Nice job Oscars for nominating this!

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2016)

Yep, this film is rated just fine. It's like Cast away(2000) combined with the previous space blockbuster Interstellar(2014). But how good is it in my opinion.
Like we see in the trailers, Astronout Mark Watney cannot be saved from a storm on Mars as his crew has no choice but to leave. But Mark Watney survives but Earth figures this out and brainstorms how to get him back to Earth. There is no antagonist, but a very simple plot. It's enjoyable most of the time, but one problem with it is that the Earth sub-plot starts out interesting, but becomes a bunch of very boring talk that no one, no one wants to listen to. I was just thinking, move on to Mark Watney. The scenes with Mark Watney are the best scenes in the movie. As Watney would say, "So yeah, Surprise!".
The special effects are a piece of art. They are just brilliant and they don't over load s much as the Marvel films. There are no flaws. It makes you feel like you are in Mars or NASA. Just incredible.
The characters in this film. Mark Watney swears up a storm on Mars (Get it?) and learns to survive on Mars. He is a very smart character, is sometimes funny, and a little inspiring too. The crew that traveled to Mars with Watney are blamed for the problem, but they are not antagonists because they had to leave him for huge safety reasons, but are still great characters. Most of the rest of the characters are helpful, but I should say, bland.
So overall, the Martian is a treat and deserves it's Oscar nominations, including best picture of the year. So go watch it. No seriously, I recommend it. Rated PG-13 for language, Frightening scenes, and violence (well, I didn't mean little kids).
So overall, the Martian is a true treat