NASA and the movie industry did exceptionally well as Matt Damon and Ridley Scott worked with actual NASA scientists to make "The Martian" as accurate as ever when related to real life.
When Ridley Scott decided to incorporate the famous book written by Andy Wire last 2011 a self-titled movie "The Martian," the director properly placed their attention to detail as they consulted with NASA experts.
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"The Martian" is novel-based production written by Andy Weir released last 2011 of the same name.
The lead character, Astronaut Mark Watney, played by Damon, was stranded on Mars after his team thought that he died while the mission encountered a powerful Martian storm.
Consequently, Watney then used his talents as a botanist and grew plants for food using Martian soil to keep him alive.
The movie incorporated the possibility of human beings surviving in the planet. Given this, LA Times reported that the scientist Damon and Scott worked with to keep the movie as concise and accurate on how they depicted Mars, are set to land actual people on Mars come 2030. This possibility was clearly reflected into the movie.
According to Reuters, Matt Damon, the actor for the lead character in "The Martian," appeared at a Fox-hosted event last Tuesday in NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The venue was directed at conducting researches that centered in planetary science. Accordingly, the scientists in the venue were also able to launch the Mars Curiosity Rover last 2011.
Following the said event, Fox released the second trailer for "The Martian," wherein the audience was able to depict what was discussed last Wednesday into the film through the trailer.
"The Martian" is now considered as one of the most thought of movies by directors to date. Catch it hit the screens this coming October 1 and see how life on Mars could be as possible as we thought.
