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Out of this world:
Matt Damon is the
lead actor in The
Martian.
SPACE movies are popular because
they capture the imagination and
offer an answer to the great ques-
tion – what is out there?
In The Martian, it’s not about what’s
out there, but who’s out there – Mark
Watney.
Watney, played by the consistently bril-
liant Matt Damon, is stranded alone on
Mars after flying debris during a storm
on the planet separates him from his
team of fellow astronauts and he is
believed dead.
But Watney is not one to sit around
wallowing in his sorrow.
The botanist, ever the optimist, logs his
daily movements in the surviving NASA
base on the red planet, where he plants
potatoes and creates his own water
supply.
He is, quite simply, a scientific genius
determined to make sure what little
supplies he has left will last until the
next NASA mission to Mars can retrieve
him in four years’ time.
The Martian is not just a man-alone
movie though, and NASA’s movements
on Earth are equally as interesting as
Watney’s own.
Jeff Daniels plays the head of NASA
with a concerned gravitas, determined
not to tell Watney’s crew mates, currently
on their way back to Earth following the
mission on Mars, that
their colleague is alive.
Sean Bean is in
charge of the astro-
nauts’ welfare, and is
less concerned with the
publicity problems of leaving a man on
Mars than getting him back to Earth.
Kristen Wigg is the media adviser for
the space agency, and though she does
provide comic relief, she is unexpectedly
not the driving comedy force – Watney is.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald ‘‘Childish
Gambino’’ Glover and Mackenzie Davis
add to the Earth-bound cast, while
Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Sebastian
Stan, Michael Pena and Askel Hennie
round out Watney’s crew mates.
While The Martian is, literally, out of
this world, its characters keep it firmly
grounded.
It is far from the typical science-fiction
film, and is exceptionally different from
Ridley Scott’s previous space efforts
Alien and Prometheus.
It is a survival story that isn’t at all
depressing, but uplifting.
The Martian is filmed in an African
desert and audiences won’t fail to
believe that Watney is on Mars.
As fantastic and enjoyable as Damon
is, the real scene-stealer is Donald
Glover.
As caffeine-driven astrophysicist Rich
Purnell, Glover all but steals the movie
despite the tininess of his role.
The Martian is a strong, fun, good-
time, stylish film that even sci-fi avoiders
should enjoy.
The Martian is in Hoyts cinemas now
and is rated M.