it was a film driven by its story and characters. rarely did its visuals even matter at all. I could have watched the film with my eyes closed and missed very little.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] prismatic@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 week ago

The Tau Ceti Petrova line scene would look incredible.

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

C'mon, the puppetry and the practical effects looked fantastic. Even the special effects, grounded in real in-camera tricks, were visually stunning.

[–] homes@piefed.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No lie, but 100% of that film was in the storytelling. It was a pretty movie, but it could easily have been a radio play.

That’s why it was such a good book

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree, for this type of sci-fi film it actually looks a bit cheap and green screeny in places.

[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

for this type of film, the story and characters were all that mattered. that's what makes it better than most.

[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

surely. not that I don't appreciate some nice visuals-- it's just that the best parts of this film were in the story, not the VFX

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the movie improved on the books by having some neat visuals. I enjoyed it but I still think it was Andy Weir's weakest book.

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Didn't have the same feeling, but I started with Hail Mary and when trying to go back to read The Martian it was rather painful. Haven't read his other works yet so guess I'll see how it pans out.