Read or listen to the book instead.

Rating: 6/10 (11 October 2015)

I listed to the audio book of The Martian and it is amazing. It's smart, funny and interesting with a lot of emotion and has you wanting more all the way trough it. The movie has to cut something out since it cant be 20 hours long. When I went to see the movie I was expecting them to do a good deal of narrating when it comes to the thoughts of Mark Watney, since it is a big part of the book how he tries to solve the problems he is facing. Mark Watney is also a really funny character and very smart so his way of thinking is important to understanding the character and to make the audience connect with him. But this is one of the parts that is missing in the movie, you don't get to connect with him, most things are skipped and makes the whole experience for Mark seem really easy with no real problems. You don't get to hear how he is planning to his food supplies and how big a problem that is for him. Another example is his time in the Rower, his travels on Mars seem so easy in the movie, but in the book it's anything but. It takes a lot of planning and he HATE's being stuck in it for so many days. In the movie you never get immersed in how many days he spends on the different tasks he has to do. It is a real shame.
Marks has to travel a huge distance on Mars later in the film, during that trip in the book he is faced with a very very large sandstorm, this is problem for him and for NASA. It makes the trip much longer for him and he has to figure out if he is moving into or out of the storm. The way he figures it out is pretty smart. He later actually gets in a really bad situation when the rower get into a problematic situation. All this is missing from the movie. Another huge aspect missing is the emotion of Mark when reaching his goal, in the movie it seems like nothing to him, like it was just another Sunday trip down to the local store.
All this combined changes the story so much and makes it really tame in the movie. It's such a shame and also why I can no stress enough how much more you will enjoy the book over the movie. So is the movie worth seeing, sure it is but not if you have read the book. You will be left wanting more, you might be left wanting more even if you have not read the book to be honest.