Sadly, a movie that gets dated very quickly

Rating: 6/10 (17 September 2017)

Dialogue is pretty much the downfall of this movie. It has fantastic cinematography and special effects. The cast is fantastic. However, as someone that went to a reputable university, unfortunately, the movie chose to give the characters in the movie the same sort of personality and culture that you'd see on a college campus. I've never worked for NASA or any engineering firm, so maybe it's realistic, I'm not sure. In a way, I thought it was a kid's movie. Mark Watney doesn't act like a grown-up, no one in NASA acts like a grown-up, it almost seems like the only mature people in the entire film are Jessica Chastain's character and Bill Pullman.
Mark Watney's character is absolutely obnoxious. He was obnoxious in the book too, but the director should have had the discretion to change the character to be a bit more mature and human. At no point is suicide ever discussed by anyone in the film, nor does Mark ever come to terms with the fact no one may ever come back for him. He just acts like a little kid who has been left home alone, one big party. This is all made more convenient by the fact that he conveniently has no family or loved ones, despite being a Botany Ph.D. and an astronaut with a great job.
I bought the blu-ray thinking it would be great for my collection, but this thing is going to get horrible real fast. It's most certainly not a classic, nor is it even something I'd show in school. It's a shame, because the film certainly could have been a lot better.