great sci-fi, with the accent on science

Rating: 10/10 (4 December 2019)

Right up there with "Gravity" and "Interstellar." Best science fiction in forever, with accent on SCIENCE.
I won't go on about the virtues of this movie, although I could. Others have done that. I simply want to point out one factor that has not received enough attention.
There is a divide in the USA right now between people who believe in science and research, and those who prefer to listen to their "gut." We currently have flat-earthers, anti-vaxxers, and (as always) people who don't believe that cell phone driving, drunk driving, or cigarette smoking will ever kill them, despite statistics.
On the other side, we have people who believe in the scientific method, research, and empirical evidence.
No one could watch this movie and fail to see the virtues of following the paths of Copernicus, Galileo, Curie, Salk, Einstein, Degrass-Tyson, and so many others.
So choose your side, people. You can't have it both ways. "The Martian" is a powerful argument for science and progress.