Top 5 science done right moments in movies directors take note. Nasas silly scifi film list 2012 the most flawed w video. When it comes to scientifically inaccurate movie physics, i find intuitor. Movies with scientific errors and inaccuracies youtube. Flawed logic 2012s science is just plain silly say real. With 2012 approachingand with it the ancient prophecies of the. The boxoffice hit contagion, a movie about a lethal airborne virus that kills within days, is. From asteroids to cloning, author and scientist david kirby weighs in. Both movies got the science behind doomsday all wrong. The carol burnett show official recommended for you.
Top 5 science done wrong moments in movies smithsonian. The premises of the movie do nothing but amplify the fear that some have. In the 1998 movie armageddon, an asteroid the size of texas threatens to collide with earth in 18 days. Stuart heritage revisits a film on channel 5 this sunday that finds new. For example, the mega tsunami and the sudden shifts of the crust were part of the original planet x hoax mayjune 2003, california falling into the ocean is always part of. Like only a few people notice the superheating of the earths interior or the funny behav. But some popcorn flicks are just too wrong to enjoy. Despite its entertainment value, the film is fantastically inaccurate, astronomer phil. In 2012 neutrinos melt earths core, and other disasters scientific. Nasa calls 2012 silliest scifi film of all time, says jurassic park. Lincoln biographer ronald white critiques the accuracy of stephen spielbergs new film about. After captain michaels announces that they are heading to the cape of good hope, he tells dr.
Thankfully, the movie 2012 doesnt dwell on ancient predictions. Helmsley discovers that his dad harry is still alive. Top 5 science done wrong moments in movies science. In the end, the inaccuracies of the film were heavily punished by. The 10 most accurate and 10 least accurate scifi movies science fiction wouldnt be much fun if movies never took any creative license.
It is quite possible that a childs first exposure to a coral reef is in the movie. Nasa names 2012 the most scientifically inaccurate film. We just recently featured a checklist chronicling bad science in the movies, but now nasa has weighed in with a little scienceinmovies feature. At a conference held at the jet propulsion laboratory in california, nasa experts have voted 2012 the most scientifically flawed and absurd science fiction film ever made. Scifi movies should bend the rules to impress audiences, but they cant play people for complete fools. Lets unmask these natural disaster movies and see how they hold up to science. This is obvious to anyone with at least some degree of training in science. Lets take a look at some of the worst scientific inaccuracies in films and movies. The latest doomsday movie is entertaining and packs a lot of science. The most egregious science mistakes in movies this year. Now, i for one love a good book or movie as much as the next guy.
What do you think about scientific accuracy in movies. Hollywood doesnt have the greatest track record when it comes to getting the science in movies right. After seeing the much hyped movie 2012, which began running in theaters. The 2009 disaster film named 2012 was directed by roland emmerich. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. The nasa scientists also voted on scientifically accurate scifi films and this list. While they were at, nasa also singled out of films for their scientific. The 4 most annoying scientific inaccuracies in cinema duration. But the stuff flying around through cyberspace, tv and the movies is not based. In 2012 neutrinos melt earths core, and other disasters. It wasnt caused by a sabretoothed squirrels misadventure with an acorn and the timescale is wrong, but otherwise the kids film broadly gets the. We have global magnetic field disturbances that only a few scientists notice, what i call the only scientists in the world syndrome. What are some scientific inaccuracies in the movie the.
Nasas silly scifi film list 2012 the most flawed w. Nasa names 2012 the most scientifically inaccurate film ever. The movie 2012 like the big 2012 hoax is based on hoaxes and lies that had nothing to do with 2012 when they were first written. Continental drift this fourth film is great fun, but as ridiculous as the rest of the series some of the animals definitely werent around at the same time. Top 5 science done right moments in movies smithsonian. Unfortunately, i found myself unconcerned for any member of the cast. In october, i linked to my friend rays post on the success of the basic movie science in. Argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck, has mostly been getting ravesincluding a qualified but fairly strong endorsement from slates own dana stevens, who calls it a. Alternate versions there was an alternate ending that was featured on the dvd. The shifty science behind the movie 2012 softpedia news. The shifty science behind the movie 2012 softpedia.
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