‘Interstellar’ Explained: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Reviews Science Behind The Movie
Interstellar is one of the most talked about movies of the year. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic has drawn plaudits from critics and audiences alike, while others have been quick to note that it was overwhelmed by its scientific jargon and running time.
The film follows Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway’s journey into a black hole to find another planet for humans to live on, after earth starts to dramatically wilt. But could it actually happen? Well, famed cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson has now taken to CBS This Morning to explain the science behind the movie.
Tyson makes sure to note that this isn’t a review of the film, but is instead an explanation of the science behind Christopher Nolan’s work. And it appears as though he was pretty impressed with the research and science that went in to the effort — it just wasn’t quite as good as Contact. You can watch a clip of his thoughts below.
But Neil deGrasse Tyson didn’t stop there with his thoughts on Interstellar.
He tweeted out several messages that went in to more depth about the film.
In #Interstellar: They explore a planet near a Black Hole. Personally, I’d stay as far the hell away from BlackHoles as I can
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: All leading characters, including McConaughey, Hathaway, Chastain, & Caine play a scientist or engineer.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: There’s a robot named KIPP. One of the Executive Producers, a physicist, is named Kip. I’m just saying.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: And in the real universe, strong gravitational fields measurably slow passage of time relative to others.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: Experience Einstein’s Relativity of Time as no other feature film has shown.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: Experience Einstein’s Curvature of Space as no other feature film has shown.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: The producers knew exactly how, why, & when you’d achieve zero-G in space.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: You observe great Tidal Waves from great Tidal Forces, of magnitude that orbiting a Black Hole might create
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar: You enter a 3-Dimensional portal in space. Yes, you can fall in from any direction. Yes, it’s a Worm Hole.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
In #Interstellar, if you didn’t understand the physics, try Kip Thorne’s highly readable Bbook “The Science of Interstellar”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014
[Image via Warner Bros]
