Ridley Scott Defends 'The Martian' As a Comedy
Ridley Scott explained how studios didn't realize 'The Martian' was a comedy.
Ridley Scott explained how studios didn't realize 'The Martian' was a comedy.
The book was a comedy as well. Tons of great dry jokes. The two are not mutually exclusive.
How did no one realise this? Like half the movie at least is black humour
"Mark Watney: Space Pirate"
The reasoning he went through on that was hilarious. It's definitely something that a person stuck on Mars would think about.
Like Iron Man!
It’s a farce: “a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot”. It’s played straight. The stakes are serious. It should be a tragedy. But then there’s a literal turning point when they turn around to rescue Watney, and it’s ridiculous.
The book makes it make a lot more sense. He actually reasons through what he is doing, and why. The line "I'm going g to science the shit out of it" is practically the mantra, and demonstrated again and again.
The film basically takes this and strips out all the 'boring science' stuff. What's left, while still a good film, is a shadow of the source material.
I’m hopeful they’ll do Project Hail Mary justice.
Maybe it was behind-the-scenes commentary? I recall that one of the goals from the author was that they keep the "positive" outlook. Like, there are plenty of stories of people losing their minds after being stranded.
This would be different.
This is my favorite book and favorite movie. So I really must wonder, did they read the script? Mark literally makes dirty ASCII art that is broadcast across the earth.
This confirms my belief that studios don't have a sense of humor and couldn't spot a joke if it bit them in the nuts.
Will have to re-watch. I don't remember much because I'm old.
Did you see Matt’s disco lips? Definitely comedy.
The book is hard sci-fi and excellent.
The movie is dumb shit and screwy. The only way this change of tone and content is justified is by realizing that they switched genres and turned it into a movie.
The book is highly comedic.