The Chinese come to the rescue of NASA and the movie literally concludes with one of the American heroes fist-bumping a Chinese astronaut on a joint mission back to Mars. It's a sad reminder of how bad the new cold war has become in just a few years.

2015: :wholesome: We can explore space together! :solidarity:

2022: President Xi is going to invade Taiwan at any moment LAUNCH THE NUKES NOW! :guts-rage:

:sadness:

  • Cromalin [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    yeah, i'd never expect something like this to be 100% accurate. and i've never heard of anyone being angry about it, so i assume it's close enough for all the space nerds to enjoy as well.