Everything GREAT About The Martian! 

If you liked this movie, read the book. The book is basically the movie, but with about twice as much shit ruining Watney's day.

I found Sean Bean's forced resignation to be his symbolic character death. They couldn't actually kill him, but his career died.

Also, Bucky Barnes getting married to Sue Storm in the end is a win.

Strange as it may seem, there are people out there that wouldn't know a reference from LotR even if it turned up for a second breakfast.

I asked my students in Taiwan if they wanted to go to Mars and they all said "No because it's too cold and I don't like potatoes."

Love how Mark just wanted to get off Mars for himself.... The director & writers did not make Mark's reason for living about him wanting to get back to his beautiful wife and kids which is now a stereotype in a lot of films when someone is stranded or stationed far, far away from their family: "I just wanna get home to my wife/husband & kids." And then it cuts over to pictures/videos of a beautiful wife and kiddos....NOPE! Mark was just like, "I'm not gonna die on Mars." I want to live. Let's git it done! Respect

My introduction to the book behind this film was from xkcd - "You know the scene in Apollo 13 where the guy says "we have to figure out how to connect this thing to this thing using this table full of parts or the astronauts will all die?".... "The Martian is for people who wish the whole movie had just been more of that scene."

In the book a psychologist that interviews Mark before the mission is asked how Mark can handle all this and in the notes on Mark it's noticed that his sense of humor would be a benefit for any negative situation the crew came across. Legit the psychologist realized Marks off the wall sense of humor kept him sane through all of the shit he went through

The one thing I disagree with is that the book is where all the wit and utter brilliance comes from IMO. I liked the film a lot, and Damon's performance was fantastic but I think the author deserves a lot more of the credit for the brilliance of the story and characters.

I like the added attention to detail and continuity they had with the ketchup, he squeezed almost half the bottle in an earlier scene, and then later he says he ran out of ketchup 7 days ago, meaning he wasn't thinking about saving the ketchup up at all

this movie makes me feel so bad about the kerbals I left on duna

You forgot to mention how scientifically accurate this movie is, except the massive wind storm at the beginning Edit: Please equip your standard issue Hazardous Environmental Suit before diving into the replies.

The Martian did have a villain, and it wasn't the planet. It was Circumstance. Seriously. Good old fashioned bad luck, or more importantly to point out, shit that Can go wrong in very realistic ways. The supply probe? Blew up because of an unforeseen liquification of protein cubes. The hab module decompression? The hab was never meant to last as long as it had, so of course it was going to break down. The ascent problem? Hastily planned ascent numbers coupled with unpredictable Martian weather patterns and a complete lack of aerodynamic streamlining, as well as tie-downs being used in ways they were never intended to be used, but none of the above could really be avoided. If the weather isn't right for a launch here on Earth, you scrub. If the weather isn't right in this case, where you have a very narrow launch window? You launch anyway. This is one of the reasons that this movie shined. Not because of a lack of a villain, but because the villain was itself simply a series of unfortunate circumstances, all of which had a very calculable path for recovery. Not only did this allow them to stick to their repetitive message that problem solving starts when you start solving problems, but it also allowed them to fill the film with other potential failures. The water reclaimer staying functional, the air system doing the same, the radioisotope battery in his passenger seat, the rover, the other upright mav, the list goes on. There were dozens upon dozens of other chekov's guns that they could have played with, and they made sure the audience was thinking it too. We all started to see right away that this was a film about realistic circumstance being the villain, so we all started looking for the next circumstance, the next point of failure, all of it.

2:33 In the book, Mindy Park mentions she has a Master's Degree in mechanical engineering. They give her the job because she figures out Mark's alive.

I'm still disappointed Sean Bean didn't get to say "One does not simply slingshot around the earth".

honestly this is one of the few times I can say the movie and the book are equals. Both are stellar and the only difference is the depth it goes in. The movie is like the highlight reel of the book's adventure.

"The blogs keep him from talking to a volleyball." - Priceless!

Actually, he wasn't about to suffocate, that was a high oxygen warning. In space, it's not running out of oxygen that's the problem, it's getting rid of Carbon Dioxide. When the suits internal scrubbers saturated, it started bloodletting, a process that instead of cleaning and reusing the air, simply vents the air and backfills the pressure, usually with nitrogen, after his nitrogen tank ran out, the suit used the only gas it could to maintain the pressure, oxygen. At high levels, oxygen can be toxic. By the time he got up he was probably already in hyperoxia, and after some time the oxygen would have killed him. A bit of an ironic death to die of oxygen toxicitiy in space.

"No deaths in a space movie win, this has to be the first of it's kind" Apollo 13 would like a word.

The thing I liked most was the Iron Man bit; especially cause in the book he’s considering it but says something like that it would only work in the movies

This movie deserves someone making a time machine and going back to the oscars, it should've gotten atleast the one for CGI... Why? Almost all reflections and background on Mars was CGI but it doesn't feel like that in the slightest.

One thing I REALLY liked about the Jeff Daniels character is that he had to have the "10,000 ft view". That little scene when he got off the phone with the Chinese space agency let him show he was rooting for Mark too. He couldn't afford the optimism of his subordinates, he had to be pragmatic.

Well someone in the satellite communication role probably would be a hired specialist with training and agrees, I will point out that most departments in NASA actually treat their interns like full members of the team. I have actually been extremely fortunate in interning at NASA, and my first day I walked in to find a massive folder on my desk with a current project needing done. And it wasn't them just dropping random work on me, they treated me like a member of the team too. So any movie that shows NASA actually paying attention to their interns is 100% accurate.

7:18 My literal conversation with friends after seeing this way "Dude what are you doing" *"I'm going to google the event this is based on."* "..." *"Oh god I'm dumb, aren't I?"* But repeated three times as I'd keep forgetting it's not a true story. Good storytelling might be TOO good.

Fun fact: Sean Bean's character has that line in the book and they wanted to give it to someone else, but the cast fought to let him keep it.

That moment when you realize a huge chunk of this cast is part of or will be in the MCU. You have Sebastian Stan, Michael Pena, Donald Glover, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, all great actors! Marvel really knows how to cast their movies!

there should've been a bonus clip of the crew reacting to Watney's logs. That would have been gold

Favorite line from the book: “…Rich Purnell is a steely eyed missile man” (If you've read it...you know what it implies.)

"Saftey second. For when you forget about safety first" I'd get that on a teeshirt

The Martian Win Counter: 72 Sin Counter: 90 Sean Bean not dying should have been worth 20 more wins. Good video!

I've asked this question before, but theoretically, is Mark Watney the richest man on Earth when he gets back? I mean, he spent a collective 12x the collective time allotted for the Ares mission on Mars. I'm pretty sure NASA pays by salary, but that doesn't mean that he wasn't payed royally for the extra time, possibly including a gigantic bonus for hazardous conditions. So, under a slightly inflated economy (one capable of supporting not only one mars mission, but five), and the base pay of astronauts already at a high number as it is... Then the possible final payout could be ASTRONOMICAL! Pun intended.

The pacing was absolutely phenomenal. I watched in theaters, and it flowed so well from beginning to end that I was completely absorbed the entire time with no sense of how long the movie actually was. There was only the story, and its fabulous presentation by the cast and crew.

There needs to be more channels like yours!!! It's honestly great to see fancontent that's not ragging against, but actively praising the work and artistry that go into movies, without scrounging for something negative to say. There really is a lot of good in these works, but when people focus on just the negative, it makes them...negative, and the producers' YEARS of work reduced to a quip or pointing out an obvious suspension of will. Keep it up friend!!

"Don't you mean Martiancy?" No, he means "Phobocy" or "Deimocy"

4:11 His facial expression when he says "It has been seven days since I ran out of ketchup"

Another big win is using David Bowie's Starman when they all prepare for the rescue mission. That part of the movie always makes me joyful.

when the guy that iron man tried to kill helps a wannabe iron man in this movie

One of the best sci fi movies I have seen.

Matt should have gotten an oscar for his performance

The space pirate was actually a joke from the book as he try to keep himself sane.

You leave Sean Bean alone dammit! Let him have this!

This is kind of the perfect movie for this channel. So optimistic

I used to work at a movie theater and when this movie was playing, I remember being asked by a few customers if this was a true story. Of course I told them it wasn't but it reminded me of how to not expect everyone to know something just because I know it.

Needs 1 more win: the mission site is named Ares 3. Ares is the Greek counterpart to Mars.

Also Bucky Barnes marrying Sue Storm is always a win

Don't forget about the writer of the book, Andy Weir

"It has been 7 days since I ran out of ketchup" that is one big mood

Everyone forgets that this was a book first and it was amazing.

It feels like a true story movie 30 years before the true story happened.

5:33 "Hey, tarp's better then nothing at all... [tarp rips off] never mind..." lmao

'Safety second when you forget about safety first' at 1:53 had me in more stitches then some of the actual clips.

I can’t believe that the moment where Mark is brought aboard didn’t receive a win. Matt Damon really nailed the emotional charge of that scene to a point where my mother and I legitimately cried tears of joy for a fake man finally having human contact after hundreds of days of solitude and escaping mars

This must be one of my favourite movies of all times. Really amazing! Just... some wins in this video sounded more like sins. Actually, I can imagine cinemasins would have used EXACT THE SAME TEXT at some points, but adding a sin instead of a win.

Having Sean Bean reference Elrond in a different movie, when he himself was actual there.... sort of.... there.. HE WAS THERE! Was so fantastically satisfying. It brought a big smile to my face.

Sean Bean explains the Council of Elrond in The Martian. Sean Bean had the line "Still sharp" in the Fellowship of the Ring, which was between seasons 2 and 3 of Sharpe where he played Richard Sharpe.

I'd love for you to revisit some of your older videos like this one and give them more of a breakdown. So much more to pick out in these movies than you gave time for 🤞

That first Win, lol. Just imagining it in the 'Sin voice' and it is the exact same thing

Ideas for vids: Dark Knight, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, The Departed, Eternal Sunshine, love your content btw, some really original views and look forward to seeing more positive takes on some cinematic classics

That bit about Shawn Bean getting run over by a golf cart came so put of left field and was hilarious!

There was a quote I saw on the internet somewhere, I cannot remember where, but it seems relevant. ‘This is a true story, it just hasn’t happened yet’

"Let's go Iron Man" WHILE THE CAMERA IS ON BUCKY

I enjoyed this movie immensely. My parents and siblings didn't, if I remember correctly. But I was watching this in the theater, on the edge of my seat. Only part I didn't like was the self surgery part, because I have some slight PTSD from a personal experience. Not nearly as bad as being skewered, as you put it, but it messed with me for a while.

I really like what you are doing with this channel, thanks for all your content. Very enjoyable!

This is my favorite book and movie! Im so happy you did it! Thanks!

Do Napoleon Dynamite! The critics just didn't get it when it first came out, and even Roger Ebert said that he needed to revisit it.

so many Marvel actors in this movie...

Your channel has made me fall in love with movies all over again and has made so much more aware of what makes a movie great how how much passion goes into most (not all) but most of the movies made! A few films I’d love to see you win are 1) creed 2) Hellboy either 1 or 2 3) Skyfall

This is one of my favorite movies and seeing it praised so well as it deserves delights me.

No win for barrel roll comment? Star Fox meme is always a win.

"Safety second, for when you forget about Safety First" ... describes me on a whole loooot of levels when experimenting with shit...

I love this movie so much. Thank you for pointing out so many things to enjoy about it! ❤️

I’m surprised this video wasn’t longer I loved this movie so much and also it was filmed in my state Arizona which makes me love the movie even more because I live in the same place my favourite movie was filmed in

When I first watched this I told my dad that they MacGyvered a bomb to save Jason Bourne and it was the coolest sounding thing I ever heard

Actually, the space pirate part was in the book, however, the "science the s*** out of this" was not.

You know, I think it would be interesting to see you do one of these videos on Sunshine. You said you liked it a lot. I watched it and agree that it certainly is an underrated film. It certainly isn't without it's flaws, but still was very captivated by it's story

This movie is fantastic. Not just for the visuals, or the humor, or the way this feels so current to the times, but also the acting. The acting is amazing, and I can't help but gush at Matt Damon putting on the emotion for every scene he's in when something goes wrong and makes his job of survival a little harder and more miserable. They feel like legit reactions, and I love the moments of emotion he puts on. Like first being able to talk with NASA using Pathfinder to chat via text and he's getting a little choked up, then as he's waiting to launch into space at the end and he looks ready to start bawling his eyes out after hearing his crew's voices for the first time in so long. He breaks down more in the book when he gets Pathfinder working and they are able to point the camera at his question box, but still that's solid acting on Matt's part.

Always surprising me with your choices. The Martian was the last film I thought you would've chosen.

You have to do Sunshine, I love that movie!

I have to say that many of your quips in this video are very, very funny. Enjoyed this movie and enjoyed your review a lot!!! Thanks for the laughs. 👍👍🙂😂🤣‼️👏👏👏

This was a wonderfully executed film! I grew up watching Mercury launches [Sadley the Apollo I launsch effort, later Apollo XIII ] live on TV: this film felt so real..

Please do a video on Captain America: The Winter Soldier

First space movie to have no deaths? You forget Star Trek IV and Apollo 13.

I love how you used "Will McAvoy" as a reference to The Newsroom! That show was highly underrated in my opinion.

Sean Bean died in this movie, too. I mean he did fall on his sword (resign) at the end. a really amazing movie based on an outstanding book.

Hands down the best movie I’ve watched in school, I really miss my science teacher :(

Everything great about the secret life of Walter mitty

Listened to the book biking to work and got to the end and could not turn it off...so good

3:57 - When a creeper blows up your base

Keep it up dude! Great job! Also 2:14, Speaking of dumb and dumber, when's that coming out, I am really anticipating it!

I LOVED this movie!! P.S. My brother's an astrophysicist. 🙂

Pure emotional entertainment , for me. Its at the top of my movie list. All great actors, all great scenes and a great writer.

Every time i come to enjoy your videos, i check if i have missed a like. if i have, you have a lot of videos(there is a lot of good movies), i leave a like. Keep up the Positivism!

Why isn't there an "everything GREAT about Interstellar" video? I just love that movie so much...

I only just realised that there are 3 MCU actors in this movie + the honorary mention of Iron Man in the final rescue scene. I think that deserves a "yup!".

I had the same problem when reading the book. I kept forgetting it wasn't real. The way they explain the science just makes it seem so possible.

1) Mark Watney from the book kicks Matt Danom's behind up one side of Olympus Mons and down the other (and I'm a Damon fan); 2) not enough Venkat Kapoor or Bruce Ng; 3) Rich Purnell remained a steely eyed missile man. Thank you for another great video.

I actually had to stop watching the Martian cause I felt sick when he was taking the shrapnel out of his body

The only thing I know about this movie is that my child, Sebastian Stan, is in it. That's all I really needed.

Fun fact: the barometer on the HAB recordings goes down as time goes on. Cool little detail

The movie was filmed at Wadi Rum in Jordan. I've been there myself and it looks exactly like Mars in terms of terrain and red sand. Except the sky is blue, there's lots of shrubbery, and of corse people. But I appreciate Ridley Scott's affinity for the locale and I hope more films are shot in Jordan going forward.