What's the Difference between The Martian the Book and The Martian the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Mark Watney
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Mark Watney
Portrayed by: Matt Damon
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Mark Watney's parents
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This Character does not appear.
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Melissa Lewis
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Melissa Lewis
Portrayed by: Jessica Chastain
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Venkat Kapoor
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Vincent Kapoor
Portrayed by: Chiwetel Ejiofor
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The Martian Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Watney drives the rover while in shorts and a t-shirt. |
He stays in his space suit. |
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Watney goes into great detail about his efforts to bring the oxygenator and other equipment. |
These details are hardly mentioned.
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After Watney arrives at the Ares 4 MAV, he modifies it and makes additional fuel using his extra water and urine. |
Nothing about making more fuel for the MAV. |
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Beck and Johanssen become lovers after extending the mission. |
This is not mentioned.
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After Vogel rigs the VAL door to explode he returns to the airlock in his space suit to assist Beck in retrieving Watney. |
Vogel remains in the control room. |