He is? I have no memory. The actor looks young enough to have been a middle-school kid when the original movie premiered, but maybe he just is really well preserved, I dunno. I haven't seen the original movie in at least a decade I think so I don't even remember the guy...
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Jeeeeeeezussss... Lol. Thanks, man. Why oh whyyyyy wasn't I born an asian? Lol again!
I completely agree, it was quite horrible. So many things were just wrong.
Nothing like the 1993 movie, not in soul or technologically.
I always pictured you as a giant viking. However come to think of it you may be British. A British viking?
Actually, it seemed pretty clear that
the super-advanced beings who created the wormhole were our (very distant) ancestors. A bit paradoxical, of course, but then anything regarding interactions between different timelines always will be). I just didn't buy the whole plot that the arrival of this wormhole should be seen as the only way to save the human race. The anti-engineering bent of the near future society was nonsensical just so the wormhole was the only possibility of salvation. The plot was obviously worked backwards from a single idea. Poorly in my view as well.
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I'm not bothered too much about accuracy, but I do like a logical and believable plot if at all possible. Grand concept blockbusters can be made successfully without many gaping holes in the plot (Inception a good example), but all to often we don't see them made. You don't get many successful books with huge inexplicable holes in the storyline, so why should it have to be the case with the movies?
I just accepted the fact that the Earth was dying and there was nothing they could do about it. Sure they could've done a better job explaining why that was the case but honestly that wasn't the point and I'm glad they didn't dwell on it for too long.
Personally I thought that the treatment of time dilation in the movie was about the best I've seen in a big league Hollywood movie. Time travel usually fucks up the plot of any movie, moreso the sequel (*cough* Terminator), but in this case I thought that from a scientific perspective is was treated forgiveably. To be honest I could be bothered with the back-story, because it was a back-story.
But
how could our ancestors be so much more advanced beings, have we de-evolved? Or you've meant descendants? 
But
how could our ancestors be so much more advanced beings, have we de-evolved? Or you've meant descendants?
Maybe in their world they had lack of religious oppression or any dark ages.
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how could our ancestors be so much more advanced beings, have we de-evolved? Or you've meant descendants?
My guess is Nope, our ancestors created us just good enough to serve some purpose. And now we are trying to 'evolve'.
But... if you take into account stories about Atlantis and Lemuria, then I would suppose that Yes - in the past the beings living on the Planet were more advanced (not necessarily technologically) but over time they might have moved to other worlds, places, etc. It's tiring to fight with Nature and constantly changing planetary environment.
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Okay, so spoilers on from this point, but then again the movie has been released quite a while ago....
Atlantis/Lemuria is an interesting theory, however, I believe the movie was quite clear about the explanation. Also, evolving into beings capable of perceiving higher dimensions is a long-time SF trope, and Nolan was very clear about his intentions to pay respect to such things. Sure, one of the most obvious influences is 2001 and Clarke's vision about the higher beings was different; but the ability to 'see' through time was a necessity for the story, so he kinda had to include this.
As for Interstellar in general, I think it's a fundamentally flawed movie... It has a lot going for it, but Nolan decided to focus on this emotional guiding force and derive the rest of the story from that. Love as an actual aspect of the universe was kinda too much. Still, most of the audience loved it, so we could say that it worked...
Atlantis/Lemuria is an interesting theory, however, I believe the movie was quite clear about the explanation. Also, evolving into beings capable of perceiving higher dimensions is a long-time SF trope, and Nolan was very clear about his intentions to pay respect to such things. Sure, one of the most obvious influences is 2001 and Clarke's vision about the higher beings was different; but the ability to 'see' through time was a necessity for the story, so he kinda had to include this.
As for Interstellar in general, I think it's a fundamentally flawed movie... It has a lot going for it, but Nolan decided to focus on this emotional guiding force and derive the rest of the story from that. Love as an actual aspect of the universe was kinda too much. Still, most of the audience loved it, so we could say that it worked...
Correctomundo. I did, indeed, mean descendants.
Typed it on my phone when rather preoccupied, hence the blunder.
I don't mind that a lot of folks enjoyed it, just didn't think it was very good myself! The use of time dilation was fine, but Joe Haldeman did it better 40 years ago. Now, "The Forever War" would make an interesting movie. Would be bloody difficult to film though!
Typed it on my phone when rather preoccupied, hence the blunder.
I don't mind that a lot of folks enjoyed it, just didn't think it was very good myself! The use of time dilation was fine, but Joe Haldeman did it better 40 years ago. Now, "The Forever War" would make an interesting movie. Would be bloody difficult to film though!
Forever War is one of the best SF novels ever, IMHO. It's incredible how relevant it remains to be so many decades after it's been written.
The movie adaptation has great potential for both success and failure... I guess it'd depend on the studio and the writers/director the most.
Also, with Interstellar (time dilation and its effects) and Edge of Tomorrow (human soldiers in powered exoskeletons fighting aliens) it's going to be very hard not to make it derivative.
Then again, I think EOT is a pretty good movie, and Interstellar had some good things, so maybe building upon their strengths could still make a good compromise - an entertaining action-CGI blockbuster with some deeper themes... But it's just way too easy to mess it up
The movie adaptation has great potential for both success and failure... I guess it'd depend on the studio and the writers/director the most.
Also, with Interstellar (time dilation and its effects) and Edge of Tomorrow (human soldiers in powered exoskeletons fighting aliens) it's going to be very hard not to make it derivative.
Then again, I think EOT is a pretty good movie, and Interstellar had some good things, so maybe building upon their strengths could still make a good compromise - an entertaining action-CGI blockbuster with some deeper themes... But it's just way too easy to mess it up
Actually, Spaiths is a pretty damn good writer IMHO. One of his original scripts is Shadow 9 and it's AWESOME, try to download it.
Prometheus was originally his work, yes - but then they've got Damon Lindeloff to ruin it... The man is much much better on his own. I'd really love to see his take on Forever War.
Edit - that'd be Shadow 19...
Prometheus was originally his work, yes - but then they've got Damon Lindeloff to ruin it... The man is much much better on his own. I'd really love to see his take on Forever War.
Edit - that'd be Shadow 19...
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