Comparing The Martian And The Right Stuff

Every time a space movie comes out that involves NASA and other world space agencies, I have the same thought: In recent years, we’ve somehow lost our sense of wonder about space flight — about the fact that we, as a species, are regularly sending human beings off the planet entirely. And, ideally, bringing them back. And that, of course, is the story at the heart of the movies The Martian and The Right Stuff. These movies are masterpieces that tell the story of fearless American astronauts and test pilots who went above and beyond, conquering the sound barrier and space. the essence of the core of the story of the martian, in case you missed it, is; Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left stranded on Mars when the rest of his crew is forced to leave without him. With any potential rescue mission years away, at best, Watney must improvise and manage resources to survive on his own in an …show more content…
The Right stuff doesn’t take into account the struggle that is the lack of water on space and thus it was not made aware to us how the astronauts received water. This was rectified in the The Martian where a drop of sweat or urine was not wasted as it all went into the water reclaimer to produce the water they needed for survival
Although in both movies, the astronauts wore spacesuits, the spacesuits in The Right Stuff were costumes made by the costume department, those worn in The Martian were the space suits used by actual NASA astronauts. They allow for flexibility, comfort and reliability so as to easier navigate Mars and the long treks that would have to be made during the period of their space