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:
That really took me out of the movie. I’m sure it’s in the book as well, but no military on earth would be itching to fight aliens. That’s ridiculous.
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There's not really any of the military shit in the original story. It's a short story and much leaner.