Parallels between this Wildcat team and "The Martian" crew

[Alaskawildkat]

Spoiler alert for those who have yet to see the currently playing "The Martian"

The way our players have rallied around Thorson is right on par with how the crew in "The Martian" set aside their individual interests to leave no Martian behind.

Additionally, as I noted on another thread that revisited our win against Michigan after they had just posted consecutive shutouts:

"Watching it [the highlight reel from the 54-51 game] I was impressed with that game having had all the drama of a Hollywood movie. So many twists and turns. One challenge after another being faced by the Wildcats. In his closing commentary Brent Musburger provided the plot summary line, "College football is all about how you respond." Just saw "The Martian" and couldn't help but draw the parallel to the plot summary line voiced by the returned to earth "Martian" as he instructed a class of would be astronauts pointing out that a successful mission is made up of overcoming one problem after another.

I know sometimes the coaches have the team watch an inspirational movie the night before a game. "The Martian" would be a great one if they could arrange it."

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Spoiler alert for those who have yet to see the currently playing "The Martian"

The way our players have rallied around Thorson is right on par with how the crew in "The Martian" set aside their individual interests to leave no Martian behind.

Additionally, as I noted on another thread that revisited our win against Michigan after they had just posted consecutive shutouts:

"Watching it [the highlight reel from the 54-51 game] I was impressed with that game having had all the drama of a Hollywood movie. So many twists and turns. One challenge after another being faced by the Wildcats. In his closing commentary Brent Musburger provided the plot summary line, "College football is all about how you respond." Just saw "The Martian" and couldn't help but draw the parallel to the plot summary line voiced by the returned to earth "Martian" as he instructed a class of would be astronauts pointing out that a successful mission is made up of overcoming one problem after another.

I know sometimes the coaches have the team watch an inspirational movie the night before a game. "The Martian" would be a great one if they could arrange it."

Good movie. The one difference is that the game will be worth watching in 3-D.

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Good movie. The one difference is that the game will be worth watching in 3-D.

I am a real 3D nut (shoot my home movies in 3D, have a collection of 3D cameras including even a vintage Realist and Viewmaster), but have to agree the 3D effects in "The Martian" were pretty lame. Halfway through the movie I had to ask myself, is this really being shown in 3D? For 3D quality nowhere near Avatar. That said, the movie itself well merits the 4 plus Rotten Tomatoes rating it received.

 

[Seattle_Cat]

Good movie. The one difference is that the game will be worth watching in 3-D.

I've read the book and look forward to seeing the movie. I don't this story really gains much form 3D. It's mostly a drama, not an action flick.

 

[SchizoCat1]

I've read the book and look forward to seeing the movie. I don't this story really gains much form 3D. It's mostly a drama, not an action flick.

Yeah, but stuff flies around and blows up and stuff. It could be OK in 3D.

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Yeah, but stuff flies around and blows up and stuff. It could be OK in 3D.

Correct. Problem is when they don't shoot the original in 3D the post production 3D transfers never reach the same pop potential. Part of it is that some viewers get ill from the Captian EO type of in your face 3D where objects project forward of the screen so in recent 3D films there has been more emphasis on the less confrontational "looking out the window" 3D effect. Avatar started that trend but it at least had a few decent pop out scenes included and of course being shot in 3D by Cameron, a director who was expert in filming in 3D and knew what he was doing to maximize the use of 3D in the film, helped.