Where
there
is
a
will,
there
is
a
way...
The
Martian
starring
Matt
Damon
is
not
just
taking
us
to
the
Mars,
but
showing
us
how
a
determined
human
being
who
is
left
out
in
the
red
planet
as
a
dead
astronaut,
tries
to
survive
with
a
will
in
mind.
Matt
Damon
plays
an
astronaut,
Mark
Watney,
a
botanist
and
astronaut
who
is
a
part
of
Ares
3,
the
third
crewed
mission
to
Mars.
He
is
unfortunately
left
on
Mars
after
his
teammates
rather
Commander
Melissa
Lewis
(Jessica
Chastain)
thinks
he
is
dead,
after
a
sudden
storm
attacks
the
crew
and
a
debris
falls
on
Mark.
The
NASA
crew
leaves
him
there,
heartbroken.
In
the
first
10
minutes,
we
see
Mark
lying
stranded
alone
on
the
red
soil.
However,
Mark
Watney
surprises
his
NASA's
Mission
Control
by
sending
a
video
saying
he
is
alive.
However,
he
has
to
wait
for
Ares
4's
return
to
Mars,
and
survive
on
the
planet
with
food
and
water
to
hardly
last
for
a
week.
Thus
using
science
and
technological
ingenuity,
Mark
tries
to
grow
vegetables
on
Mars
and
make
water
too!
"I'm
going
to
science
the
sh*t
out
of
this
planet."
That's
what
abandoned
astronaut
says
when
he
finds
it
as
the
only
way
to
avoid
dying
alone
on
Mars
till
his
NASA
crew
comes
back
for
him.
We
see
calculations
Watney
uses
to
figure
out
how
to
make
water,
or
map
out
how
long
it
will
take
to
trek
across
the
Martian
surface.
Based
on
the
best-selling
book
by
Andy
Weir,
it's
a
mainstream
attempt
to
tell
a
story
about
the
power
of
science
and
technological
ingenuity.
The
movie
shows
two
parts;
one
where
Mark
is
trying
to
survive
and
second
where
the
NASA
's
director
of
Mars
missions,
Vincent
Kapoor
(Chiwetel
Ejiofor),
is
trying
to
get
him
back
despite
the
issues.
Vincent's
role
was
first
offered
to
Irrfan
Khan
who
due
to
busy
schedules
and
prior
commitments
could
not
star
in
the
space
themed
film.
Chiwetel
was
later
confirmed
for
the
role.
Shot
mostly
in
Jordan,
the
red
desert
is
transformed
meticulously
and
beautifully
into
a
Martian
landscape.
Scriptwriter
Drew
Goddard
and
director
Ridley
Scott
used
creatively
mastered
the
plot
which
made
the
movie
interesting
and
not
dragged
even
for
a
minute.
Matt
Damon
was
no
doubt
in
his
character
who
with
his
determination
and
emotions
makes
the
movie
a
worth
watch.