Film Hopes to Inspire New Scientists
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marooned">marooned</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="wit">wit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="entertain">entertain</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span>, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Watney">Watney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Watney">Watney</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="botanist">botanist</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Damon">Damon</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aspiring">aspiring</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>.</p><p><span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="enthusiast">enthusiast</span></p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="Melissa">Melissa</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> <span word="Chastain">Chastain</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="excites">excites</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="Rican">Rican</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="enthusiast">enthusiast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Montserrat">Montserrat</span> <span word="Cordero">Cordero</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="HashtagVOA">HashtagVOA</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> <span word="Chastain">Chastain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Cordero">Cordero</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="student">student</span>.</p><p><span word="Cordero">Cordero</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>.</p><p><span word="Justin">Justin</span> <span word="Kugler">Kugler</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="HashtagVOA">HashtagVOA</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>.</p>
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