{"id":2086024,"date":"2025-10-12T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2086024"},"modified":"2025-10-12T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:23:05","slug":"matt-damons-modern-classic-sci-fi-thriller-just-added-on-netflix-its-the-ultimate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matt-damons-modern-classic-sci-fi-thriller-just-added-on-netflix-its-the-ultimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Damon\u2019s Modern Classic Sci-Fi Thriller Just Added On Netflix, It\u2019s The Ultimate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ridley Scott\u2019s <em>The Martian<\/em> (2015) is one of those great movies that makes you feel terrible about your own survival skills. While I like to think I have decent problem-solving instincts and can think on my feet, everything that happens in this movie is so far out of my league on a technical, mathematical, and spiritual level that I\u2019d probably give up by day two of my adventure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If I woke up on Mars to find my entire crew had ditched me in a split-second panic, I\u2019d make a giant party tray out of all the food rations, enjoy one magnificent last freeze-dried supper, and out of boredom, hit the airlock switch just to see how far I\u2019d get launched before my body exploded from the pressure difference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matt Damon\u2019s Dr. Mark Watney, on the other hand, stays calm and goes straight into problem-solving mode. It\u2019s really cool to watch, but it also makes me feel embarrassed about the last time I spilled coffee on my car\u2019s upholstery and decided it would take an entire day to clean it up.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Watching A Guy Solve Problems For 142 Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Martian<\/em>\u2019s plot is so simple it\u2019s stupid, and that\u2019s the beauty of it. Through that simplicity, we get to watch Dr. Mark Watney\u2019s brain work at full capacity. When a dust storm forces the Ares III crew to evacuate, Mark is left behind. We can\u2019t blame Commander Melissa Lewis (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/cltr\/jessica-chastain.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jessica Chastain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Jessica Chastain<\/a>), Major Rick Martinez (Michael Pe\u00f1a), System Operator Beth Johanssen (Kate Mara), Flight Surgeon Dr. Chris Beck (Sebastian Stan), or Dr. Alex Vogel (Aksel Hennie). They truly thought he was dead, and had to make a decision while in fight-or-flight mode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BKrhvH2PgtFVKcArPOYvHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/38a3eded169ad56de41af4c6853cc5a1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stranded and injured, Mark immediately assesses the situation and gets to work. Luckily, he\u2019s a mechanical engineer and a botanist, which makes him the perfect combination of clever and calm. Even when he\u2019s fertilizing his potato crops with his crew\u2019s discarded feces, he never loses focus. With every new setback in <em>The Martian<\/em>, whether it\u2019s a storm, power failure, starvation, or creeping loneliness, he keeps pushing forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As his problems grow more complex, he tackles them head-on, figuring he\u2019ll die anyway if he does nothing. I respect that. If it were me, I\u2019d stub my toe once and just wander off into a canyon after ten minutes of angrily punching the air, yelling F-word after F-word.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>The Martian Stresses The Importance Of Common Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uNT5l.i72KQ4LwtYQGHf8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/ac67747b2664cbe6702baf40217c9fea\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What I love most about <em>The Martian<\/em> is its lack of drama when it comes to accountability. When Mark reconnects with the crew who left him behind, there\u2019s no resentment, just friendly banter. They tease each other about music, joke about their jobs, and fall right back into rhythm. It feels like catching up with an old friend you haven\u2019t seen in a year, picking up exactly where you left off because you\u2019re so glad to reconnect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From there, they refocus, crunch numbers, and strategize how to bring him home. There\u2019s no grudges or passive aggression. Just a collective mission echoing the same sentiment: \u201cGood to see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/you-again\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:you again;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">you again<\/a>, man. I\u2019d have done the same thing. Now let\u2019s get me off this rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The real takeaway from <em>The Martian<\/em> is that logic beats emotion when it comes to solving big problems. If Mark wasted time being bitter instead of trying to make water out of rocket fuel, he\u2019d just be \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/sleazy-movie-idiocracy-predicted-actually-162510638.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:that guy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">that guy<\/a>\u201d everyone tolerates until he dies of pettiness.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Streaming The Martian<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Martian\u2019s <\/em>premise is simple, effective, and gorgeous to look at. Just when you think our hero\u2019s finished, he comes up with another clever solution, as Mark maths and logics his way through every challenge, earning his self-proclaimed title of space pirate. Everyone could stand to be a little more like Dr. Mark Watney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you want a masterclass in keeping calm through chaos, you can stream <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80058399\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Martian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Martian<\/em><\/a> on Netflix as of this writing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ridley Scott\u2019s The Martian (2015) is one of those great movies that makes you feel terrible about your own survival skills. While I like to think I have decent problem-solving instincts and can think on my feet, everything that happens in this movie is so far out of my league on a technical, mathematical, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2086025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[392798],"class_list":["post-2086024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-mark-watney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matt-Damons-Modern-Classic-Sci-Fi-Thriller-Just-Added-On-Netflix.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2086024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2086026,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086024\/revisions\/2086026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2086024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2086024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2086024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}