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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Mark sweeps the dirt off the solar panels and it is very difficult. |
He is only shown using compressed air to clean them once. |
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Mark removed the piece of antenna out of his body while outside. |
Mark left the piece of antenna in his stomach. It was still attached to the dish so he first had to cut the wire.
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Annie Montrose seemed like a hard-as-nails, very outspoken woman who wasn't afraid of swearing like a truck-driver to make sure everyone in the room knew what she meant. |
She was like, eh, kinda there... not really that important. Usually when they showed her, she looked worried or like she was about to cry |
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Watney has to carefully ration his carbon dioxide cartridges for his suits as he has a limited supply. |
This is not a concern.
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Mindy Park discovers the 2 pop tents Mark has set up for extra growing room on the satellite images. That is how she knows he is alive. |
Mark never uses the pop tents. Instead, Mindy sees that the Rover has been moved. |