Thoughts About "The Martian"

This is not a rant.  Read it in a soft voice.  It’s simply an observation.  Yesterday we saw the film “The Martian.”  The film is about the survival of a man left behind on Mars when a mission has to be aborted.  The actors are all great, including Matt Damon, who is the Martian of the title, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, and many more, each of whom seem perfect in his or her role.  But the star of the film is science.  It is science that saves the day.  This movie makes you want to be brilliant, to be as scientifically capable as these NASA geniuses, especially Matt the Martian.  As I was enjoying this really fine film, a thought distracted my enjoyment for a moment.  The thought was how can anyone deny the scientific proof of climate change, and why don’t we let science do battle with this enemy, utilizing the great minds like those portrayed in “The Martian.”  Oh, we’re all at fault.  We drive cars, after all.  But I’m mostly talking about the politicians and the businessman who deny the truth of climate change because of its economic detriment.  These deniers are the people who have the science at their beck and call.  Alone on a planet, one man uses his genius to survive, and yet the deniers chose not to use our genius.  Can the billions on this planet survive?--Greg Ellstrom

P.S.  When I posted this on FB, I was told there was an error in scientific logic concerning e-mail.  I'm sure that's true, but it doesn't diminish the power of the film.