Entertainment: Starting as a Succubus, Taking Hollywood by Storm Chapter 1040 1009: The Three Key Elements for Hard Sci-Fi Su

The yers family, as pure mbers of the "WASP" group, had deep-rooted connections in the US.

This was one reason why old yers wasn't afraid at all after Martin offended Bush before.

Speaking of Hillary and the Clinton family, their seniority in the "WASP" group wasn't as deep as the yers family's. Martin had already started contacting Hillary's backers early on; he didn't need her as a middleman.

Hillary obviously didn't know this point; bluntly put, she just wanted to freeload.

Hillary and Clinton, this couple, were typical of that extrely greedy politician type.

Clinton was better; though his wealth-amassing thods were unusual, his reputation for taking money and delivering was decent.

In comparison, Hillary's reputation was crap.

This was why, when Hillary ran for president, she had to use her husband's "Clinton Foundation" to raise funds, not her own—because those tycoons and elites trusted Clinton more.

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Late September, yers Films' independently invested over 100 million hard sci-fi blockbuster The Martian released.

The film is adapted from Andy Weir's novel of the sa na.

In the film, Matt Damon plays the protagonist Mark Watney, one of six astronauts on the Ares 3 spacecraft.

Mark Watney's ship encounters a fierce sandstorm during the Mars landing mission, leaving him stranded on Mars.

The other astronauts think he's dead.

Ship commander lissa Lewis (originally Jessica Chastain, now Charlize Theron) feels deep self-bla but has no choice but to lead the others back to Earth.

Fortunately, Mark is a botanist and an extrely innovative and hands-on chanical engineer. He miraculously survives on Mars but can't contact Earth to let them know he's alive.

Finally, after a satellite photo shows anomalies on Mars, NASA realizes Matt is alive and launches a rescue operation.

The operation must race against ti, as survival resources on Mars will soon deplete.

Similar to Gravity, this is also a one-man show film.

Alone on "Mars," Matt Damon has to carry the entire performance.

From the shock and helplessness of learning he's stranded, to quickly regaining composure, using his professional knowledge and the abandoned equipnt on Mars to miraculously grow potatoes that can sustain him long-term.

Then later, seeing the potatoes he painstakingly grew destroyed by a Martian gale, nearly extinguishing his hope of survival—his inner rage, anxiety, helplessness, expressed exquisitely through his eyes.

Finally, when Mark learns his teammates are risking their lives, temporarily returning from their Earth journey to rescue him, his desire for life and optimism are portrayed touchingly by Matt Damon.

The film's captivating points for audiences—are the constant problems arising, then the protagonist using various jaw-dropping thods to solve them.

Audiences and critics gave The Martian relatively high ratings after the premiere.

First-day viewers gave the film an average "A" rating.

Critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a high 94% recomndation score.

This also indicates that in the coming weeks, The Martian will unleash considerable box office potential...

"The Martian ans far more than just filling yers Films' coffers; it will reignite humanity's desire to explore space, inspiring a new generation of astronauts." —Variety review

"Watching Damon's space solo is enjoyable; under his interpretation, protagonist Mark's Martian survival miracle is highly convincing." —The Hollywood Reporter review

"By comrcial film standards, The Martian is a very smart big production; the script's ups and downs bring viewers simple, pure satisfaction. The Martian isn't as ambitious as Interstellar; it plays its cards steadily: this is a brainy comrcial blockbuster, resonating more with real life." —Los Angeles Tis review

"The Martian is one of Scott's rare films in recent years that brings pure enjoynt to viewers. No such flaws here—a fine popcorn movie." —Entertainnt review

"This is a detail-oriented film, incorporating many Ridley film elents; the film's scientific logic is brilliantly solid." —Washington Post review

After the first weekend's three days, The Martian box office reached $89.75 million, topping the North Arican weekend box office chart, pushing the two-week 3D animated Hotel Transylvania 2 to second.

When Martin was interviewed, asked why yers Films' sci-fi productions could be hits one after another in this era of declining hard sci-fi, he said:

"Simply put, viewers enjoy 'hard sci-fi' films for three aspects of pleasure. First, satisfying curiosity; second, experiencing imagination; third, human emotional resonance."

"To satisfy these, first, choose fields that are cutting-edge, unfamiliar to viewers; second, film the plot fantastically beautiful, making viewers feel incredulous; third, portray universal human emotions—like District 9 focusing on human evil, Gravity praising human goodness, The Martian through protagonist Mark's nonstop self-deprecating banter, showcasing humanity's optimism, courage, resilience."

"As long as you can roughly achieve these three points, a 'hard sci-fi' film will basically succeed."