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dublinben  ·  3451 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: September 14th: What are you reading this week?

I wonder if the filmmakers will use a voiceover, or have Watney talk to himself. Movies with a single, silent character are not well-received by most audiences.





tehstone  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've wondered the same thing. The first trailer has a bit of voiceover that's directly quoting the book which sort of makes sense given that he's writing everything in his journal/log. My guess is that it will alternate between him talking as a narrator and talking on-screen given the context of the event.

user-inactivated  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Didn't Castaway do well? That's kind of what this story is. Castaway in space.

dublinben  ·  3450 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If I remember correctly, in Castaway they created a second 'character' in Wilson the volleyball fairly early on.