The Martian

The Martian, Ridley Scott (2015)

Martian was written Andy Weir in 2011, later created written by Drew Goddard for a screenplay.  The director of the Martian is Ridley Scott; Ridley Scott has also directed Gladiator, Black hawk down and American Gangster. He has been nominated for four Oscars and nominated for three Golden Globes winning none of them.

The Cast of the film holds big name like Matt Damon who has won an Oscar for Good will hunting and two Golden Globes. Jessica Chastain has also been nominated for two Oscars and being nominated for three golden Globes winning one of them.

The Theme of the Martian is isolation. Mark Watney has been left alone on Mars and won’t be able to see or talk to anyone for over five years. The Genre of The Martian Drama Adventure Sci-fi.

The Martian is based in three different areas; there is Mark Watney who is on Mars the space team who is flying to save Mark and back on Earth in the NASA base in Houston, Texas. The Director has these three sections switching from each; each group can’t speak to the next.

The Martian is a survival story; there are no villains just the environment in which he is trapped in.  The Martian is a possible future; The Martian is set in 2050s in which a journey to Mars is very possible. Other films set in the future have an unrealistic feel as they are set so far in the future that everything is unrealistic.

As Mark Watney can’t speak to the people back home on Earth he speaks to a log to record what he is doing and why, the director does this so that Matt Damon is talking directly to the audience; this is breaking the fourth wall.

Martian’s budget was an estimate $108,000,000. While the film Grossed was $228,430,993.

Martian won a golden Globe for best performance by Matt Damon, and also won AARP movies for Grownups Awards for Best director Ridley Scott.