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What did Andy Weir think of The Martian movie?
In a statement to Bustle, Weir says, “I’m very happy with the film! Yeah, they made some changes. They had to pull things out, or the film would be 5 hours long. But overall it’s a very faithful adaptation of the book and I’m thrilled with how it turned out.”
What inspired Andy Weir to write Martian?
“I was sitting around thinking about how a manned mission to Mars could actually work using today’s technology. Then I started thinking about all the things that could go wrong,” Weir tells NPR’s Arun Rath. “So I created an unfortunate protagonist and subjected him to all of it.”
What book would Andy Weir take to Mars?
The story follows an American astronaut, Mark Watney, as he becomes stranded alone on Mars in 2035 and must improvise in order to survive….The Martian (Weir novel)
| First edition | |
|---|---|
| Author | Andy Weir |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audio |
| Pages | 369 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8041-3902-1 |
Is Project Hail Mary a sequel to The Martian?
Project Hail Mary is Weir’s third novel, after The Martian in 2011 and Artemis in 2017. The unabridged audiobook is read by Ray Porter. The film rights have been purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Is The Martian book scientifically accurate?
“The Martian” is a technically accurate sci-fi, so tons of research and constant double-checking of math had to be done. Anything else would have been ruinous to the reader’s suspension of disbelief. Along the way, the math revealed plot points that would have otherwise never happened.
How scientifically accurate is The Martian?
Why does Watney use toilet waste?
“It’s not there because, obviously, there’s no life on Mars.” So to get biological material into Martian soil, Watney uses the only spare biological material he has: astronaut poop. He mixes it in with the Martian soil, plants some potatoes that NASA had sent up with his crew, and, voila, you have plant life on Mars.
What did The Martian movie get wrong?
While the dust storm at the start of the movie plays a pivotal role in which the whole scenario of being stranded on Mars takes place, it is also one of the biggest mistakes in the movie. NASA stated that even the fastest winds of a “harsh” dust storm on Mars would only go sixty miles per hour.
What was unrealistic about The Martian?
Inaccuracies in the book and movie Although Mars does get dust storms, the atmospheric pressure is so low that the wind is negligible, although the dust itself can be harmful. Andy Weir admits the dust storm was used simply to move the plot along and leave Mark Watney stranded on Mars.
What does sol mean in the Martian?
Mars solar day
A Mars solar day has a mean period of 24 hours 39 minutes 35.244 seconds, and is customarily referred to as a “sol” in order to distinguish this from the roughly 3% shorter solar day on Earth.
Who was the father of Katherine’s baby?
Throughout The Vampire Diaries In the season four finale of The Vampire Diaries, Graduation, Katherine slept with Niklaus Mikaelson and conceived her daughter, Adyelya.