Science fiction blockbuster

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2019)

Fun movie with bad science. Even the premise is bad. Read about Mars dust storms if you would like to know but don't get me wrong, I love the science fiction genre for both entertainment and implication. I don't even mind bad science if there is decent character development example, Ad Astra, Gravity, etc. With that being said, the martian is a film that leans toward entertainment and carries an overall optimistic tone despite events that would likely bear great emotional, psychological affects on any realistic main character. I believe it to be a blockbuster geared to make money. I do think Matt Damon is a decent actor but I could think of better actors to portray a stranded astronaut but hey, excellent acting was not the films intended purpose. There is little character development. The film is fun to look at but it's a generic rescue story that little to chew on intellectually afterward.