• Question: Most realistic Sci-fi?

    Asked by Ellis to Lisa, Mark, Rachel, Sammie, Stephen, Tim on 5 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Stephen Wilkins

      Stephen Wilkins answered on 5 Mar 2018:

      Recent films like the Martian or Gravity did a pretty good job with most of the science. Certainly better than films like Sunshine or the Core.

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      Mark Mirmelstein answered on 5 Mar 2018:

      On top of Stephen’s list of films, I would like to add that “2001: A Space Odyssey” is also very realistic scientifically (if you take away the fictional bits), and also “Interstellar”.

    • Photo: Lisa Baddeley

      Lisa Baddeley answered on 5 Mar 2018:

      I’d have to agree with Stephen and Mark on this one. When it comes to realism a lot of Hollywood films tend to gloss over some of the science because it wouldn’t fit well with the plot line.

    • Photo: Tim Duckenfield

      Tim Duckenfield answered on 6 Mar 2018:

      I agree with Stephen and Mark too, now there are some great films that use the realism of space. The pictures and visual effects of the black hole in Interstellar were actually made by a team who study black holes for a job, and they published a paper about the work they did!

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