Stick with it. It gets better. Mars takes time to grow on you. It won't be easy. You might lose focus, but be resilient! Your unwavering commitment won't be in vain.
Led by a sarcastic d-bag at central command and the coolest president ever, Geoff Marslett's Mars takes us along side three astronauts in their quest to be the first humans to land and/or find other life forms on the Red Planet. At first, the characters all suck -- they are one-dimensional and impossible to like or side with. But the longer we spend with them, the more their personalities open up until soon we're laughing with them - not at them.
Mars isn't full of action or sci-fi effects. The only "effect" is the Rotoscoping used to stylize the film, giving it a comic book feel and giving the filmmakers more liberty with special effects. The Rotoscoping helps makes the movie more vibrant. With space movies, there ends up being a lot of grays and browns and black. Lots of black. Mars is colorful and funny - a good contrast to the psychological grays and blacks that the characters deal with. Rotoscopting is still weird though - I swear everything moves at half speed.
Take a few minutes after watching the film to talk it over with some friends. It's one of those rare flicks that means a lot, but doesn't feel pretentious. I felt like that as I was exploring the cosmos, I was also exploring previously uncharted territory with the main characters. Progression like that deserves some attention.
If nothing else, watch this movie for A.R.T.'s Dream Mode.
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