Timeline for Does Mark Watney's pirate line make sense in the film?
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| Jul 25, 2016 at 9:11 | comment | added | burcu | It's better explained in the book. The movie skips most parts (They were both good tho). | |
| Jul 25, 2016 at 5:48 | answer | added | Mike | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 19, 2015 at 14:19 | vote | accept | Liesmith | ||
| Oct 18, 2015 at 23:15 | answer | added | Nerrolken | timeline score: 8 | |
| Oct 15, 2015 at 19:59 | comment | added | Omegacron | Space Pirates don't care if they make sense. | |
| Oct 15, 2015 at 17:14 | comment | added | Misha R | He also declares himself the greatest botanist on Mars. And while it's technically true, the actual fact of it is not significant in the slightest. The guy has no entertainment except the stiff he thinks of. | |
| Oct 15, 2015 at 16:50 | comment | added | Nerrolken | One could argue that he's still stealing it, because if NASA revoked their permission, he'd still do it. His desperation is driving him to take this thing, with or without permission. It's like the difference between robbing a guy who willingly gives you his wallet and robbing a guy who resists and makes you yank it out of his hands: either way, you're still robbing him. NASA giving their permission was irrelevant to his plans. That might not hold up legally, it but makes enough sense for him to claim it. | |
| Oct 15, 2015 at 16:31 | answer | added | TWELLS | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 3:18 | history | edited | Micah | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
I assume this is what was intended? If not, feel free to roll back...
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| Oct 6, 2015 at 2:19 | comment | added | Liesmith | @HorusKol I'd probably be dead because I'm terrible at math. | |
| Oct 5, 2015 at 21:56 | comment | added | HorusKol | He doesn't need to mean it literally - it's just a bit of fun in his head. You'd probably be the same if you were the only person on Mars... | |
| Oct 5, 2015 at 19:21 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSciFi/status/651115040007819264 | ||
| Oct 5, 2015 at 14:01 | answer | added | Wayne In Yak | timeline score: 7 | |
| Oct 5, 2015 at 13:52 | comment | added | Ralph J | My recollection was that his explanation in the movie was, since the Ares 4 was uninhabited, and he wasn't yet in it, NASA couldn't give him legal permission, yet. Seemed like a Catch-22, you can't legally take it without permission, but you can't be given permission until you're already in it. Actual maritime law, or movie handwaving? Dunno. | |
| Oct 5, 2015 at 13:21 | comment | added | kaine | No it doesn't. You are right. | |
| Oct 5, 2015 at 12:28 | history | asked | Liesmith | CC BY-SA 3.0 |