The Martian: 10 Reasons Why It's Better Than Interstellar

3. Astronauts Actually Enjoy Space

There is not a single sense throughout Interstellar where any of the NASA occupants upon Ranger 1 look like they are engaged and satisfied by their intergalactic excursion. The film even goes the distance to shatter the live and love of a young girl for the sake of the voyage, so there is already a bad taste before the thrusters are ignited. Whilst the purpose of the mission in Nolan's film bears a much broader impact upon humanity - they are searching for a new habitable environment for our species after all... - never does the endless possibilities and unfathomable potential of space seem truly apparent to the crew. This cannot be said for those on the Ares III expedition. The group who make up the team include Chastain, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan and Askel Hennie; all of which appear to be bewildered, confused, bewitched and dumbfounded by the glorious other-worlds in our solar system. Scott expertly aids this thanks to reverent direction and set photography, like the moment teased in the trailer as Mara's Beth Johanssen waves poignantly from the satellite ship as it spins 360 degrees, leaving her standing upside-down defying gravity. Throughout The Martian, we as the audience, and they as the crew experience some of the most radiant and compelling space imagery in recent years. It bathes in the ethereal, potent glory and in the process, often betters the Academy Award-winning effects work from Interstellar.