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[[Cueball]] is very excited about seeing that the trailer for ''{{w|The Martian (film)|The Martian}}'' is finally released, because he really liked the book. Cueball most likely represents [[Randall]] himself in this comic. | [[Cueball]] is very excited about seeing that the trailer for ''{{w|The Martian (film)|The Martian}}'' is finally released, because he really liked the book. Cueball most likely represents [[Randall]] himself in this comic. | ||
− | ''The Martian'' is | + | ''The Martian'' is based on {{w|The Martian (Weir novel)| a book of the same name}} by {{w|Andy Weir (writer)|Andy Weir}}. The plot involves an astronaut who's accidentally left on {{w|Mars}} when the rest of his crew has to leave during a disaster. The central plot of the novel involves the protagonist having to improvise ways to survive in such an inhospitable environment until a rescue mission can be mounted. |
− | [[White Hat]] is apparently unfamiliar with the book, and [[Cueball]] explains it by referencing a scene from another movie. {{w|Apollo 13 (film)|''Apollo 13''}} | + | [[White Hat]] is apparently unfamiliar with the book, and [[Cueball]] explains it by referencing a scene from another movie. {{w|Apollo 13 (film)|''Apollo 13''}} was a film about {{w|Apollo 13 incident|an actual event}} in which a mission to the moon had to be aborted when the ship was damaged en route. In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry55--J4_VQ the referenced scene], NASA personnel had to quickly figure out how to build an adapter for a carbon dioxide scrubber, using only materials to which the astronauts had access. This task was critical to the astronauts' survival. If they had failed, the air in the ship would have soon become unbreathable. Cueball suggests that this kind of on-the-fly problem-solving in order to survive is the central theme of the book (and therefore the movie). |
− | + | In the final panel, White Hat wonders how such a plot was made into a big-budget film starring Damon. The implication is that this kind of cerebral and procedural story has niche appeal to the nerdier demographics, but wouldn't be expected to have the kind of broad appeal that would draw a large audience, and therefore justify a large budget. Matt Damon is a high-profile star, known for action films like the {{w|Bourne (film series)|''Bourne'' series}}. Cueball appears similarly surprised that the film was made in the first place, but is happy that it was. | |
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− | In the final panel, White Hat wonders how such a plot was made into a big-budget film starring | ||
On the day the movie was released in the US, Randall went to see it and released this comic about it: [[1585: Similarities]]. | On the day the movie was released in the US, Randall went to see it and released this comic about it: [[1585: Similarities]]. |