I&#x27;m kind of surprised by you&#x27;re not liking the martian. Have you read the book? I read the book (but haven&#x27;t seen the movie yet) and its definitely on of the harder sci-fi books I&#x27;ve ever read. With the exception of the flexibility of space suits and problems with a benzene reaction, the physics, chemistry and biology are pretty good. Maybe this didn&#x27;t translate to the movie as well (which might have been nigh impossible) or was glossed over in an unsatisfactory way.<p>And as for the astronauts, I&#x27;ve actually heard that astronauts find the attitudes reflected exactly right. All from a guy who didn&#x27;t know any.