Matt Damon Movies
Appearing in more than 80 films to date, Matt Damon has made himself a household name by giving amazing performance after amazing performance. He has played roles in movies of all types of genres including drama, action, and children’s films, easily appealing to audiences of all kinds thanks to his impressive range. While it is hard to narrow down my favorites to talk about this week, here are two movies that I believe are definitely worth watching.
The Martian
During a horrible storm on the planet Mars, a crew of astronauts must escape back to Earth. In the struggle back to their ship, Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is struck by flying debris and presumed to be dead. Though they are reluctant to do so, the crew has to leave him and take off for Earth. Surprisingly, Mark survives the storm and has been left stranded on Mars alone with minimal supplies and no way to return home. He is able to contact both the crew he was on the mission with and NASA back on Earth and both groups start developing plans to save Mark. With help contacted and nothing to do but wait, Mark now has to figure out how he will survive as he runs out of food and other necessities. How will he avoid running out of supplies before help comes and will he ever see Earth again? Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Vudu.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit is an old western-inspired animated movie that is great for a family movie night or, for most of us 2000s kids, something to watch to get some good old nostalgia. The story, which is narrated by Matt Damon, follows a wild stallion whose only goal is to keep his herd safe from danger. One day, he is captured out of the wild by soldiers in the U.S. Army. They take him back to their Army base where many of the soldiers attempt to tame him, but his spirit cannot be broken.
Eventually, he breaks out of the base along with a Native boy named Little Creek who was also being held captive in the base. This escape doesn’t mean freedom for the stallion as he is recaptured by the boy and brought back to his village. Using the help of a mare to teach the wild stallion the ways of domestication, Little Creek tries to tame the horse without success but never gives up. While he tries to tame the stallion, the American settlers keep pushing for new territory, threatening the land that both Little Creek and the stallion call home. Will they escape the U.S. Army, and will the stallion ever find his way back to his herd? Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Vudu.