Just got back from the movies. Loved it. And I'm relieved that they didn't stray too far from the book. My 14 y.o. son also loved it, and he never read the book. He's got ADHD and I've never seen him complete such a long movie, let alone in one sitting, before.

10/10, would recommend

[–] guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I really appreciate how they didn’t try to use too much bullshit science. One of my biggest complaints with movies or shows is their use of science that is just completely wrong. Xenonite is quite flakey but I think that’s the worst thing

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 hour ago

It helps that Andy weir basically comes up with all the science before writing a story around it

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I felt like the author was winking at us when he namee it xenonite and made it a miracle material. "Heres the McGuffin!"

[–] albbi@piefed.ca 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

With such a high rating, would you recommend watch the movie or reading the book first? I've never even hear of it until recently and never seen a trailer so completely blind about what it's about.

[–] Klox@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

The book is just a nice read. If movies spoil books for you, definitely read the book first. But the movie is true to the story and both are great.