Finally Got There: I’ve Seen “The Martian”

It’s taken me a while but I finally saw the film The Martian (based on the novel by Andy Weir) over the weekend — and I liked it a lot.

In many ways it’s a retelling of the classic Robinson Crusoe story, combined with a “rescue mission”, giving both a space twist. But as I’ve said before, since there really is no such thing as a truly original story, it’s what you do with it that matters — and I liked what The Martian did with these themes.

Firstly, I think Matt Damon did a great job as the “...