I was glad when I left the theatre, I had a good feeling in my heart, which I don't get so much anymore, after trips to the movie theatre. This was the feeling of just seeing a genuinely good movie.
For those that don't know, the Martian is a movie based on a book by the same name by Andy Weir. It's about a manned mission to Mars in the close future. The crew is however forced to leave Mars suddenly because of a bad storm and Mark Watney, the main character, is presumed dead in the storm and left behind. However he is very much alive, and he is alone on Mars.
The movie was interesting, entertaining and visually appealing. It feels realistic, you feel like this group of people could be on Mars right now because the technology is believable and based on technology that we use today or might be seen in the near future. The vastness of Mars in the movie is amazing, you really feel like you are there with Mark, as he deals with every possible problem of staying alive on the planet.
The acting was good, the story was good (even though the trailer spoiled way too much of the storyline) and the cgi was amazing, you really couldn't tell the difference between reality and computer generated backgrounds. Too many movies seem to forget one of these things, for example in Jupiter Ascending, where you had amazing CGI and visual storytelling, but had a horrible storyline that made no sense.
I would advice everyone to see this movie, even if you are not into space or technological movies. I have not been this happy seeing a movie since I saw Mad Max. I look forward to listening to the audiobook, I'll take a little trip to Mars tomorrow at work.
