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The Martian

Most Rewatchable Scene

The Martian The Rewatchables

No consensus: the rescue, Rich Purnell explanation, early farming/problem-solving, and the Starman montage were the leading choices.

In the discussion (11)
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  • The opening storm was praised for beginning the plot immediately.
  • Watney blowing himself up and deadpanning about the excess oxygen was nominated.
  • Watney establishing text contact with NASA was nominated.
  • The potato farm exploding was nominated as a heartbreaking reversal.
  • The David Bowie “Starman” montage was nominated for making an obvious song choice work.
  • The final rescue was nominated for sustaining suspense even though Watney’s survival was expected.
  • The reunion was criticized for ending too abruptly and omitting a needed moment between Watney and Lewis.
  • Watney’s final solve-one-problem-at-a-time speech was praised as the movie’s lesson.
  • The Rich Purnell stapler demonstration was selected by one host.
  • The early water-making, farming, and rationing sequence was selected by another host as the movie’s soul.
  • The rescue was selected by another host.