Just finished watching The Martian movie with Matt Damon whilst Moonbase Junior is asleep!
I liked it a lot.
One of the reasons I liked it is that no-one actually dies. More to the point no-one has to sacrifice themselves in order for the rest to live although they did try to!
I find this an unnecessary trope in many space movies such as Gravity or Mission to Mars or Capricorn One. I know space is brutal but why is sacrifice such a common sub-plot? Maybe I'm just soft!
Having said that I do like all those films too, especially Capricorn One! Its an excellent story.
Which space films do you like readers? Marooned maybe, Outland perhaps or any others? Does everyone live in them!?
My favourite is probably Apollo 13. Yes, everybody lives.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to watch Apollo 13 again Kev. Its a long one aint it. If I remember rightly its a problem with the O ring isn't it? I like Tom Hanks. Watched Bridge of Spies last night about a cold war spy exchange based on real events in the Fifties.
DeleteO ring did for Challenger. Apollo 13's problem was a faulty heater coil caused an oxygen tank to explode, ripping the side of the spacecraft off!
ReplyDeleteOf course! I'm getting problems mixed up. Terrible about the Challenger. Have you seen the Martian? Does the science stack up Kev?
ReplyDeleteI've not seen it, I should really. Mars is very cold and the air is ridiculously thin, do they show that?
ReplyDeleteYes. There's a cold incident in the film and space suits and helmets are worn at all times outside the base. Its an excellent flick. And no one dies!
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