When looking up at the sky at night, there will be two strangely shaped "moons" in one large and one small, which the ancients called yinglu.
Du Fu wrote in the Song of General Wei:
Star Treasure School Golden Pan Tuo, Night Riding Heavenly Donkey Chao Tianhe. The gun did not dare to move, and the clouds of CuiRui swayed with each other. The barn gun is another name for a comet, and the screen is about Mars.
From ancient times to the present, for Mars, human beings have never stopped imagining the pace.
Among the eight planets in the solar system, as the closest planet to The Earth, it is also considered to be the most potentially earth-like planet because it has the necessary conditions for the generation and maintenance of life.
With the continuous deterioration of the earth's living environment and the rapid development of today's aerospace science and technology,
Human beings have an unprecedented desire to explore and a wide range of reverie about this reddish-brown planet covered with iron oxides.
The exploration of Mars has undoubtedly become an important chapter in the history of human space development.
Mars, a field that has not been deeply involved, is full of magical charm,
In recent years, he has appeared in countless film and television works, and has been honorably promoted to a shining star in science fiction blockbusters.
"Mars Mission", "Red Planet", "Alien Battlefield", "Alien Awakening"... They are all science fiction blockbusters based on it.
Today, the episode that Hongyan Xiu wants to introduce to you is a new American drama with it as the theme:
Martian Herald
This is a new space-themed drama officially launched by the American video company Hulu on September 14.
Charles Yeracic, former head of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, served as scientific advisor and controlled the scientific settings of all Mars expeditions.
And Sean Penn plays a former astronaut in the play,
Natascha McElhone stars as the head of a visionary aerospace giant.
In addition, the show was joined by Lisa Guy Hamilton, Hannah Weir, Odd Phil, Anna Jacques-Helen and James F. Kennedy. Lanthorne and many other actors.
The English name of "The Martian Herald" is "The First",
Interestingly, this well-known name is very similar to the upcoming movie "First Man".
More coincidentally, according to foreign media reports, this original drama "The First", created by "House of Cards" writer and producer Paul Willimon,
And the film "First Man", directed by "City of Philharmonic City" director Damien Chazere, released a new trailer at the same time on August 29, local time.
Among them, "The First Man on the Moon" is adapted from Neil Armstrong's biography of the same name,
The protagonist Armstrong, played by Ryan Gosling, is mainly about the thrilling Apollo 11 space mission.
Hulu's "Mars Herald" revolves around mankind's first manned mission to Mars and talks about the challenges encountered in the first attempt at interstellar colonization.
Although these are two very different space exploration works, they have a common core:
Astronauts and ground crews have paid a huge price for the space pioneer program,
So the work turned more attention to the individual astronauts and their families, and the team behind the exploration mission.
However, there are a large number of audiences attracted by science fiction posters and tough titles, and it is natural to have preconceived notions.
I thought "Martian Herald" was a hardcore sci-fi, full of visual spectacle and thrilling bridges.
Especially those who want to see a work like The Martian, and those who want to see a mars exploration sci-fi blockbuster, will be disappointed by the series.
Look at the rating of the show on major websites, even if there is an actor like the film Emperor Sean Pan, the reputation is still dismal.
Douban scored just 6.9 points, IMDB 6.3 points, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Popcorn 72%.
Because for now, this drama is really not the style and genre that the audience imagines.
It's cloaked in a sci-fi blockbuster, but it's a soap opera scene.
The play revolves around the first manned mission to Mars, although it talks about the challenges encountered in trying interstellar colonization.
But the show spends more energy and time on the careful portrayal of the astronauts' families and the team behind the expedition.
By vividly portraying the characters, creating contradictions and conflicts between various characters,
Deeply reveal the social background, lead the audience into the American system behind space travel, feel the sad story behind the pioneers of exploration, and witness the repeated failures before the success of a great cause.
So, it's not going to take you to Mars, it's just about taking you to the precursors of Mars, which is especially noteworthy.
Otherwise, the lengthy drama in "Mars Herald" will really drive hardcore science fiction fans crazy.
In particular, the male protagonist switches back and forth between the short reality of the parents and the long-stored memories, and the wanton shuttle makes people exhausted.
There are also tracking portrayals of the daily work and lives of the candidate astronauts, and when watching, people can't help but wonder if they went to the wrong set and came to the next door astronaut selection reality show live broadcast room.
It can be said that the first season is mainly about the Emotional Drama of Mars Exploration of American Society and Staff.
The story is set in the future 2030,
Sean Penn plays Commander Tom Haggerty, an experienced astronaut employed by a private space exploration company.
He was to lead the team in a difficult and extremely dangerous task – exploring Mars.
Tom Haggetty paid a heavy price for this task:
His wife, because of the years before the gathering of less and more and all the time for him to be frightened, overwhelmed and chose to commit suicide,
His daughter, unable to understand his work, became increasingly strained in her relationship with him and even developed resentment towards him.
However, even if it is known that leaving the family behind will tear the family apart, even if it is known that the Mars exploration project is already controversial;
Even if you know that it is a mission that no one can calculate the probability of success, even if you know that it is very unlikely that you will be able to complete the task safely and return to Earth smoothly.
But between family and career, between ease and suffering, he finally chose the latter.
In addition to the emotional stories between people, "The Martian Herald" also describes the American social system in detail.
Natasha Horn plays Raz Ingram, an ambitious space company leader who assembles a team to land on Mars first.
The mission to Mars also signed up to NASA.
Although many aspects of the project are limited, including Ingram himself, it is precisely because of such a stubborn and ruthless person that with her persistence and iron fist, the project continues to advance, resulting in pioneers in the exploration of Mars.
Perhaps, in the process of human development, every milestone of progress, every change across history, is inseparable from the group of ordinary people behind the silent payment, or even sacrificing their lives and forgetting death.
And these ordinary people have done extraordinary things, paid extraordinary efforts or costs, so they have become extraordinary heroes.
For these heroes, they deserve to be respected, remembered, and even more worthy of praise.
If you look at it from this point of view, it cannot be denied that "Mars Herald" is a film and television work with special value and charm.
Therefore, a small partner with a humanitarian spirit or humanistic feelings can be regarded as the arduous history of human exploration of Mars before the interstellar era;
Like the delicate plot or for the film Emperor Sean Pan left a little friend, you can see it as an urban professional family drama;
And like high-tech fast-paced science fiction fans, Red Face Show here to advise you or don't watch it~