NASA tries to figure out an effective rescue plan, first believing they can send interim food supplies to Watney, then pick him up at the projected Ares 4 site (called Schiaparelli crater) with a new crew, several years in the future. Nonstop news coverage ensues, including a show on CNN called "Mark Watney Report," and NASA requests a substantially larger budget from the US government, to devote resources to bringing Mark home. NASA informs the media that Watney is alive, setting off a firestorm around the world, and an outpouring of support on Watney's behalf. But Kapoor and Sanders believe that this information will only upset them, and that the crew must still carry out a fairly complex mission to return safely to Earth. Henderson advocates that NASA should inform the Ares 3 crew, headed back to Earth on the Hermes, that Watney is still alive. Sanders, the chief of NASA, and Kapoor, head of the Mars program, consult with Montrose, the public relations director, and Henderson, the immediate boss of the Ares 3 crew. Watney hates disco, and this becomes a recurring joke throughout the novel.īack on Earth, a NASA employee named Mindy Park figures out that Watney is still alive, by reviewing satellite images of the mission-site. While going through the personal items of his crew members, Watney finds that his only entertainment is a trove of media files from the 1970s, stored on Commander Lewis's hard drive. Mark then explores his means of communication, and realizes that the antenna for the comms satellite is broken. Watney discovers that he can recycle almost all the air and water he uses, removing any immediate dangers to his life (although he now depends entirely on the life support systems in the Hab, which were intended for a short stint on the planet). He plans to severely ration his food, to survive till the next Ares mission, which is slated several years in the future, landing many thousands of kilometers from his current location. He then takes stock of the food, water, and air supplies remaining in the Hab. He hobbles back to the Hab (the astronauts' base) and tends to his injury, a puncture wound in his stomach. Roughly a day later, however, Watney returns to consciousness, alone on Mars. The Ares 3 crew attempts to maintain morale for the many-months-long trip back to Earth, while NASA does what it can to control fallout, on Earth, from the supposed death of Watney on the Red Planet. Commander Lewis, in charge of the mission, does so with a heavy heart, but believes it to be the proper protocol. The crew leaves Watney on Mars, thinking him to be dead after the incident. During this, Watney is struck with a shard of metal-a piece of the crew's own antenna.
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After a couple days on Mars, a giant dust storm disrupts the astronauts' mission and forces an abort. Astronaut Mark Watney is a botanist and mechanical engineer on the American Ares 3 mission to Mars, following two successful Ares missions that have been met first with earthly excitement, then mostly indifference. Go for it.The Martian begins in the near (and undated) future. His unflinching determination and persistence to survive is a story you don’t want to miss. In Watney’s iconic style, it’s about ‘scienceing the sh** out of” your nightmares. Scott's understated drama inspires you to solve your problems instead of mulling over them. While The Martian is not an edge-of-the-seat thriller like Gravity, it is gripping nonetheless and strikes an enjoyable balance between entertainment and science. Mars’ mountainous terrain in various hues of orange looks absolutely stunning.
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The cinematography, 3D and special effects are equally commendable. His one-liners and crackling self talk saves the film from turning sluggish and generic in portions. From Watney trying to grow potatoes and make water on Martian soil to fixing his blown up HAB (Habitation Module) by a plastic tarp and duct tape, or wandering around the Martian surface and establishing contact with folks back home - a brilliantly witty Matt Damon drags you along with him, to his hostile world of loneliness and uncertainty. Of course there are creative liberties but based on Andy Weir's novel, the film is a fictional tale that's fascinating and plausible. The Martian is an extraordinary tale of Watney’s extreme optimism, courage, determination and most importantly, ingenuity.