Anybody appalled by the science errors in the movie INTERSTELLAR 6

[2dye4]

It's a good movie as things go these days. Actually if you didn't notice the science problems
you might love the movie. So I expect the lay people to like it as they should.

Here is what bothers me.

The science problems could have been mostly fixed VERY easily and still make just as interesting
script for the screen. Supposedly they had scientific consultants.

But how can you excuse or fail to rewrite a sub plot line where the crew descends to a planet surface
and returns in 3 days to find 21 years has passed on their orbiting mother ship.

And there are dozens of dozens of good points raise on the internet about the weak science.

The weak science was obvious and surely could have been fixed with minor script changes.

Well I will play my card. Is there a conspiracy to dumb down the public WRT science??

Consider that a movie like 2001 a space odyssey would never get made in todays world.
And that makes me really really sad...

 

[hawkaz]

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Live long and prosper

 

[Comcokid]

I was not too bothered by the science issues of Interstellar. I did appreciate their no-sound-in-space style. But,I was bother by the overpowering orchestration in the theaters that drowned out the voices. At least on the DVD/BlueRay release this is more balanced.

The orbital mechanics presentation of Gravity was ridiculous. Not to mention that their view of LEO space was more densely packed than a Los Angeles freeway during rush hour.

I am still irritated by The Core. They pre-marketed to the engineering community through the industry magazines and through technical magazine editors. As far as I'm concerned they stole my a money at the theater.

There are some science-fiction movies that technically hold up well, like 2001 and Contact.

 

[Triangled]

Interstellar, which I had been long looking forward to seeing, went off the rails for me about half way through.

Saw Ex Machine, which I had never even heard of, on the same trans Atlantic flight, and loved it.

 

[SomptingGuy]

The references to Newton III were thought-provoking, even if they were meant to be allegorical. "Fuel" is just crap that you fling out.

Steve

 

[1gibson]

You should see "The Core." It will definitely reset your expectations for scientific accuracy in film.

 

[Gumpmaster]

The thing that bugged me the most is that the waves didn't break on the ocean planet. Waves couldn't be that tall with the shallow water (especially with the increased gravity). Maximum wave height would be shorter than the height of a person.

 

[TehMightyEngineer]

Is nobody going to mention the absolutely genius characters that were the robots? Screw the rest of the movie, I watched it for those guys.

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[TD2K]

I don't think movies for the most part care about accuracy (like that is a surprise).

My GF is a research scientist, she has ended up screaming at the TV set over something they've depicted in the lab or how fast they get results on say a DNA test

My ex is a nurse and she used to get equally upset over a lot of "medical" shows and what they would depict. "House" was one of her particular hot buttons and what he could do and routinely get away with.

They just want to make a movie that makes them a lot of money. If they have to take liberties with the truth or flat out kill the truth, it's just collateral damage and totally okay as long as the movie is a success.

 

[ornerynorsk]

Hollywood productions ≠ scientific presentations. They are more enjoyable if one can simply take them at face entertainment value. We don't expect marketing departments to accurately portray the facts, how much less we should expect of Hollywood.

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

 

[drawoh]

2dye4,

I am appalled by the history errors in 300: Rise of an Empire. Where do you want to go with this.

--
JHG

 

[Guest262653]

I am appalled by the objectification of women, history mistakes, 'macho' culture, dumbness, excessive violence, etc, in movies.

Still watch them all the time.

 

[kacarrol]

My husband pretty much reads the riot act to me before we sit down to watch a movie. I am not allowed to point out the plot holes and science errors while watching the film.

One of my biggest pet peeves...anyone remember Megatron getting frozen at a planet pole? Meanwhile Autobots and Decepticons can travel through the frigidness of space without issue?...le sigh. But I still love Transformers movies, I just need to live in suspended reality for a time.

 

[IRstuff]

You mean, you don't care how something that's three stories tall can compress down to a Camaro? ;-)

Suspension of disbelief is no different than being in proposal mode; "Sure, we can make that half-dead horse talk up a storm; just come back in 2 years..."

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[KENAT]

kacarrol, ah but in space there will be minimal gases or water vapor or ... while on the pole there would be. Maybe ice formed in Megatrons joints causing the issue. As there' wouldn't be enough moisture to freeze in space perhaps not an issue;-)

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[beej67]

My wife is a construction estimator, but used to be an on-site PM for a pretty large GC. She screamed bloody murder at the opening sequence of the newest Casino Royale Bond flick, with the guys free-running through the construction site smashing it up.

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[2dye4]

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[JNieman]

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[MortenA]

@TehMightyEngineer , I liked the robot too - they looked so "out-of-the-box" that they might actually be a guess to how a worable robot might appear.

Best regards, Morten

 

[brandonbw]

For those that have a problem with this movie, I dare you to see Fast and Furious 7.

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[monkeydog]

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