What was the last big quote from "The Martian"?
October 2, 2015 5:46 PM Subscribe
In the film version of The Martian, Mark Watney says something at the end about what you do when you know you're going to die. Anybody have the exact quote?
Response by poster: Yes, that's the one. There's more to it than that, as I recall, but that's the quote I'm referring to.
posted by circular at 7:12 PM on October 2, 2015
posted by circular at 7:12 PM on October 2, 2015
I just watched the film... didn't get the exact wording but after what I quoted above, the next part is something like,
"You just do the math and solve the problem.
And then onto the next problem and solve that problem.
And solve the next problem too.
And if you solve enough problems, you get to go home."
Also found an interesting article about how this speech reflects the fact that problem-solving is the central theme of The Martian, differentiating it from other space films like Apollo 13, which was centred on emotion.
posted by pseudostrabismus at 12:30 PM on October 14, 2015
"You just do the math and solve the problem.
And then onto the next problem and solve that problem.
And solve the next problem too.
And if you solve enough problems, you get to go home."
Also found an interesting article about how this speech reflects the fact that problem-solving is the central theme of The Martian, differentiating it from other space films like Apollo 13, which was centred on emotion.
posted by pseudostrabismus at 12:30 PM on October 14, 2015
Best answer: Maybe closer?
“When I was up there, stranded by myself, did I think I was going to die? Yes. Absolutely, and that’s what you need to know going in because it’s going to happen to you. This is space. It does not cooperate. At some point everything is going to go south on you. Everything is going to go south and you’re going to say 'This is it. This is how I end.' Now you can either accept that or you can get to work. That’s all it is. You just begin. You do the math, you solve one problem. Then you solve the next one, and then the next and if you solve enough problems you get to come home.”
posted by bluecore at 2:21 PM on November 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
“When I was up there, stranded by myself, did I think I was going to die? Yes. Absolutely, and that’s what you need to know going in because it’s going to happen to you. This is space. It does not cooperate. At some point everything is going to go south on you. Everything is going to go south and you’re going to say 'This is it. This is how I end.' Now you can either accept that or you can get to work. That’s all it is. You just begin. You do the math, you solve one problem. Then you solve the next one, and then the next and if you solve enough problems you get to come home.”
posted by bluecore at 2:21 PM on November 1, 2015 [1 favorite]
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"I guarantee you that at some point, everything's gonna go south on you. And you're gonna say, 'This is it. This is how I end.' Now you can either accept that... or you can get to work."
It's in some of the trailers.
posted by pseudostrabismus at 6:24 PM on October 2, 2015 [2 favorites]