atmosphere.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks for the info!

[@arraymac227]

'He must be stuck.' Literally so, in fact.

[@popculturallychallenged]

👍

[@arraymac227]

And, of course, note that 'Project Elrond' was suggested by Boromir.

[@popculturallychallenged]

😀👍

[@sandralorenz1796]

Adds a whole new meaning to the word "OUCH!" They may have taken the fecal material back with them to study how each astronaut's body reacted to Mars. Why don't we just slap Teddy?

[@popculturallychallenged]

Definitely! 🫣

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

The atmosphere on Mars is so thin that hurricane force storms are impossible and would have winds no stronger than your average Summer day

[@popculturallychallenged]

I'm kinda glad I didn't know that before watching the movie. It would have felt like a lie... and I probably would have asked a lot more questions and been skeptical even more.... -Toni 😔

[@shodan1451]

The 'balloon' was part of the oxyigenator/water reclaimer that was circulating Carbon dioxide back into oxygen, it was too big to fit otherwise.

[@popculturallychallenged]

Thanks!