And The Moon Be Still Be As Bright Essay

Today, we know quite a bit about Mars. Nasa recently found water, we know its dimensions, and we haven’t found any signs of life. However, in 1950, we knew significantly less. Ray Bradbury took this to his advantage and wrote about a Mars with not only life, but civilization. Years later, Hollywood decided to turn his stories into a cheesy, and partially accurate TV show. Though Hollywood was for the most part loyal to Bradbury’s stories, there were definitely some changes, especially in “And the Moon be Still be as Bright.” First of all, Bradbury starts his story with the rocket already landed, the astronauts are on the surface, and there’s a solemn vibe in the air. It was the fourth expedition to Mars, and as far as they were concerned, it was the first successful one. The same thing happened to the first three expeditions; they landed, reported the landing, went out to explore, and was never heard from again. Hollywood’s version started the night before liftoff. The astronauts were happy at a party with their loved ones. They were drinking, celebrating, and saying goodbye to Earth. After the party, the captain and his wife are sitting outside, and she expresses her doubts about the first two expeditions failing. Hollywood missed a story about an expedition.

Unknowingly, we spread the chicken pox to hundreds or thousands of martians which ended up being lethal to them. I also realized that Spender cared so much because he saw the death with his own eyes, while the rest of the astronauts didn’t care as much. Maybe if we can get people today to experience specific hardships for themselves, they’ll want to change what they’d otherwise overlook. I always prefer the book to the movie, mainly because the book often had more detail. I also enjoy how in books, the physical appearance of most objects, landscapes, or people are left to the imagination with only a few descriptive