Martian movie time manual#

Indeed, the scenery (some of which was shot in Jordan) is on a par with what David Lean showed audiences in 'Lawrence of Arabia' - but with highly accurate Martian phenomena included. Ridley Scott is renowned for his sweeping vistas and he certainly does not disappoint in this film. That is quite an accomplishment in and of itself for a SciFi movie. I could not tell what surface visuals were shot on location on Earth and which ones were computer generated and I simply did not even stop to bother to think about that. The movie works just fine if you have not read the book and is still surprising if you have read the book.Д®very single frame in this film is gorgeous and stunning. Lets just say that the book and the movie are faithful to one another. The film is a lot more streamlined and really focuses on the book's core tale and peoples the story with characters you could really relate to.

Martian movie time manual#

The book often reads more like a lab manual of nightmare experiments (many of which are personally familiar) where you wish you paid more attention in class that are filled with somewhat incessant (but understandable) profanity. Having read Andy Weir's entertaining book I had a basic idea of what would happen. You are on Mars with Mark Watney and you really want to see him get home. Little time is wasted on things that do not support the story. The movie is fast-paced and really doesn't miss a beat. But it does happen in space and does so in superbly flawless fashion. It would be a good movie even if it was not set in outer space.