The focus of the film is on the actor Mark’s survival experience on Mars, overcoming various survival problems, and assisting the rescue operations of relevant personnel on Earth. There are no so-called bad guys, no fights between justice and evil, no sense of justice or feelings, no wild plots and surreal plot ideas. A story like a documentary, a relatively simple and honest film, can be so shocking, it is very difficult. NASA has chosen the right person this time. There is everything for the expression of various topics, but there is not much space. It is easy to finish, clean, neat, simple and clear, not preaching or rigid, but it can be thought-provoking.
Science fiction films can be distinguished from ordinary hero movies in that they can directly face nature and the universe, can use scientific knowledge to explore life, and overcome the difficulties caused by non-human interference. Some sci-fi movies have fixed their intentions on the struggle between humans and alien races or unknown lives, so they are essentially no different from other non-sci-fi movies, like changing the soup without changing the medicine, losing the meaning of sci-fi movies. Nor can it be novel and renewed. And this film is a very good interpretation of the theme of a true science fiction film, focusing only on exploring, conquering, and solving problems-things that the science fiction world should pay attention to. Perhaps, without the touch of emotion and love, there are more shocks and admirations from the heart about real life.
Not only that, for the shooting of the male protagonist's survival on Mars, the film adopts a self-portrait diary-style recording method. Every time you find a problem, you will narrate it to the camera, and then you will solve the problem, and your actions will be recorded at the same time to solve the problem. Then you can easily listen to the music and eat and wait to die. Oh no, wait for the rescue, and then find a new one. Continue to study and solve the problem... Such a step-by-step recording and development, there is a feeling of a documentary, but also a little relaxed and humorous. While removing the heavy feeling, it also gives the audience a strong sense of substitution. I can’t help but wonder if It's what I would do. The feelings of the hero of the film, from "I adore you so much" to "What would I do if I were you", the expression of the theme is also greatly improved.
There is another phenomenon in science fiction films in recent years, that is, there are too many films focused on love and affection, so that you are embarrassed to say that you understand this movie without crying. In fact, Mars Rescue is too sensational. According to Hollywood's usual thinking, tears should have been swayed freely. Family values, American spirit, love between men and women, survival instinct...every point can be magnified infinitely. To my comfort and surprise, The Martian movie dealt with feelings quite lightly. The hero has no love part at all, which is quite rare. Other astronauts have very little emotional inscription. Even the description of the hero's loneliness on Mars is extremely limited. Basically, from the beginning to the end, I was discussing the matter. Of course, there are also elements such as family, collective, social responsibility, etc., but the handling was very concise, and I passed by, and I watched it happily.
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