Not so realistic

Rating: 6/10 (24 January 2016)

I had some nice expectations with this movie. No too much, in fact, because I have been deceived so many times ...
One of those expectations was: This film is very realistic.
And it is partly true: Some parts of the film are very realistic. For example the way he creates the potato farm inside the martian base. On the other side, the protagonist is perhaps too ... I wouldn't say too smart. After all he is a NASA astronaut, and you don't become a NASA astronaut being stupid. The word is "lucky". Matt Damon is just too lucky. Even being the best, things can go terribly wrong when you live a couple of years in Mars because of a million things The problem with Hollywood films is that you know from the beginning that there is gonna be a happy ending. That the main character will probably survive (Or perhaps sacrifice to save the group). And that eliminates most of the thrill.
And that leads to the what I really disliked: Never during the film I felt the anguish of being alone in Mars. The faith of the main character is too strong. He is alone on an alien planet, and he never despairs, not even for a moment. That is simply not how human beings behave. It would be OK for an adventure film, but not for one that pretends to be realistic. In that respect I prefer lower budget films like "Moon"
Not a bad film. Great landscaped, visually impressive, but lacks real drama.