Review of Red Planet Mars

I saw this as a teenager when Hurricane Donna was to strike Miami and the television stations put on round-the-clock programming. It's different from usual sci-fi, where "science" provides an incidental framework that increases the power of its spiritual undertone. The story is simple, but builds to a conclusion that implies that it is not "the end". The cast is great, and the film is easy to "get into". You are left with the feeling that what you have seen is more powerful than its easy progress led you to believe while you were viewing it. Personally, I put it among the best movies I've ever seen; certainly I never forgot it.