well, in reality we currently can't build spaceships of that size yet... and when we do, we certainly wouldn't build them on the ground.... even all the plans for a mars mission include assembling the final version of the ship in orbit... not on earth.... that's just basic common sense
and it's not so much about that one little issue.... yes i consider that part pretty stupid... but it's more about whether the director respects the source material enough to at least stick to basic principles.... i'm not saying the whole film is going to be that way.... nor that every single little detail must be exactly like what has come before... but if he's willing to throw away something that basic from common sense.. and from the universe he's working in.... it doesn't really give me much hope for his respect for the source material.... i hope it's a good movie... i want it to be... but honestly it looks like it's going to be just mindless over-the-top action with some teen angst thrown in....
and it's not so much about that one little issue.... yes i consider that part pretty stupid... but it's more about whether the director respects the source material enough to at least stick to basic principles.... i'm not saying the whole film is going to be that way.... nor that every single little detail must be exactly like what has come before... but if he's willing to throw away something that basic from common sense.. and from the universe he's working in.... it doesn't really give me much hope for his respect for the source material.... i hope it's a good movie... i want it to be... but honestly it looks like it's going to be just mindless over-the-top action with some teen angst thrown in....