Insultingly stupid movie physics – The Core (2003)

Re:Insultingly stupid movie physics – The Core (2003) by mcv on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @04:39AM (#23464880)

I loved the rocket they used to take off from Earth. I was also fine with them landing on other planets. Where this broke, is that after they reached those other planets, all of a sudden they didn't need a rocket for take-off anymore. Just pretend you're the Millennium Falcon and take-off without needing much fuel. As if by going through the wormhole, they entered a universe where physics worked differently.

I'm totally on board with movie physics, but it's the inconsistency of the physics that's jarring. Especially if they then claim it's the most realistic hard-SF space movie ever. It started out that way and then abandoned it halfway through.

Still loved the movie, but the physics wasn't very consistent.

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Re:Insultingly stupid movie physics – The Core (2003) by ironmagma on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:21AM (#23465061)

I love Interstellar, but will admit the final act is pretty surreal. Still, it seems inevitable for that kind of dreamy and emotional beginning that the cold hard science would have to be lifted at some point in order to bring a satisfying ending that feels complete.

That said, can never forget that cheesy “love transcends the dimensions of time and space” line...

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Re:Insultingly stupid movie physics – The Core (2003) by mcv on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:32AM (#23465101)

I'm fine with the ending, actually. The laws of physics are supposed to break down in black holes, after all. Of course that also means you can't enter them intact, but for the sake of the story, it's fine. It was certainly interesting.

It's just: why would you make the point that you need a big rocket to take off from Earth, and then immediately abandon that point when you reach another planet? I guess the only explanation is really that the story transitions from a real world setting to a space SF setting. Different setting, different laws of movie physics.

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Re:Insultingly stupid movie physics – The Core (2003) by Udik on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @07:24AM (#23465599)

Also, am I wrong or the rocket actually takes off from the inside of the "NASA" office building?

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Re:Insultingly stupid movie physics – The Core (2003) by mcv on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @09:06AM (#23466317)

I think you're right about that. Certainly an unusual launch pad. But wasn't it also that they weren't planning on leaving anyone behind anyway? In that case destroying the office building isn't that big of a deal. Although it shouldn't collapse until the rocket is clear of course.

Now I need to rewatch that movie.

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