In 2000, we bought two Mars movies. Red Planet with Val Kilmer and Mission to Mars directed by Brian De Palma. Not solely is that this a Disney film (distributed by way of Touchstone), nevertheless it was primarily based on a defunct Disney attraction on the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland.
The film itself is okay, the CGI seems to be fairly dated by in the present day’s requirements and a number of the deaths are fairly grotesque contemplating the PG ranking. I’m not joking, a lady will get her face caved in by a rock and one other will get his physique ripped aside in a cyclone. The forged is fairly good with Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, and Jerry O’Connell.
However, what fascinated me most about Mission to Mars is the way it seemingly laid the groundwork for house movies within the 2010s. There are parts on this that jogged my memory of The Martian, Interstellar, Ad Astra, Gravity, Prometheus, and many others. I’m not going to act like Ridley Scott or Christopher Nolan have been impressed by Mission to Mars however parts on this film positively align with their house movies.
For occasion, the film is a couple of Mars exploration mission gone awry and the staff of astronauts embarking on a rescue mission to save them. The Martian anybody?
Plus, on the finish of the film, we uncover the origin of life on Earth. Prometheus anybody?
Seeing these parts play out made Mission to Mars an pleasant expertise to watch. Not my favourite De Palma film, however nonetheless pleasant.
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