Why would someone who knows better create such a stupid plot?

I hate using the word stupid, but it seems to fit here. Between the writer, screenplay writer, director, and producers they obviously knew an undertaking like this requires trained professionals that have worked together s a team and not just be thrown together spur of the moment.

The only reason I can see was for the entertainment value. I won't bother going into the types of people that would be entertained by that.

I do hope the actors, cast and crew enjoyed making it though. The camera work was well done.

Not a movie I can recommend in any situation.

Its not great, but okay, I mean we have so many films about similar premise. First I think - "400 days", but when there film go to sci-fi, there - to thriller. I don't say its bad, I say its very bland. And yeas I can see how writer|director love this theme, but why you choose another to-Mars project? Mb you think this is or realistic then others? Well in someway - yes, actors play good, part with too directors - not bad, but little boring and like many thing (I tell about Nally) - leads no where. Actor really try to play and do good job, but script - sometimes too weak (I mean - scene with Sacks and Julia - so quick, so unnatural, he lost his daughter and wife!). And yes - black Christian and his relationship with Thom - its really good. 10 of 10.

Choice of Crew would be, U.S. Military Special Warfare known for proved Life or Death Team Work, that have also been on the 6 month Deployments on Submarines many times. Psychologically screened as Introverts.

4 Women, 2 Men. Commander a Woman, 2nd In Command Man.

The Skill Sets. 2 Medical Specialists as Doctor, Emergency Room and Trauma, Surgeon, Dentist, Biology, Psychiatry.

2 Mission Specialists, Engineer, Mechanic, Electrical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Applied Physics, Machinists.

2 Mission Specialists, Propulsion, Navigation, Pilot, Survivalist, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Agriculture, Cartography, Computers.

Everybody is cross trained, and continues to cross train during Flight.

Psychology, all meals are eaten together. Not hungry there anyway.

Everybody wears a transponder with wireless communications ear piece. That also monitors health and blood pressure, temperature, hearth rate, O2. Worn like a U.S. Army Special Forces Mission Computer, yes has functions like a Multi function Casio Pathfinder Wrist Watch also.

8 armored Spacesuits with Rebreather systems, replaceable refillable O2 tanks, and Chemical cartridges.

Location of the Test. On ground at NASA Facility. Similar to a Submarine built inside of the NASA Facility on top of hydraulics. Images projected on walls, simulate Space, Martian Surface. All problems must be solved by the Crew, with support of Mission Control.

Spacecraft Outer Hull self sealing. Inner Hull self Sealing. Between inner and outer hulls self sealing water storage. All water is recycled. Water is changed from H20 to Hydrogen and breathable Oxygen. Oxygen scrubbers, scrub out CO2 and Carbon Monoxide like on Nuclear Submarines.

All compartments have air tight bulkheads and hatches, including individual crew compartments. All hatches are normally closed.

Electricity from internal to spacecraft from two Thorium Nuclear Reactors. Deployable and retractable Solar Arrays.

2 Lifeboats, capacity 10 per Lifeboat capable of one way trip back to Earth and Reentry. Emergency Equipment. Emergency Rations. Water and Oxygen Recycling.

10 Emergency Escape Individual Pods, Must Be In Spacesuit. Allows User to do a Orbital Jump from Space, Reenter Earth's or Mars Atmosphere. Parachutes deploy manual emergency deployment. retro rockets fire if Mars manual emergency ignition.