Movie Analysis: “The Martian”

This week, we analyzed the movie The Martian, screenplay by Drew Goddard, book by Andy Weir.

IMDb pot summary: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

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Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages.

A link to my reflections on that here.

Cannot emphasize enough the importance of watching and analyzing movies.

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