Vials were put next to each other in the centrifuge.
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OH MY GOD NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS AND I'M NOT EVEN A BIOLOGIST!!!
Edit: OR A CHEMIST
Then you don't know that there's such a thing as a self balancing centrifuge.
People who get hung up on this particular detail need to get over it.
It may be less about what the centrifuge can do and more about the culture surrounding centrifuges. It's my impression that people who are in a position to be using a centrifuge balance them out of habit. Even if they don't need to.
Not balancing them (in the event that it is a self balancing one) may be similar to computer science debates about tabs vs spaces. A difference that's more cultural than important.
I could be wrong, biology isn't my field. This is just my impression from having watched this debate play out several times.
That one was not a self-balancing centrifuge.
It was a fictional centrifuge in a fictional world. 🙄
I don't even work anywhere near a lab. and I had the same reaction
I think this is a detail done on purpose. Presumably they actually just filmed a centrifuge, instead of faking it somehow. That means it must have been balanced, which means they balanced it another way just to film the "mistake." I think it's to get people to talk about this, which is incredibly minor, so people talk about how accurate it is by only having one stupid thing to complain about. Negatives spread a lot easier than positives on the internet.
Presumably they actually just filmed a centrifuge, instead of faking it somehow.
Why buy a real one? It doesn't need to work. They spent $20 attaching a disk with holes to a motor.
Maybe. It was a lot more than that though. It had the shell and everything else. I suspect it'd be cheaper and easier to just buy or borrow a real one, even if it's not usable as lab equipment anymore. It's not like they're super uncommon.
Also, that still needs to be balanced to some degree if it's spinning reasonably quickly. It doesn't just suddenly not impart a lot of force because it's a "fake" centrifuge.
My main point is that a research scientist like Grace should have loaded it correctly.
Lol. I'm sorry to hear that was the detail in the movie that completely ruined it for you.
Why couldn’t it be a fancy self balancing one?
Grace would not have taken the risk.
If you can’t stand Ryan Gosling then you probably shouldn’t watch the movie as he has like 90% of the screen time.
Also there’s a choice to balance between how much science you want to explain and character development and other plot points that must be made. But this is a personal opinion and I think they did a great job and I’m just glad they didn’t make it a trilogy or something.
Having read the book, I absolutely loved the movie.
Books and movies simply aren't the same. Both the book and the movie were great for different reasons.
Didn't hate it, but thought the humor and cuteness detracted from it. The ending made me roll my eyes.
Felt the same about Predator: Badlands. I wanted a hardcore survival/revenge flick and it started out like that, but then you've got an android constantly cracking jokes and a cute little plush toy creature being cute all over the place and it kind of killed it for me. It's not just a Predator movie, it's the first one where the Predator is the main character. There shouldn't be cute and funny.
Same with a space survival movie with the extinction of multiple species on the line. I'm cool with a little humor cuz people do that to break tension, but it was pretty consistent throughout the entire movie.
You just described Joss Whedon script writing.
I had pretty similar complaints. I went in completely blind expecting a sort of hard sci-fi realistic film or just more serious I guess. It didn't really feel serious or realistic at all and It felt like a lot of the movie was just trying to make the character cute like you mentioned. And like you say, it tried to be funny and it wasnt at all imo
I listened to the entire 20 audiobook and I'm scared to watch the movie. I loved the book so much i dont want the visuals and interpretations in my head to be ruined.
I read the book and watched the movie. For me it was 90% accurate for what I had imagined lol
I loved the book, watched the movie with friends, loved the movie, too. It's not 1:1, but it is really worth the watch!
I watched the movie, fell in love, then read the book. Yes the book is better but they did an amazing job with the movie. You won't be disappointed. They took some minor liberties but nothing crazy.
Read the book, listened to the audiobook, and watched the movie. I'd skip the movie.
I liked the human starship in the film more than the one described in the book. Mostly because the movie ship had real switches and buttons (touchscreens are a terrible idea in space!). It looked more like the ISS.
As someone who is still in the same boat, a couple things I've heard:
Spoilered for those who haven't read/seen it
- the science is still there, but it's not the key focus (figures, most general audiences would get bored, it's still present but I expected them to dramatize it anyway)
- rocky is a little more "R2D2 meets puppy" he's useful but he's also meant to be a sort of emotional foil. (Think less, "we are two different people in the same situation" and more "oh wow I thought I was alone, what's this thing, what's that thing, wow wow wow")
- the core of the movie is still intact (hail Mary, we know the end when the rocket launched, let's save the world(s))
Overall, same treatment as The Martian, not as in depth as the book, but still worth the watch in its own way regardless
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I tried watching it, but it feels very commercial and the lead actor seemed hammy to me. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. The Martian was decent, though.
Maybe I'll give it another shot some time.
There are a few story-threads in the book that are either glossed over (or completely omitted) from the movie; and the movie (despite its runtime) still feels quite rushed.
If reading isn’t your thing, maybe see if you can’t get your hands on the audiobook and give that a crack on your commutes/lunch breaks/whenever.
Having both read the book (in anticipation of the movie), and having seen the film - I definitely enjoyed both at a solid 5/5, but can fully understand if it’s not for everyone.
If reading isn’t your thing,
It is, there's just quite a long queue of books waiting for my attention at the moment!
I'm interested in the film because of its use of practical effects vs. CGI, not so much the story. But it sounds like the story is worthwhile on its own.
This story is so much better than the Martian IMO
Didn't read the book, didn't like the movie.
Read the martian, didn't like it, didn't like the movie.
Maybe I just don't like Andy Weir?
I thought it was gonna be sort of a hard sci-fi movie going in completely blind and thought it was bad, maybe my fault. Seemed like half the movie was making a character seem cute. Also I wasn't expecting it to try and be funny and it tried and I thought it wasn't funny at all.
Obviously there is a couple of similarities but they are very different in style and direction. I have only watched the martian once but I have seen this twice already. I loved it. I read neither.
Warning: SPOILER WARNINGS DO NOT READ if you haven't read the book or seen the movie and don't want spoilers!
Two hot takes from me:
I liked the book better than the movie. The movie was a lot of fun, but glossed over so much in favor of cool visuals and feel good time with the boys. I totally respect the choices and think the movie is great, I just like the book better. Think of it like a 7.5 vs 8 situation. Some details were missed that are crucial to the story I feel, but most people won't even pick up on those.
The story would have been better if Grace died in the end. The whole character arc is him being scared of dying, not wanting to go on something that is sure to be a suicide mission. He'd rather have a few decades on a dying war-torn world than try and save everyone, basically trading his life for the future of humanity. So they wipe his memory and their psychological profile says he'll do his job once he's there without any means to return. And they are totally right. But then he meets Rocky and all of a sudden has two planets to fight for, so he's very motivated at that point, even after he realizes everything that happened before. In the end he completes the missions, sends the Beatles drones ahead but tries to return to Earth himself as well. Even though there's a good chance he won't make it, as the coma life support system is kind of shit (but the best they have). We then come to the main character turning point of the story where Grace gets into some trouble but can handle it and realizes Rocky would be in bigger trouble and can't handle it. So he needs to decide to go back to Earth and give up on Rocky (who will certainly die), or try and go save Rocky but then give up on Earth and probably die himself once his life-support runs out. In the end he goes to save Rocky, thus proving he has changed and can put another life above his own. Character arc complete and we all clap. But then he doesn't die, sure there is some risk and in the book they mention the hard parts of keeping him fed and all (I loved the me-burgers), but he makes it and goes to teaching a couple of alien kids just like the good old days.
I can definitely understand the author wanting to end on a high note and doing a callback to the beginning of the book, but to me it undercuts the importance of the character change. He doesn't get his noble sacrifice and it almost seems like the risks of going with Rocky are smaller than going back to Earth. Rocky's planet is closer (IIRC) and his ship has a whole lot of tools and capabilities. Plus you have a useful companion to help solve problems. For me the decision would have been much more meaningful if he actually died.
That's one of the main criticism I have of Andy Weir in general: Problems are presented as huge and blocking, only to very soon if not immediately be solved. And this is even worse in the movies as compared to the books (Hail Mary and The Martian). There are almost no consequences ever and it all turns out good in the end. I think is is a deliberate choice and fits with the feel-good theme of the books (even though they touch on dark subjects), but to me it lessens the experience.
Bonus semi-hot take: The original character of Stratt in the book was a much better character than the one in the movie. She was one of my favorite characters in the book, but I didn't like her the movie. Also having known and worked with a lot of German and Dutch women in the past: Her role is way more fitting for a Dutch woman than a German one, I have no idea why they switched to her being German.
In the movie, he doesn't want to go because he doesn't believe in himself. Not because he would rather stay on earth and live longer. I don't recall if the book tried to express the same. But that is a pretty important difference from what you are saying.
it's basically the same reason in the book. He's just absolutely terrified. Enough that he would rather die horribly on earth than in space
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He's not terrified of dying in space. He's terrified of being alone. The irony of the story is that he finds more companionship twelve light years from earth with an alien than he ever had on his own planet. Grace had no living family, no close friends and no romantic partner. He sees others cynically because he has a rather poor self image and had really bad interpersonal experiences in the past. He wants company but doesnt tolerate others, he pushes people away but is mortally horrified of being alone. His closest and more admired fellow humans for him are his students because they represent his idealized hope for humanity. There's a whole section about this in a book chapter. They have curiosity, love for science and a strong sense of hope for the future, in the middle of a planet that is dying. They resolve their conflicts in mere moments, their biggest concerns are what's for lunch and at the end of the day, they go back to their parents. Grace finds his peace, and personal story arc, not from personal sacrifice, but by finding true companionship and friendship. Accepting the complexities that come from letting others into your life.
This also why Weir always goes for the happy ending. Why should Grace die in the end? Because it is more dramatic? Or is it because we have been programmed for decades to accept doom and gloom as the default? Is it because corporate slop wants us to accept the fate of the planet for profits? Weir rebels in the middle of a cultural zeitgeist filled with doomerism and dystopias. Every story that's turned "mature and realistic" is actually code for characters always being serious, everyone dies in the end, and dark monotone browns. It's a childish understanding of human nature. Mature storytelling is realizing that humans make jokes during tense moments, most of our moral problems are emotional and not technical, and maybe for once the hero gets to live after fulfilling his arc.
every moment after the 10min mark is predictable. feels like i have watched this movie several times in other holywood blockbusters.
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