Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.
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 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.
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
I’ve been in that boat. If you’re artistically inclined, maybe you could sketch out how you imagine some characters or scenes from the book. Then you can look back on them after the movie, to jog your memory. I went looking for fan art before the movie came out, and that helped me cement it as a story that has no official visual interpretation.
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!
Read the book, listened to the audiobook, and watched the movie. I’d skip the movie.
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.
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
Overall, same treatment as The Martian, not as in depth as the book, but still worth the watch in its own way regardless
I’ve been in that boat. If you’re artistically inclined, maybe you could sketch out how you imagine some characters or scenes from the book. Then you can look back on them after the movie, to jog your memory. I went looking for fan art before the movie came out, and that helped me cement it as a story that has no official visual interpretation.