Film Review: The Martian

 Genre:  Adventure, Drama, Sci - fi

Cert: 12A

Director: Ridley Scott

Screen writer: Drew Goddard (screenplay), Andy Weir (book)

Starring: Matt Damon , Jessica Chastain , Kristen Wiig , Jeff Daniels , Michael Peña , Sean Bean , Kate Mara , Sebastian Stan , Aksel Hennie , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Mackenzie Davis , Donald Glover , Nick Mohammed , Chen Shu , Eddy Ko , Enzo Cilenti , Jonathan Aris , Gruffudd Glyn, Naomi Scott

Running time: 141 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Full rear male nudity of main character after taking a shower. He has a towel on his shoulders.

Violence & Gore: There is a scene with an injury and some blood as well as shrapnel. There is a graphic scene where a man pulls shrapnel out of a wound in his stomach and uses a medical stapler to close the wound. The sight will make some people cringe

Profanity:

• 4 uses of "f*ck," two mouthed without sound. Several times it was alluded to as "the 'f' word," or written as "f---ing."

• Several uses of the 's' word and "damn."

• The main character jokes about using his own feces as manure to grow vegetables.  

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: There is one instance of Vicodin use. He uses it as a topping for his potatoes

Frightening/Intense Scenes: The film is intense in the last half of the film but the tone is not too dark due to the optimistic and sarcastic personality of Mark Watney, who eventually shows his vulnerable side. The entire theme of the film is disaster-related peril, including a sandstorm, potential starvation, suffocation, and hypothermia.

Official MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, injury images, and brief nudity.

Story: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return. Based on a best-selling novel.

Likes : First of all i want to mention to all those that keep pairing the books to films stop, a movie isn't a book they are two different media outlet altogether, its hard to put a book into a 2 an half hour film, seriously stop comparing the two.

All the director can do is get the story in the film close to the book because a book is illustrated different media type this is why its hard to put a book in to a film, seriously please learn the difference & stop judging a film just by its book & enjoy the film for what it is.

OK enough ranting about that on about the film, DAM !!!!!!! sci-fi is seriously make a big come back in cinema's first we get interstellar from Chris Nolan & now we get a fantastic film from Ridley Scott with a man fought to be dead & left on Mars manges to survives it become a rescue atemp to save him.

The actual real science that has gone in to this film is outstanding, ya there a few moments where your question where certain bit can be possible there are a few moments that are pure sci-fi, but most of the film is pure science which give a realistic film concept which is brilliant done.

Brilliant performance from all the cast special Jessica Chastain im actually start to like her as an actress she bring a emotional side to the film as her character feel guilty its perfectly shown in her performance. 

The main star of the film Matt Damon who im not normal a fan of but the incredible performance in this film from him is just an outstanding Oscar winning performance, show the emotional & intelligence of what he characters is portraying coming to term with being stuck on mar & think of way to survive until he get rescued.

 The cinematography & special effect are just awesome giving the audience this Perfect sci-fi concept to really bring this film to life so we can actually believe that what is happen is really happening without look fake.

The art work in the C.G.I for the Mars enivorment is just outstanding as well as the space station transport used to get from earth to Mars, alot of work & story writing has gone in to this to bring what is the second brilliant sci-fi story that is so compelling to watch as well as the odd funny moments that break up the doom & gloom this film give off this is one sci-fi film not to be missed.

Dislikes : The only flaw really is at the being, you down really get enough to time to introduce the other characters as the film is throw straight away in to this disaster theme before the main story of the film starts. I feel here there could of been a bit long to introduce the other characters & get to know matt character better before what happens, but apart from that the rest of the film is fantastic

Overall : Compelling, emotional & humorous at times, a film not to be missed.

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 10 out of 10 for sci-fi concept.