The movie was pretty terrible, from the perspective of a physics student. None of the mechanics of the movie - from how the ship was designed, to the bullshit about the sun catching a Q-ball, made any sense at all.
enneract, I am curious to know what physics you thought were bullshit?
I loved this movie. Not necessarily for a lesson in physics (I am thinking it was never intended to be such), but for the sci-fi elements, the amazing filming quality, and the music!
Only thing I didn't like about the movie is how the sun room actually let the entire power of the sunlight into the room, what's the point? It's f'ing dangerous and no reason for any of the humans on the ship to actually do that.
Some crazy shit DID happen at the end. The guy and girl helped a huge ass nuclear bomb detonate in the center of the sun, thus brightening the world for the rest of us!
So a physics student thought a sci-fi movie did not make sense. That's not new. So you abuse him for not believing in god. A tech blog is not a place to vent your religious affiliation. That is for a religious blog.
Last time I checked, you can be of any faith as a physicist and physics is really important part of the device your reading this off of.
Literally the only movie not sold out in Times Square, only the front row was left, and the movie was basically rubbish. Hold the camera straight dammit! Stop filming it like you're embarrassed about it, even though we can tell why you should be...
I loved this movie until they had to put in a monster. Why can't the intricacies of interstellar space travel and the psychology of astronauts be enough to satisfy movie goers? This movie could have been the next 2001. Instead we got half a great movie, then an attempt at making an Alien movie.
Yes indeed. This was a truly spectacular movie. I think the only reason that it didn't do super well at the box office was poor marketing. According to Boxofficemojo it only made 32 million worldwide which isn't much for a movie these days. I remember them pushing back the release date, and causing some confusion...then the website revealed the plot among some other things. There was lots of discussion about it...
In the end though, the true brilliance of the movie prevailed. I really loved it. I'm glad to see that there are a good number of people who agree. I hope this comes out on blue ray soon.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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Amazing movie.
This movie was brilliant. There were so many reasons why it should fail, yet it passed with flying colors.
Lol?
The movie was pretty terrible, from the perspective of a physics student. None of the mechanics of the movie - from how the ship was designed, to the bullshit about the sun catching a Q-ball, made any sense at all.
"The movie was pretty terrible, from the perspective of a physics student."
I think I speak for everyone when I say...
Fucking shut up. God.
enneract, I am curious to know what physics you thought were bullshit?
I loved this movie. Not necessarily for a lesson in physics (I am thinking it was never intended to be such), but for the sci-fi elements, the amazing filming quality, and the music!
Only thing I didn't like about the movie is how the sun room actually let the entire power of the sunlight into the room, what's the point? It's f'ing dangerous and no reason for any of the humans on the ship to actually do that.
It failed... at the end. Why can't sci fi films end without some crazy stuff happening at the end. :-(
@ Mr. S.
Some crazy shit DID happen at the end. The guy and girl helped a huge ass nuclear bomb detonate in the center of the sun, thus brightening the world for the rest of us!
@Pochi
So a physics student thought a sci-fi movie did not make sense. That's not new. So you abuse him for not believing in god. A tech blog is not a place to vent your religious affiliation. That is for a religious blog.
Last time I checked, you can be of any faith as a physicist and physics is really important part of the device your reading this off of.
Literally the only movie not sold out in Times Square, only the front row was left, and the movie was basically rubbish. Hold the camera straight dammit! Stop filming it like you're embarrassed about it, even though we can tell why you should be...
@Chris
What the HELL are you talking about? That was an exasperated "GOD," like "oh my God." Not a religious statement. Jesus.
(try not to that that "Jesus" too far out of context)
I loved this movie until they had to put in a monster. Why can't the intricacies of interstellar space travel and the psychology of astronauts be enough to satisfy movie goers? This movie could have been the next 2001. Instead we got half a great movie, then an attempt at making an Alien movie.
But I enjoyed it none the less.
Yes indeed. This was a truly spectacular movie. I think the only reason that it didn't do super well at the box office was poor marketing. According to Boxofficemojo it only made 32 million worldwide which isn't much for a movie these days. I remember them pushing back the release date, and causing some confusion...then the website revealed the plot among some other things. There was lots of discussion about it...
In the end though, the true brilliance of the movie prevailed. I really loved it. I'm glad to see that there are a good number of people who agree. I hope this comes out on blue ray soon.
Probably way too late, but ***SPOILERS BELOW***