The Science of Interstellar
2014 · 51 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 679 VOTES · DIR. Gail Willumsen
Overview
Matthew McConaughey narrates a fascinating look at Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film, 'Interstellar', including scientific foundations, the work of consulting Scientist Kip Thorne, basic film themes, the science behind the search for planets capable of hosting life, space-time and the theory of relativity, the science of wormholes and black holes, crafting the film's visuals based on real scientific observation, the birth of the universe, the Dust Bowl and the evolution of dust as a toxin, the likelihood of future dust storms, the prospects of escaping a dying or doomed planet and the possibilities of colonizing Mars.
Dialogue Timeline — 548 lines
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00:00:02 Humans are natural born explorers.
00:02:08 and they worked with me to see if the science was well incorporated.
00:03:31 -We're not gonna to make it! Yes you are.
00:04:54 Compared to stars, planets are too tiny for Kepler to spot...
00:06:30 but it's not an ocean of water. It's an ocean of molten lava.
00:08:27 I'm coming back.
00:10:25 On the gorund floor, Sean experiences slightly
00:11:45 than the one who stayed behind.
00:13:35 Theoretically, what would it take to keep a
00:15:04 who would experience some of the extraordinary
00:16:22 So the wormhole almost feels like a crystal ball hanging in space.
00:18:22 Black holes were predicted by Einstein's equations, but
00:19:42 Black holes are simple, and yet they have a lot of character.
00:21:18 - Andrea wanted to see if the stars were orbiting a single source of gravity, but
00:23:08 Even though we have black holes sprinkled throughout
00:24:36 sure but not a 100% sure of our guesses.
00:26:14 It also predicts that when objects move they
00:27:55 If we could detect those ripples today, it would
00:29:23 patch in the sky, measuring minute differences
00:30:49 we're meant to leave it.
00:33:37 I flew that into outer space. It's still something that I have a hard time believing.
00:35:38 commercial companies play a much stronger role.
00:37:18 it's just the decision that has to be made in terms of how you view the...
00:39:17 Or start a revolution in astrophysics.
Cast & Characters
Matthew McConaughey
Narrator
Kip Thorne
Self - California Institute of Technology
Christopher Nolan
Self - Director
Christopher Nolan
Writer, Interstellar
Jonathan Nolan
Self - Writer, Interstellar
Emma Thomas
Self - Producer, Interstellar
Natalie Batalha
Self - NASA Ames Research Center
Sean Carroll
Self - California Instititute of Technology
Paul J. Franklin
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrea Ghez
Self - UCLA
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed548
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:39:17
Production Record
DirectorGail Willumsen
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes679