The Martian movie REACTION | First time watching!

[@andelain]

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[@Timmayytoo]

Great film! I've seen it more times than I can count and I still love every minute of it. I knew you would love this before even watching the reaction. I appreciate that the whole plot of the film is smart people solving problems to rescue a guy stuck on Mars. While there are a few instances of them taking some liberties with science in the name of improving the drama, it's largely based in reality.

[@mikewhite6138]

Pathfinder is a probe that was sent to Mars in the 90s.

[@wiseoldman53]

I am so happy that you were able to react to this one! It's one of my favorite roles that Matt Damon has done. Fantastic reaction, as always! 🙂

[@paulinoaz]

Awesome review, one of my favorite movies.

[@karlbecker8775]

This film is amazing! Thanks for the reaction!

[@ruthrunyon5515]

I’m a 76 year old woman and this may be my favorite movie 😮

[@GoodOldGamer]

Who would've thought Bucky and Luis would save Iron Man? 😂

[@gerbilgal68]

That was indeed Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes in the MCU, playing the astronaut doctor here. :)

[@rodentnolastname6612]

The author of the book said that all the equipment is based on real equipment and the point of the story was to see what could break and Mark be able to find a workaround and still survive.

[@vgalea]

A great film and Matt Damon conveys the character perfectly. The book is even better. For all of the problems Mark had in the film, he had still more and worse problems in the book, and more funny moments. The book also addresses a lot of questions left hanging in the movie. Really worthwhile to read.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

A splendidly fun time to watch this along with you, Andi :) Loving the hair by the way

[@jeffthompson9622]

Thank you, Andy, for sharing your reaction to another great movie!

[@jabo109]

I really love this movie, so well made, and the soundtrack along with sense of solitude that transmit, being in a planet alone, so peaceful, when he sees the horizon knowing is the only one there... I want to be there so bad.

[@blortmeister]

"I couldn't do that, I'd just die." And that's the entire point of the film: you are so much more than you think you are. So yes, you could do surgery on yourself. Yes, you could figure out how to stay alive. So whatever is kicking your ass in life, yeah, you can figure out a solution. You just have to "science the shit out of it." One step at a time.

[@doug3691]

"Astrophysicist Ande," I really enjoyed your reaction to this one -- I love this movie! The scientific realism, and humor, are pure gold. Not quite Avenger level, but Mars certainly respected Watney's "Botany Powers" by the end, don't you think?

[@donaldgilbert6739]

Wind River, The Accountant and Eagle Eye!

[@testfire3000]

One of my favorite science fiction movies!

[@testfire3000]

Yes, that was Bucky, Sebastian Stan. There is also another character from the MCU in this film, you will be seeing him for the first time in the next Marvel movie you watch.

[@BobbyLandiaPDX]

One of my favorite movies ever. I watch it any time I want to feel optimistic about what's going on in my life. I don't know if you enjoy reading much, but the book, of the same title, that this movie is based on is even better than the movie in my opinion. But the movie did a fantastic job, and Matt Damon was perfect for this role. Thanks for your reaction. I loved it.

[@Dave-hb7lx]

Great movie, thanks for doing. Mixture of drama, comedy and emotion. Good job.

[@alancrofoot]

Just add a tree and some Christmas music, and you've got 'Home Alone' in space.

[@rickc661]

Yea, it's a really good flick... I understand NASA itself helped make it - kind of an advertisement ' aren't we smart' . one interesting bit - NASA does have exact copies of their satellites , that's how they can for example still use the mars rovers and Voyager , gives them a shot at trying modifications to programing or whatever.

[@ramstrong1961]

Suggestions: The Queen's Gambit (2020), The Rock (1996), Rush (2013), The Prestige (2006), Secretariat (2010), Casino Royale (2006)...

[@scottallen6160]

Hi Ande! 👋😊 More reactions for us is a bonus! I look forward to them. Your hair is growing out nicely. There was actually two Marvel actors in this movie. Yes Sebastian Stan (Bucky) was one. The other you’ll see soon. I hope you’re having a lovely day. ✌️😉💕

[@theylied1776]

This movie is based on a novel written by a NASA scientist/engineer. It is extremely scientifically accurate.

[@noahrobin1941]

Slight correction: it was written by a computer programmer who did a ton of research into the various tech/situations in the novel. I /think/ he also got feedback/corrections from various professionals/engineers on his website, where it was originally published; my memory’s fuzzy on that point.

[@theylied1776]

@@noahrobin1941 he was a programmer for the national laboratory of science. He wasn't simply a computer programmer.

[@noahrobin1941]

My only point was that (as far as I’m aware) he’s never been a NASA scientist nor an engineer as you stated. To address your “national lab” point; yep, he worked at Sandia, as an intern, when he was 15. I’ve not found any other reference to his employment there. FWIW, most of my info comes from his Wikipedia page; I’m hardly an expert.

[@theylied1776]

@@noahrobin1941 if you say so....

[@denisd3639]

Awesome movie! Awesome cast! Awesome reaction! Movies to watch (if you haven't already, of course) The Green Mile Saving Private Ryan Blade Runner/Blade Runner 2049

[@BOT_JERRY]

I am a real human

[@glasgowjohn7831]

i would love you to react to cloud atlas and odd thomas

[@steved1135]

This is a great movie. Though admittedly, the book is better.

[@coyotej4895]

Love the movie, Matt gives a great Proformance, but the righters screwed the pooch. At a time when all the world needs to see movies that harled a return to the Moon and permanent basing as a real first step to Mand Mars missions they over dramatize the weather on Mars, and it's got enough danger as it is. The realty of a "Big storm" on mars is dust and sand EVERYPLACE possibly for months at a time and that's it. The wind effect is so minimal as to be non-existent. The Martian Atmosphere is "Less then 1%" Of Earths. A hurricane, that on earth can rip a house apart on earth will barely make a flag move on Mars. The righters could have used any number of other verry real reasons to have stranded a person there. Plot I get it but still.

[@noahrobin1941]

In the writer’s defense, he knew that was a thing. It’s a tough nut to crack: you need a threat which would force the team to leave, would cause everyone else to think Mark was dead, would force the captain to leave him behind, and require her to make that decision /now/. If they had even an extra 30 minutes to play with, they probably would have found him. I don’t think there are many threats which meet all those criteria. The lack of scientific accuracy bugs me too, but I get why he wrote it that way.

[@crincon]

That bit is inaccurate, but honestly I can't think how else would you get an astronaut stranded on Mars, for plot purposes. Maybe some structural failure of the habitat threatening depressurization, so they need an emergency departure... but it doesn't sound very cinematic. To me, the most inaccurate part is the notion that it would be NASA doing this, and getting desperate help from other countries' space agencies because apparently no one else has rockets (and CSA of all people lol). Rather than private companies doing all this, which is pretty much how it will actually be. But this is pedantic nitpicking of course. Weir wrote this in the early 2010s, SpaceX probably hadn't even landed a rocket back then, so it's hard to blame him.

[@johnrob3215]

This is horrible