The Martian - #10

This reflection was a direct result of my previous reflection the movie Project Hail Mary which was adapted from the book of the same name by Andy Weir. The Martian is pretty much exactly the same as it became a movie based on the book by Andy Weir. Both these films and books are sci-fi fiction and attempt to convey cool concepts through real world reasoning, application, and humor. I really enjoy both these films and their respective books because I think Andy Weir is really funny and the main characters carry both of these stories. The stories themselves are good but it is the way that the isolation works in both stories which really brings out the best part of both characters, as they are witty, funny, and charming in both stories. Now while Project Hail Mary tends to differ from the Hero's Journey, Mark (the main character of the Martian) follows it pretty closely. I would say the biggest difference is that his refusal when he tries to run away from Mars and almost dies. Actually, the more I think about it, I am not sure if this movie follows the hero's journey. I suppose you could say that it starts on Earth and ends on Earth, but then he wouldn't have a refusal to the call. So I think it still follows the hero's journey a lot, but the journey has already started by the time the movie is going and really takes off during the obstacle stage. Reflecting on having seen both these stories, it just emphases to me the universality of the hero's journey, and how it can be applied to so many different stories with so many different concepts. 

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