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How much can bad science in Sci-Fi break immersion?
Posted on 1/20/20 at 11:41 am
Posted on 1/20/20 at 11:41 am
Have you ever heard a factoid or statement that someone states in a science fiction show or movie that immediately caused you to break immersion because of how far off it is?
I give fantasy and super hero movies a bit of a pass (primarily because the first isn't science related, and the second because the source material is TERRIBLE at getting it right to begin with).
Action movies also get a bit of a pass - I don't REALLY consider Independence Day a "science fiction" movie in the strictest sense, so I don't mind that Jeff Goldblum wrote a virus that was able to interact with an alien system - on a Mac laptop less powerful than his phone.
Good example:
In Prometheus, one guy says they've traveled 35 light-years, or "half a billion miles". That's a good example of one that will cause you to blink repeatedly.
I give fantasy and super hero movies a bit of a pass (primarily because the first isn't science related, and the second because the source material is TERRIBLE at getting it right to begin with).
Action movies also get a bit of a pass - I don't REALLY consider Independence Day a "science fiction" movie in the strictest sense, so I don't mind that Jeff Goldblum wrote a virus that was able to interact with an alien system - on a Mac laptop less powerful than his phone.
Good example:
In Prometheus, one guy says they've traveled 35 light-years, or "half a billion miles". That's a good example of one that will cause you to blink repeatedly.
This post was edited on 1/20/20 at 11:52 am
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Posted on 1/20/20 at 11:47 am to skrayper
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Action movies also get a bit of a pass - I don't REALLY consider Independence Day a "science fiction" movie in the strictest sense, so I don't mind that Jeff Goldblum wrote a virus that was able to interact with an alien system - on a Mac laptop less powerful than his phone.
Definitely a science fiction action film.
The computer which landed Apollo 11 on the Moon was about as powerful as a contemporary pocket calculator..so he gets a pass.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 12:32 pm to skrayper
I guess if I know the science it will take me out in the same way when something happens in a sports movie that is supposed to be an impressive play but is completely against the rules takes me out of it.
I also get really annoyed every single time you have a cop say you need to wait 24-48 hours to report a missing person. No. No you do not. Also the make them wait on the phone so we can trace them thing is annoying since that isn't legit either.
I also get really annoyed every single time you have a cop say you need to wait 24-48 hours to report a missing person. No. No you do not. Also the make them wait on the phone so we can trace them thing is annoying since that isn't legit either.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 12:49 pm to skrayper
Personally, Armageddon is the worst for me, but I still enjoy it for what it is.
--Acting like it's easier to train drillers to go to space than highly intelligent astronauts to drill.
--Large explosions with fireballs shooting into space.
--Taking a remote controlled gun to an uninhabited meteorite.
--Space Dementia.
I still enjoy it, but so much of that movie is ridiculous.
--Acting like it's easier to train drillers to go to space than highly intelligent astronauts to drill.
--Large explosions with fireballs shooting into space.
--Taking a remote controlled gun to an uninhabited meteorite.
--Space Dementia.
I still enjoy it, but so much of that movie is ridiculous.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 1:15 pm to skrayper
quote:206 trillion just doesnt have the same effect
In Prometheus, one guy says they've traveled 35 light-years, or "half a billion miles". That's a good example of one that will cause you to blink repeatedly.
and i definitely had to look that up.
This post was edited on 1/20/20 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 1/20/20 at 1:44 pm to skrayper
Kinda like the new star wars having bombs fall in space.
Or Leia decide to superhuman survive and fly around like superman around in space with no suit?
Or Leia decide to superhuman survive and fly around like superman around in space with no suit?
Posted on 1/20/20 at 3:27 pm to skrayper
In Inception, they never really explain how the shared dreaming device work. You have to accept that shared dreaming is a thing and it works in order to enjoy the movie.
Also, this isn't from sci-fi, but this line from The Shawshank Redemption always irked me. "Five hundred yards. That's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile."
Also, this isn't from sci-fi, but this line from The Shawshank Redemption always irked me. "Five hundred yards. That's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile."
Posted on 1/20/20 at 8:35 pm to skrayper
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Action movies also get a bit of a pass - I don't REALLY consider Independence Day a "science fiction" movie in the strictest sense, so I don't mind that Jeff Goldblum wrote a virus that was able to interact with an alien system - on a Mac laptop less powerful than his phone.
This always drives me crazy. That facility has been connected (via computer) to that alien spacecraft for literally decades. So why wouldn’t he be able to give it a virus?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:03 am to skrayper
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Have you ever heard a factoid or statement that someone states in a science fiction show or movie that immediately caused you to break immersion because of how far off it is?
I do IT for a living. When I hear someone say they've "hacked the first firewall", or they break into private networks (ie: those not connected to the internet in any way) from their home, or "moving satellites into position", or they fix a computer that's not working with like 3 keystrokes... I cringe.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 10:50 am to skrayper
quote:What is this?
break immersion
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