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A distressing number of people think The Martian is based on a true story

This is why we can’t have nice things.

Oct 7th 2015, 9:21 AM 9,949 Views 6 Comments

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OVER THE WEEKEND, thousands of cinemagoers headed to the cinema to see The Martian, the new space epic starring Matt Damon.

Haven’t seen it? This is the premise.

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Sound implausible? Unlikely?

Well, we regret to inform you that a distressing number of people who have seen The Martian think that it’s based on a true story.

Seriously.

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Heard a girl say to her boyfriend on the way out of The Martian 'was that true story?'
I couldn't believe he didn't dump her on the spot!
— Brian Maher (@MrBrianMaher) October 2, 2015

Source: Brian Maher/Twitter

"Is this a true story?" - The woman next to me said to her date at The Martian last night.
— Mike Burns (@pizzanachos69) October 4, 2015

Source: Cookie Lyon/Twitter

University graduates are under the impression that a man went to Mars.

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Did you believe that Gravity was based on a true story as well?

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The other day at work a lady asked me if The Martian was based on a true story and I wish I was making this crap up
— Anna Rhodes (@annarhodes_) October 5, 2015

Source: Anna Rhodes/Twitter

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This is why we can’t have nice things.

@OverheardDublin Girl 1 "Was that based on a true story?" Girl2 "WHAT?" Girl1 "Like Apollo 13" at Vue Liffey Valley after seeing The Martian
— Sarah (@SarahInNavan) October 2, 2015

Source: Sarah/Twitter

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We give up.

Saw the Martian last night. Greg asked if it was a true story as we walked out of the theatre....
— Cron (@ncrawfish) October 4, 2015

Source: Cron/Twitter

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A distressing number of people think The Martian is based on a true story