You guys know that I am not much of a movie fan, and especially not much of a science fiction movie fan. But last year, I read Andy Weir’s The Martian and it was the best science fiction novel I read in 2014. Matt Damon stars in the movie being made from the book, and even I will admit that the newly released trailer looks fantastic.
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Yeeha! I loved The Martian, not only for its good storytelling—sending the MC up an tree and then throwing rocks at him—but also for the heavy reliance on science. I know that was a turn-off for some readers, but I found it refreshing. In most cases, I find that movie adaptations don’t live up to the books on which they are based, but this trailer does give me hope.
“I’m going to have to science the shit out of this.” (Also looking forward to this)
The book is on my queue to be read, and this trailer just makes me look forward to reading it more. I just need to decide if I want to read it or listen to it; I’ve heard great things about the audible version. Decisions decisions…