tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65175732224282718.post6403945625553789461..comments2022-03-27T04:40:18.156-07:00Comments on I Was Just Watching a Movie ...: I've Just Seen: The Martian (2015)Julia Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65175732224282718.post-66231278747273566772015-10-30T20:59:33.375-07:002015-10-30T20:59:33.375-07:00I thought they handled the exposition/ action bala...I thought they handled the exposition/ action balance well; anymore and the film would have collapsed under its own explanations. <br /><br />Sounds like the book and the film are good companion pieces: the explanations of the book and the visuals of the film complementing each other. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65175732224282718.post-18565547024330743282015-10-29T13:27:00.633-07:002015-10-29T13:27:00.633-07:00There was also the bonus that we got a postscript ...There was also the bonus that we got a postscript of the participants, something the early risers missed.<br />I listened to the audiobook before and after watching it in the cinema and the main difference is the explanations. We see Watney do a lot of stuff, but often we do not know why. We do in the book and that makes much of it make more sense. Though on the other hand that makes the book rather tech heavy.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com