![]() You're face to face with the Man Who Sold the World. ![]() As for time in this movie, well I don't even think Stephen Hawking could explain the mess Andrew Stanton and his cronies made here. Stunning special effects, great characters. I hope that helps explain at least the use of time in the novels. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. Whether one believed that the canals really were proof of life on the red planet, the theory certainly offered plenty of scope for fiction. There isn't much discussion of time being different between Earth and Barsoom even though Edgar Rice Burroughs in the novels hints that Carter might be immortal and makes it clear Barsoomians do not age like Earth people.Īs for his return that gets covered in The Gods of Mars, where as in Princess he teleports himself through basically astral projection back to Barsoom 10 years after his return to Earth. Barsoom and Mars Life on Mars Percival Lowell’s theory of Martian life and the famous canals of Mars influenced a huge number of science fiction writers. ![]() His cause of returning is passing out due to asphyxiation when the Atmosphere Factory that keeps Barsoom's air breathable fails and managing to get in he does activate the pumps and then passes out only to wake up on Earth. Carter finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars (or Barsoom. In A Princess of Mars Carter does return to Earth but it's after spending 10 years on Barsoom, by which point he's become a beloved figure and has a child coming with Dejah Thoris. Check out the exclusive TV Guide movie review and see our movie rating for John. Vajna obtained the film rights to A Princess of Mars for Walt Disney Studios. Barsoom is a series by Edgar Rice Burroughs about Barsoom, the fictional representation of Mars. Well there is an explanation for the 10 years in the books but it does not match up with the mess the filmmakers did in this film. Its the story of a Virginia cavalryman from the Civil War, John Carter, who is transported to Mars, or 'Barsoom,' where he gets caught up in war and romance on the red planet.
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