Movie - Interstellar

[PeterEde (Peter)]

Cooper didn't enter the BH did he? From what I understand of BH time basically stands still as you cross the EH so you don't enter. In that period he was able to send the message. So time from b4 he left home to the BH was looped. Plus we have the magic of humans controlling a BH to make everything work

[Steffen]

Yeah, I've gotta get me one of those black holes...

Cheers
Steffen.

[alistairsam]

I saw it last night in Imax and really liked it.
I do follow the science a lot and could appreciate the various paradoxes, of course there is the Hollywood artistic license to stretch things a bit, but I was waiting to see what would happen next so didn't realize it was 3 hours.

It isn't everyone's cup of tea and the Imax theatre was packed with young couples majority of whom had mixed expressions when they came out.
Wish it was in 3D though. I think Space has to be experienced in 3D.

Cheers
Alistair

[Steffen]

Originally Posted by wulfgar

Stunning visuals of space flight but scientifically and dramatically lame. A forgettable film.

Maybe not. It seems like they may have actually made a scientific discovery or two in the making of the film: http://www.wired.com/2014/10/astroph...ar-black-hole/

Cheers
Steffen.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by Steffen

Maybe not. It seems like they may have actually made a scientific discovery or two in the making of the film: http://www.wired.com/2014/10/astroph...ar-black-hole/

Cheers
Steffen.

Martin Pugh features in the credits at the end of that trailer .

[LewisM]

Just saw it. Loved every second. Can't see the issue with the science being difficult. Felt it was dumbed down too much if anything.

All fantasy, nice escape for 3 hours. Yes, some of the science is flawed, but who cares - it is not a documentary.

[PeterEde (Peter)]

In the US apparently if you've paid to see it once you can see it again free. I feel it's one of those movies the more you see it the more you'll take from it.
I suggest searching the many pages that have popped up explaining the movie. Certainly helps to make sense of things and opens your eyes

[Octane (Humayun)]

Kid free this weekend so seeing it on Saturday.

Love being able to escape into fantasyland for a few hours!

H

[Octane (Humayun)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

Yes, some of the science is flawed, but who cares - it is not a documentary.

^ perfectly said!

H

[Steffen]

To find out just how much the science if flawed you could read Kip Thorne's book about it: The Science of Interstellar

Thorne of course is a theoretical physicist, and science advisor as well as executive producer of the film.

Cheers
Steffen.

[PeterEde (Peter)]

Theoretical does not mean he's right either. In fact anything theoretical is just that and may only ever be that.

[pfitzgerald (Paul)]

I for one thoroughly enjoyed the film and given the chance will go again.

I thought that the science aspects of the movie were well handled in the main and that they added to rather than detracted from the movie. Certainly much better than the recent attempts made in the movie Gravity.

Paul

[Bassnut (Fred)]

I liked the movie, a bonus was the lack of typical overwhelming stupid American relationship threads. The science wasnt that flash, im pretty sure being so close to a black hole that it caused time dilation of 7 years in 1 hr would have gravity tidal forces that would rip you apart instantly, and ditto passing though a worm hole. The last half an hr was a head spin, that was the whole point of the movie I think, the possible dimension power of "love" rather than the science. My son went with me, he is a psychologist and thought the whole thing was fluff until the last half hr.

[cfranks (Charles)]

Originally Posted by Steffen

To find out just how much the science if flawed you could read Kip Thorne's book about it: The Science of Interstellar

Thorne of course is a theoretical physicist, and science advisor as well as executive producer of the film.

Cheers
Steffen.

I watched Discovery Channel's "the Science of Interstellar" and noted one of the resident scientists was labelled (the/a) "World's expert on Gravity Waves!"
Really?

Charles

[skysurfer]

I've seen it and it is really nice. Visual effects, nice music, sometimes even emotional (e.g. when Prof. Brand died). More realistic than most other sci-fi movies. The end with quick swapping images of Earth and the spaceship was a bit confusing, but the 4D space shots are well done.
Some flaws still exist: direct communications over billions of light years (or does it go over gravitational waves ?) and when Cooper really crosses the event horizon het cannot survive it.