The Martian Crusoe, The Martian Movie Critic

Rating: 7/10 (14 October 2015)

When a Sci-fi movie appears on the horizon of the box-office, it becomes most expected, between the other upcoming productions by the audience, according to curiosity and the hope of the new technological and effect based predictions, begin even the new Sci-fi movie rumours pops up in the production process.
One of the greatest Sci-Fi director known for his cult classics, such as Alien, Blade Runner and Prometheus, the expectation and eager on waiting process of the Sci-fi audience, rises to sky with more curiosity. As a Sci-fi genre lover myself, I have eagerly waited to watch The Martian likewise the other Sci-fi lovers.
The process from Andy Weir (the book) to Drew Goddard (screenplay) to Ridley Scott (the director), at the end, created expectations on watching huge blended new, cult sci-fi movie by the audience. In order, it maintained the martian life of Humanity, in such detailed way for the first time of Hollywood filming history, especially in these days of NASA's exploration of Mars by proving the new life sources could exist on the planet, guarantees the movie's attraction and its box office success. I found it watchable, as I mentioned before the popularity of the genre and the recent events happening on the real life Mars explorations in these days, firstly makes the movie "a must watch" even you don't like Sci-fi genre. In the other hand, a Sci-fi lover would never miss a Ridley Scott movie. Generally it was easy for "The Martian" to attract all the Sci-fi lovers and popular culture lovers, as it fulfills expectations of both scientific subjects and non-scientific Martian survival curiosity, as the audiences' catharsis on the survival, millions of miles away from earth, individually.
I have used the definition of "watchable" about the movie in the previous paragraph. The reason that I have used this definition at the first place is, I liked it with its distinctive and unique semiotic way rather than cult Sci-fi effects on me. Every one of Sci-fi lovers or an ordinary movie audience can find a place for them in the plot and make predictions about living on Mars according to the recent scientific discoveries made on there by Nasa.
Matt Damon as "Mark Watney" creates the empathy on the audience as we used to watch him in such other kinds of survival movies.So The choice of the protagonist, who is chosen to survive in outer space is applicable, I must say.
Besides the watchable and interesting plot, directing and acting, Some clichés oppressed me by the way. And just for these exaggerated stereotype scenes and dialogues, I can say it could be much better and become a cult like Scott's other Sci-fi movie "Alien" or Kubrick's "2001: Space Oddysey" for instance.
The main and biggest problem of Hollywood directors is the pressure on the directors to stay in the box of the mainstream with the producers worry of the box-office success. The amazing side of the plot, showing the audience that, by the Martian elements, humanity can create life sources with science and can create crops or sun-based energy to use vehicles, and other stuff, In the other hand a scientific Robinson Crusoe survival side of the plot. They are perfect. But I repeatedly saw some clichés, that caused to lose my appetite in some parts. For instance, the world's survival support to Mark Watney, with the cheerful screams, watching him on the big screens, the dominant and egoist Nasa headmaster Teddy Sanders (Jeff Daniels) character who is not eager to rescue Mark because of the image and cursing worries, and the last scene that depicted Mark character as the retired superhero in spite of spending some cheerful time with his companions, were some of the scenes that I found a little bit Stereotype.
In addition to "The Martian" 's cons and pros, I observed the retro disco music idea was unique, as I am tired of listening to symphonic tones in the most of the Sci-fi movies, especially space exploration based ones.