Red Planet
Another below average Mars film I'm afraid (Synopsis below) but some interesting visuals to draw inspiration. The Mars Entry Vehicle is the only real piece of surface Technology / Architecture on show in the film. The vehicle utilises a combination of systems from Heat Shield to Parachute to Propellant brakes and a Final emergency airbag system similar to designs used to land rovers on the surface of Mars. In dramatic Hollywood style, the airbags take on a much greater responsibility for landing due to the propellant powered base unit being prematurely ejected.
Another below average Mars film I'm afraid (Synopsis below) but some interesting visuals to draw inspiration. The Mars Entry Vehicle is the only real piece of surface Technology / Architecture on show in the film. The vehicle utilises a combination of systems from Heat Shield to Parachute to Propellant brakes and a Final emergency airbag system similar to designs used to land rovers on the surface of Mars. In dramatic Hollywood style, the airbags take on a much greater responsibility for landing due to the propellant powered base unit being prematurely ejected.
Brief Synopsis of Film
The basic premise is familiar. The earth is overpopulated / polluted and continued growth is unsustainable. The international community club together to build a space programme with the aim to colonise Mars. Terraforming pods are sent to the planet containing 'atmosphere changing' algaes which will grow and release gases to help rebalance to mainly CO2 atmosphere.
Spoiler Alert
A crew is sent to Mars to investigate a sharp drop in Oxygen production by the algae. Queue the usual view of a ship departing on a long voyage, crew introductions and banter, a catastrophic accident followed by an 80% death toll caused in part by a malfunctioning robot.
It transpires that the spread of algae has awoken a dormant species of insects who are gratefully tucking into the this new food source. This growing insect population produces oxygen as a waste product far more efficiently than the algae and to such an extent that by the time the crew reach the surface, the Martian air is breathable!
With a little help from Carrie-Anne Moss, Val Kilmer is the only survivor of the robot and insect carnage, He leaves Mars with a sample of insects whose biochemistry conveniently turns out to be the key to solving the problems on Earth. The End. 4/10
The basic premise is familiar. The earth is overpopulated / polluted and continued growth is unsustainable. The international community club together to build a space programme with the aim to colonise Mars. Terraforming pods are sent to the planet containing 'atmosphere changing' algaes which will grow and release gases to help rebalance to mainly CO2 atmosphere.
Spoiler Alert
A crew is sent to Mars to investigate a sharp drop in Oxygen production by the algae. Queue the usual view of a ship departing on a long voyage, crew introductions and banter, a catastrophic accident followed by an 80% death toll caused in part by a malfunctioning robot.
It transpires that the spread of algae has awoken a dormant species of insects who are gratefully tucking into the this new food source. This growing insect population produces oxygen as a waste product far more efficiently than the algae and to such an extent that by the time the crew reach the surface, the Martian air is breathable!
With a little help from Carrie-Anne Moss, Val Kilmer is the only survivor of the robot and insect carnage, He leaves Mars with a sample of insects whose biochemistry conveniently turns out to be the key to solving the problems on Earth. The End. 4/10