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“All the facts about Mars are accurate, as well as the physics of space travel the story presents. I even calculated the various orbital paths involved in the story, which required me to write my own software to track constant-thrust trajectories,” Andy Weir on the scientific and mathematical attention to the book The Martian. There is no doubting Andy’s attention to detail. He used his dreams to create a story and backed it up with hard facts. Drew Goddard’s film adaptation, however, lacked a moral judgement in keeping the ending honest. He failed to incorporate the facts which Mark Watney clearly explained in the novel. Finally, the emotions towards the main character, Mark Watney, was somewhat clouded in the film. Moreover, the movie version of The Martian by Andy Weir is an unacceptable adaptation, because the conflicting purposes caused intense changes to the story. To start off, between the film and the novel the purposes are largely different. …show more content…
Andy Weir strives for the reader to understand the importance of never give up no matter the circumstances. Therefore, every time Mark had a success he had a fallback to accompany it. When Mark faced a situation, he stopped, analyzed the problem, debated the pros and cons of his solution, and then executed his plan. The greatest example of this is when a tear in the Hab caused part of its extirpation and Mark being catapulted in the airlock. Despite serious time constraints, due to a decrease of oxygen from the breech in his EVA suit, Mark to a moment to contemplate the situation before executing a plan. The film loses the intensity of the point by focusing on fate. They continually brought up the pessimistic side of the condition and odds against Mark. With NASA doing the brute work, from the movie adaptation, Mark’s perseverance is lost. The only counterargument of this is that both the film and book and multiple themes
In “Mars Is Heaven!” by Ray Bradbury, the familiarity from the Earth-like setting, reacquainting with deceased family members at the excitement of the crew, and domestic imagery serves to show the astronauts’ allurement into a false sense of security, contentment, and nostalgia that is cunningly used to harm them. The setting, described as a “beautiful spring day”, is alluring to the crew from the beginning when their ship touches down “on a lawn of green grass” (Bradbury, 1367). The neighborhood imagery strikes the men as reminiscent, where up the lawn “a tall brown Victorian house sat in the quiet sunlight” and “an old swing...now swung back and forth, back and forth” (Bradbury, 1367). Captain Black sees his own childhood home, saying he
In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury posits that becoming independent is shown as a brave, meaningful choice to take, whether it is for happiness, a worthy cause, or a peaceful life. It is shown that not following the norm and becoming an independent individual can lead to new, enthralling realizations, compelling philosophies, or true happiness. In this science-fiction novel, Bradbury explores this theme recurringly, more specifically in “Silent Towns”, “-And The Moon Be Still As Bright”, and “The Martian”. Written about the future, spanning the years from 1999 to 2026, The Martian Chronicles takes place on both Earth and Mars, telling the tale of the colonization of different planets and the annihilation of all humans on Earth through war. During the process of discovering these planets, human characteristics are prevalent, especially those concerning the great courage of independence and the bravery of individuality.
In the first 20 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey you see a group of monkeys going through evolution. The first change you see is that of a leader. In the beginning, each monkey did their own thing, and was not bound to any organization whatsoever. The monkeys did what they want when they wanted. Then the change begins. A single monkey, by himself, rises to the top of a cliff. He stands and screams. The other monkeys notice him screaming and began dancing and rejoicing. They scream and jump around, in what appears to be reverence for their new leader. Stanley Kubrick shows the change very simply, yet its message is still very clear. The monkeys had never shouted as loud or danced as much as they had previously in the film. Their actions confirm that something in fact had changed.
Like Spender, as Captain Wilder began to learn more about the Martian culture he realized how strong their civilization was, and that Earth could definitely adopt some of its principles to better its own civilization. “One day Earth will be as Mars is today... It’s an object lesson in civilization. We’ll learn from Mars” (Bradbury 55). Clearly Captain Wilder knew that the Martian’s way of life was the reason they were so successful until only disease killed them off.
Alien directed by Ridley Scott, Dallas Buyers Club, directed by Jean Marc Valee, Anthem written by Ayn Rand and Harrison Bergeron written by Kurt Vonnegut. All four texts share the theme of marginalisation where a person, group or idea is treated as insignificant amongst society. Alien shows the marginalisation of humans vs. machines, where machines in the film played a pivotal role. A machine called “Mother” is the leader of the human crew. Mother is the only character who knows the truth of their expedition into space were their primary objective is to obtain new life, and the crew is expendable in completing the objective, as the dangers that lie ahead are not know by the human crew. Causing the crew to be in a state of emergency, due to the lack of prior knowledge they had, for they put all there faith into a machine that had no empathy for when they were in danger. Dallas Buyers Club shows the protagonist Ron Woodroof marginalised by the F.D.A (US food and drug administration). Ron Woodroof is diagnosed with aids and is told he has thirty days to live. Woodroof does not simply lay down, and die instead
V for Vendetta is a rather graphic novel written by Alan Moore in the late 1980's. The novel takes place in an alternate-reality; one in which Britain is ruled by a fascist government rules over Britain, and the rest of the world is believed to be in ruins due to nuclear war. The main protagonist/villain, depending on your viewpoint, of the story is a man simply called "V", He is a mysterious man and a self-described anarchist who survived a government experiment of a compound called Batch 5. Although his face is never shown in the book, V still draws the reader’s attention by being such a dark presence.
Allen Moore’s sordid depiction of twentieth century life presents a complex world, where the distinction between a virtuous hero and a villainous wrongdoer is often blurred. In stark contrast to the traditionally popularized portrayal of superheroes, whose unquestionably altruistic motives ultimately produce unrealistically idealized results; the realistically flawed characters of Watchmen exist in a multi faceted world characterized by moral ambiguity. America’s imperialistic ambitions have long been justified as an expression of American idealism. Much like the portrayal of superheroes in popular culture, America’s intervention in foreign affairs was portrayed as the result of a clearly defined problem, where American intervention was necessary and consensual. The Watchmen exist in an American reality that does not depend on them as the archetypal hero as demonstrated by the fact that their presence is not necessary to the survival of the world. Collectively the characters of Watchmen parallel the tumultuous relationship that as a superpower the United States of America has with the rest of the world.
Bradbury developed the setting of the story similar to Earth as far aslandscape, atmosphere, and people in order to emphasize his intentions. Themartians are described as if they are American Indians at the time of theAmerican Revolution. For example, in the beginning of the story, Bradburydepicts Martians "they had the fair, brownish skin of the true Martian, the yellowcoin eyes, the soft musical voices." The trees, the towns in Mars, and the grassare all described like Earth landscape. Bradbury's Mars is a mirror of Earth.These plots raise moral issues and reflections of how history may repeat itself. Bradbury portrays Mars as humankind's second world, where we may goafter our Earthly existence. In the episode of "April 2000: The third expedition,"Captain John Black's mother said "you get a second chance to live" (pp.44).Lustig's grandmother said "ever since we died" (pp.40). Humans have a naturalfear of death. Some humans may even have a death wish. Bradbury reveals histhought of death through the connection between Mars and Earth. Through Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, Bradbury warns us of ourfuture. In the episode of "June 2000: And the Moon ve still as bright," CaptainWilder said, "one day Earth will be as Mars is today...It's an object lesson incivilizations. We'll learn from Mars" (pp. 55). Throught the story, Earth man,especially American think that they are superior than the Martian. Earth mancan do anything and knows everyting. However, Bradbury's message is to tellthem it is not true. Earth man, here American people realize there are manythings that they can learn from others.
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How 2001: A Space Odyssey makes you think about what mysteries lie beyond the world around us is exhilaration because it brings you into the setting and makes you want to learn more about what is happening to the characters. This extrordinary book was written in a time when it was hard to see us going to any planet much less the moon, but the detail in which is told to the reader is so real that anyone back when the book was made would believe it could happen, even now when it still can't happen it feels very real. The book almost even made you feel what the character felt, emotionally and physically. When the mysterious black monolith is bestowed upon the prehistoric apes in the beginning chapters, you can see it, the way it stands there in the cool desert dawn as the sun hits it with its blinding light. For me this was one of the best books I have ever read.
During the period after the Industrial Revolution the rich Western nations of the world began their imperialist expansion, racing to colonize any “unclaimed” territories. All of the colonized regions had their own culture and government, but because the West was so much stronger, they were taken over. When these areas were finally freed from years of oppression, their society was left in shambles and much of their culture was destroyed. Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles explores this theme of imperial expansion as applied to the hypothetical situation of humans colonizing the planet Mars. In the novel, the humans who flock to the planet are portrayed as reckless beings with no care for their new home. They destroy ruins, clear the land, and rebuild a comfortable human society on Mars. The parallels between the Earthlings in the novel and imperialists today are made very apparent, exposing the reader to the idea that humans have been colonizing territories in the wrong way. Instead, Bradbury offers the correct solution by stating that the righteous way to colonize a new land is by preserving and adapting to the native culture of the land, and by becoming a foreigner, or Martian, themselves.
In homes, they sat breathlessly on their couches, their eyes glued to the story playing out” (Weir, 342). Here, the Purnell maneuver is about to be made, and everyone on Earth, and in space, knows that it is the last hope to save Mark before he dies on the red planet. The reader can really feel the tension and suspense in this passage. Earlier in the novel, Watney finds out that Pathfinder (the thing that will help him communicate with NASA) is dead. “Then, one by one, the horrible realities of Mars came into play.
Scientists have dreamt over the possibility that it may be possible to live on another planet. Some think that Mars has that potential to support life, if it's hidden resources are uncovered and exploited to their full potential. There is even evidence that it once contained enough water that it had been possible to hold life. Think about it, what if we could transform it into such a place, even if only our children's children get to see any result? The following will describe Mars, present evidence of ice and water, give possible ideas for the future exploration of Mars, and give reasons for why it is important.
'Aliens' by James Cameron James Cameron creates atmosphere in a key sequence in ‘Aliens’ using cinematography, editing, sound, special effects and mise-en-scene. The scene opens with one of the protagonists, Corporal Hicks, telling his troops what he managed to ‘salvage from the APC’, this dialogue is of a military style, and emphasizes the professional nature of the characters. This idea of military professionalism is reinforced by the costumes worn by the characters e.g. bullet proof jackets and bullet belts etc, these make the audience feel protected as if they are in ‘safe hands’. Whilst the marines are hunched over a table, the camera is positioned looking over the shoulder of one of them, giving the audience a chance to ‘be there’ with them. This allows the audience to connect with the characters and to feel what they feel.
I spent a lot of time considering what movie I would watch to write this essay. I listed off the movies that I would like to watch again, and then I decided on The Notebook. I didn’t really think I could write about adolescence or children, so I thought that, maybe, I could write about the elderly. The love story that The Notebook tells is truly amazing. I love watching this movie, although I cry every time I watch it. The Notebook is about an elderly man that tells the story of his life with the one he loves the most, his wife. He is telling the story to his wife, who has Alzheimer’s Disease, which is a degenerative disease that affects a person’s memory. She has no recollection of him or their life together, or even her own children. She wrote the story of their love herself, so that when he read the story to her, she would come back to him. There are three things that I would like to discuss about this movie. First, I would like to discuss their stage of life and the theory that I believe describes their stage of life the best. Second, I would like to discuss Alzheimer’s DIsease and its affect on the main character who has it and her family. Third, I would like to discuss how at the end of the movie, they died together. I know it is a movie, but I do know that it is known that elderly people who have been together for a long time, usually die not to far apart from one another.