Complications rise any given chance in this movie, but Watney does not let those problems obscure his mind. Watney knows his main objective is to survive and the chance of him going back home is slim. However, Watney tackles every problem with humoristic optimism. With this, he is able to exploit his mind. Creativity and Imagination surged his brain, consequently allowing him to ideate and reframe problems using his botanist/engineering skills. Watney is able to scientifically engineer Earth’s climate inside his space dwelling thus allowing him to grow food. Not only did he grow food but he was also able to fix up the Mars Pathfinder (an old space probe), enabling him to communicate with NASA. For a while Watney’s chance of survival seemed
