Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down the Ending of 'Interstellar'

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down the Ending of 'Interstellar'

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Ending of 'Interstellar' Scientifically (Spoilers...duh)

By PointOfGeeks - Nov 18, 2014 04:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: PointofGeeks.com

A Point of Geeks report

Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is a blockbuster that is equal parts spectacle and sound science. The science fiction epic was scripted in conjunction with renowned theoretical physicist, Kip Thorne, so the adventure could actually look the way Nolan depicted it. The attention to those details on both a large and minute scale are what make the movie worth a viewing.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (Cosmos) is one of the world's most famous astrophysicists. In addition to being one of the Earth's most brilliant people, he is also a huge movie fan! He comments on the science found in various science-fiction films and likes to expose if they are theoretically sound or not. Tyson is like a kung-fu master with his explanations of the most complex scientific concepts. If you found yourself in a rocketship with him, he would look in the glove compartment, grab the ship's pilot manual and throw it out the hatch. Tyson would then tell you, "Buckle up. I will explain it all to you on the way up and it will all make sense. Haha!" And it will.

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Christopher Nolan's Interstellar has been the film of discussion as of late. Most highlight the visual aesthetic, lead actor, and epic scope of the film, while a large contingent of the audience felt burned by the ending, that found Matthew McConaughey floating in a parallel dimension. The decision that Nolan made to put his lead in a surreal and supernatural environment seemed arbitrary and unnecessary. However as Tyson deftly explains, it wasn't a supernatural ending, but a scientific one.

 

 

 

Mind. Blown. One thing is certain after seeing this clip. Love him or hate him. It is undeniable that Nolan does his homework before shooting a film. The explanation also doesn't make up for the ending that has Murphy dissing him after a hundred years. But you can't have it all.

Does this change your opinion of the Interstellar?  Let us know on the comment boards!

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IamnotYou
IamnotYou - 11/18/2014, 5:03 PM
He wouldn't have a drink with you.
DatGuy
DatGuy - 11/18/2014, 5:10 PM
What, an astrophysicist that proclaimed his enjoyment of Interstellar..
IamnotYou
IamnotYou - 11/18/2014, 5:11 PM
Lmao. Could you imagine?

"I'm one of the smartest men on earth. But you know what I want to do? Sit down and let some internet troll ask me insipid questions and talk about jerking off into his Spider-Man mask".
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 11/18/2014, 5:20 PM
No no. Bad science.
Greengo
Greengo - 11/18/2014, 5:30 PM
Cosmos was one of the best series I've ever seen.
TheYoungMan
TheYoungMan - 11/18/2014, 6:15 PM
"The explanation also doesn't make up for the ending that has Murphy dissing him after a hundred years."

Huh?
MrJedabak
MrJedabak - 11/18/2014, 6:25 PM
Well, nothing too complicated is explained in this video. Some people need this kind of stuff, I guess.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 11/18/2014, 6:33 PM
I finally got around to see Interstellar a few days ago, and while the movie itself has many flaws, I find all of its themes really fascinating. time travel, laws of physics, inter-dimensional travel, relativity, I love that kind of stuff.
Supes17
Supes17 - 11/18/2014, 6:55 PM
Yeah it's flawed but MAN! I haven't walked out of a theater that satisfied in a LONG time
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 11/18/2014, 7:23 PM
Great movie, Tyson is a fantastic man, loved to hear his opinions on the film and his explanation.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 11/18/2014, 7:27 PM
also, seeing the cylinder shaped space colony made me instantly think of Mobile Suit Gundam. btw, get on that sh*t ASAP Hollywood.
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 11/18/2014, 7:27 PM
Every movie has flaws, even greats like Shawshank or A Clock Work Orange have flaws. Just sit back and enjoy the ambition and the pure scope of the film.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 11/18/2014, 7:30 PM
I just noticed Neil only criticizes movies that come close to representing the reality of physics.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 11/19/2014, 12:32 AM
@MarkyMarkRises
Gravity is the exception to that.
Luminus
Luminus - 11/19/2014, 5:03 AM
That still doesn't explain the ending. The black hole didn't take him to another dimension. They specifically suggested in the movie that it was humans from the future who built the tesseract so that they could save the humans in the past, which makes no sense whatsoever. You can clearly see the ship being ripped to shreds inside of the black hole, then Matthew's character gets sucked out of the ship and suddenly there's no gravity chaos at all. He's clearly no longer in the black hole at that point.

On top of that, if he has access to his timeline, why does he only see his daughter's timeline and ONLY in her room? lol. Nonsensical nonsense in the most nonsensyish way.
Luke91
Luke91 - 11/19/2014, 5:15 AM
@Luminus
I bet you're a dummy who needs everything explained.
Luminus
Luminus - 11/19/2014, 5:22 AM
@Luke91: No, I just know more about science than you do, which explains why you accept nonsense.
Starlord616
Starlord616 - 11/19/2014, 7:47 AM
@Luminus well first he ejected from his seat and presumably drifted into the exact center of the black hole. When his ship was being ripped apart he haddent reached that point yet. It also explained that Humans evolved to a point where they no longer are restricted by what we perceive "time" to be. The reason it was fixated on his daughters room is because he needed to be the one to leave her clues for him to get to that point. No other person would have know what he was trying to tell them. A lastly it shows him shaking hands with Anne Hathaway in the spaceship so it wasnt only fixated on his daughters room if he could also reach that ship.
Luke91
Luke91 - 11/19/2014, 8:22 AM
@Luminus
Are you critizing the science in a CBM-movie as well?
Bet you bitched bout' Iron Man falling in space through that tiny hole after atomic bomb-incident.

Luminus: "WHAT HAPPENED IN 2001: SPACE ODESSEY? PLEASE, EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT HAPPENED!!"

Derp
Luke91
Luke91 - 11/19/2014, 8:24 AM
And btw, of course I accept nonsense, that's why im on a CBM-forum dummy..
Luminus
Luminus - 11/23/2014, 12:43 AM
@Luke91: What are you? Seriously. I'm done with you.

@Starlord616: I know what happened. It just doesn't make sense. And it didn't explain anything. They ASSUMED future humans were responsible. You're right on on that last point.
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