“The Martian” is a magnificent and stirring achievement, a celebration of man’s ingenuity and resourcefulness. Unlike producer-director Ridley Scott’s other forays into space and the future — “Alien,” “Prometheus” and “Blade Runner,” for example — “The Martian,” based on the best-seller by Andy Weir, is an inspiring and thrilling feature that is a public-relations coup for NASA and could reignite passion — if not interest — in the nation’s moribund space program.
ReelBob: The Martian
ReelBob: The Martian
ReelBob: The Martian
“The Martian” is a magnificent and stirring achievement, a celebration of man’s ingenuity and resourcefulness. Unlike producer-director Ridley Scott’s other forays into space and the future — “Alien,” “Prometheus” and “Blade Runner,” for example — “The Martian,” based on the best-seller by Andy Weir, is an inspiring and thrilling feature that is a public-relations coup for NASA and could reignite passion — if not interest — in the nation’s moribund space program.