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[Pagusas]

I've read the spoilers online and if that ruins the movie it sounds like it's not even worth watching in the first place.. That being said, I feel like there's a lot more to this movie than this socalled twist, which it sounds like it's revealed in the beginning of the book anyways?

This isn't a book you get through a spoiler summary, it's basically a character drama hidden as a sci-fi, and the relationship and growth with Rocky is what drives the book into being insanely good. When the movie comes out you'll be hearing tons of people quote Rocky, esspecially a specific line (only if it's a hit of course). The biggest enemy the movie is its runtime, I really don't know if they can fit what they need to in it, as that relationship is a slow burn that takes up the majority of the book.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Cast him as Space Dandy.

 

[Panajev2001a]

This isn't a book you get through a spoiler summary, it's basically a character drama hidden as a sci-fi, and the relationship and growth with Rocky is what drives the book into being insanely good. When the movie comes out you'll be hearing tons of people quote Rocky, esspecially a specific line (only if it's a hit of course). The biggest enemy the movie has is runtime, I really don't know if they can fit what they need to in it, as that relationship is a slow burn that takes up the majority of the book.

You like the book question.

 

[Panajev2001a]

This isn't a book you get through a spoiler summary, it's basically a character drama hidden as a sci-fi, and the relationship and growth with Rocky is what drives the book into being insanely good. When the movie comes out you'll be hearing tons of people quote Rocky, esspecially a specific line (only if it's a hit of course). The biggest enemy the movie has is runtime, I really don't know if they can fit what they need to in it, as that relationship is a slow burn that takes up the majority of the book.

Everything is a slow burn with great flashbacks. Audiobook or book, great experience in either case .

 

[Robot Carnival]

I have no knowledge of the book at all and I am totally in since I love The Martian. I do agree that the trailer shown too much but I'll still catch it when it's out.

 

[IDKFA]

Ironically yes, yes it does as they are forced to go the opposite direction of today's Net Zero goals pretty heavily… for reasons that should be obvious in the story.

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But climate change isn't the threat. That's the point.

However, there could be a climate change message. If the Human race can come together and defeat this threat, then why can't we do this in real life with climate change

Maybe the book is secretly about climate change?

 

[Dr.D00p]

My opinion of the book may have been different if I hadn't listened to the Audiobook version, narrated by the awful Ray Porter. One note, one tone hack.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Looks neat, will turn my brain off while watching it.

 

[jason10mm]

Just finished the book, quite good. LOTS of internal monologue though, and the flashback sequences are gonna be an interesting hurdle to get over for a film. It definitely feels like it was written as a screen play though, especially the dialogue. Very curious to see the visuals and how some stuff is represented. I can already feel the tear jerker moments coming

 

[AJUMP23]

Just finished the book, quite good. LOTS of internal monologue though, and the flashback sequences are gonna be an interesting hurdle to get over for a film. It definitely feels like it was written as a screen play though, especially the dialogue. Very curious to see the visuals and how some stuff is represented. I can already feel the tear jerker moments coming

I did the audiobook which is great. But I think you can tell the story linearly or through flashback like the book. I think maybe you start with the problem, then you get to waking up in space and deal with some of the twist through flashback.

 

[jason10mm]

I did the audiobook which is great. But I think you can tell the story linearly or through flashback like the book. I think maybe you start with the problem, then you get to waking up in space and deal with some of the twist through flashback.

It's such a shoulder shrug 'twist' though. In the book the flashbacks usually inform the next space sequence so that narrative technique has some value outside of the final 'reveal', but for a 2 hour film I wonder if constantly hopping back for a scene on earth would just bust up momentum and the pay-off won't be worth it. But front loading all the earth scenes would make for a dulllllllll first act and the amnesia aspect irrelevant.

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Grace's decision to go after Rocky and give up his chance to go back to earth, after being a 'coward' and being forced to go in the first place, I don't think would be necessary if the audience is totally in love with a cute and quirky Rocky character already. Looks like they have the science lab explosion that kills the two science astronauts so I'm guessing that they do have the flashbacks and will use the "I don't want to die" aspect to give more emotional weight to his decision to sacrifice himself for Rocky

Sadly unless this is gonna be a 3+ hour flick, most of the science stuff is gonna get handwaved away or rushed through because the talkie talkie parts need time. Hopefully there will be an extended edition of Gosling doing orbital math calculations and lots of experiments

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

weird to see him denying he's an astronaut

and from the trailer, I think I'll stick with that previous film, this looks corny in comparison

 

[falconhoof]

I really enjoyed The Martian (book), but thought Artemis was arse and Project Hail Mary was an attempt to recapture the magic but failed; Ryland was annoying as fuck.

I concluded that The Martian must have been Andy Weir's one book he had in him to write. I guess like how Warcraft 2 was the one game he had in him, maybe he was lucky to be fired from Blizzard and end on a high note there.