Christopher Nolan's films tend to employ unconventional narratives and complex story structures, whether it's flashbacks in Fragments of Memory, Inception's interpretation of dreams within dreams, or the nature of identity and individualism in Deadly Magic, his sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar tells the story of humanity's struggle to escape the dying Earth and make it to a new home in the stars. If you can't understand the film, this article will popularize these theories and explain the incredible doubts in Interstellar.
How did Cooper survive a black hole?
After falling into the black hole, Cooper continued to record everything he saw and sent it back to Tars, hoping that this additional data could help scientists on Earth. While Cooper expected himself to eventually be crushed by Cagantua's gravity, Cooper miraculously survived after his landing airship was torn apart. That's when things took a turn for the worse. After an incredible journey, Cooper is transported to an infinite transdimensional space, where he can relive different moments in his daughter's childhood bedroom, including his ride"Eternity"The day of the mission.
Tass determined that they were able to make it through the Kagantua galaxy alive because they had received"them"protection. "them"It's the mysterious creatures that build wormholes, and it's they who make it"Eternity"First come to this new galaxy. From the beginning of the film,"them"Exactly who it is a mystery. Although NASA realizes that this wormhole (i.e., the one that appears near Saturn in the movie) was artificially built by some kind of advanced intelligent being, they don't know it"them"Any information can only be assumed that they must be benevolent, because the only chance for survival of humanity is this wormhole. Tass inferred,"them"This interdimensional space must have been built to help Cooper understand their five-dimensional reality. Sure, it's confusing, but it's nice to have creatures from other worlds on your side.
Why does Cooper see Murphy in a black hole?
Although"them"The interdimensional space that takes Cooper seems to never end, but every part of this room is a window to the same place: his daughter Murphy's childhood bedroom. At first, Cooper seems to think that he was brought to her because he wanted to see her again, but Tass helps him understand"them"This three-dimensional reality was constructed for Cooper, allowing him to enter all five dimensions in a way that he could understand.
Together, Tass and Cooper discovered that by crossing dimensional space, Cooper could use gravity to move objects, thus having a physical impact on different points in space-time (time and gravity are"them"The fourth and fifth dimensions that exist in reality). But what's the point of all this? Cooper theorized that he had been brought here to use gravity to travel through time and space, and that Murphy must be the one receiving it. Cooper realized, though he thought"them"I've been keeping an eye on him, but in reality he's not the most important person to save humanity - Murphy is. The existence of the interdimensional space is to ensure that Cooper can provide her daughter with the information she needs when she needs it.
What does Dr. Mann want to do in Interstellar?
In the stars, life on Earth is not pretty. Huge sandstorms have devastated the planet, crops have failed, and soon, humanity will cease to exist. In search of answers, NASA turned to the skies in hopes of finding out.
As we learned at the beginning of the film, a group of 12 scientists travel through a mysterious wormhole that has appeared near Saturn, to see if the 12 planets on the other side can sustain human life. A few years later,"Eternity"and its crew, including Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and Emilia (Anne Hathaway), will travel to the three most promising planets in hopes of colonizing one of them. When they arrive at Dr. Mann's (Matt Damon) planet, the heroic scientist assures them that his icy place is the perfect place for human life.
Unfortunately, all this was quickly debunked. While the original 12 scientists knew that their trip was one-way, Mann admitted that he had never fully thought about the future of humanity and was afraid of dying alone on a distant planet. Although he resisted the urge for years, he eventually falsified the survey data in order to trick another team into traveling to his planet, intending to take advantage of it"Eternity"Flee. At this time, Mann was in a hurry to leave, and even did not hesitate to commit the ** crime. Mann was afraid"Eternity"Knowing what he had done, the crew would not agree to his plan, so he attempted to kill Cooper so that he could escape.
Why did Murphy burn Tom's cornfield?
Back on Earth, Cooper's grown children find themselves at odds with each other. His daughter Murphy (Jessica Chastain) realizes that the earth's surface is no longer inhabitable. So, naturally, she tries to convince her brother Tom (Kathy Affleck) to take his family to a secret NASA facility. But despite Murphy's warnings (and the fact that his son is really sick), Tom refuses to give up the farmhouse where he and Murphy grew up. Cooper left them in the care of his grandfather when they were still children and have not been heard from since, and Tom has lost faith in NASA's ability to help them.
Convinced that her brother was making a terrible mistake, Murphy set fire to Tom's cornfield because she knew that Tom was farming for a living and that he would be forced to drive out to put out the fire. That way, Murphy had enough time to get back into the house and evacuate Tom's wife and son, most likely in the hope that once Tom realized that his family had gone to the NASA facility, he would have no choice but to join them. Hey, desperate situations require tricks.
How did Mann's plan go wrong?
In order to prevent anyone from discovering that he had falsified the survey data before he escaped, Mann sabotaged and booby-trapped the bots that stored the fake data. Mann's tampering led to a big **, but"Eternity"Robot Tass was able to escape. Coincidentally, Tarth found himself disabling the automatic docking procedure for the landing airship "Rover", meaning that even if Mann stole Cooper's landing airship, he would not be able to communicate with it"Eternity"Docking.
Meanwhile, Cooper survives Mann's attempt to kill him and calls for help from Amilia, who picks him up with a second landing airship. While Brand and Cooper reminded Mann, trying to manually work with"Eternity"Docking didn't work, but the scientist tried, determined to escape his planet by all means. However, when he tried to depressurize the airlock of the landing airship in order to enter"Eternity", the airlock **, Mann was blown up,"Eternity"Rapid spinning.
In"Tass"and another"Eternity"Robots"case "With the help of Cooper, he eventually succeeded in working with"Eternity"docking, and stabilized the rotation. But by this time, the ship was severely damaged and lacked enough fuel to safely travel anywhere, leaving Cooper and Brand trapped in space. It's been a hard day.
What was Cooper's plan to travel to Planet Edmonds?
Since there is not enough fuel to return to Earth or travel to a third planet that could be habitable for humans (colonized by a scientist named Edmonds), Cooper proposes to take advantage of black holes"Kagantua"gravitational force to perform a slingshot maneuver, in this way"Eternity"will be able to fly to the planet of Edmonds with enough inertia. However, as depicted earlier in the film, every time"Eternity"As crew approaches a black hole, the black hole's gravitational field distorts their perception of time due to the theory of relativity, meaning that the few minutes they experience will feel like years have passed for people outside of the black hole's gravity.
By performing Cooper's slingshot operation, he and Emilia will go through 51 years"Time slips"。They all realized that this meant that Cooper would have to give up hope of seeing his own child on Earth because when"Eternity"By the time of Cagantua's gravity, they would most likely have died of old age. But Cooper knew that his plan was humanity's last chance at survival.
Mann's previous speech about the moments before human death adds even more drama to Cooper's decision. According to Mann, when our brains rush to survive, we experience visions of what we most desire to see again. Mann speculates that Cooper's final images will be his children, as they are his reason for living. Cooper gave up hope of reuniting with his children, and he put the future of humanity ahead of his own motivation for survival.
Why did Tas and Cooper get caught up in Cagantua?
In the event of fuel depletion, in order to"Eternity"After completing Cooper's catapult maneuver to get rid of Kagantua's gravitational pull, the ship must lose weight. Before starting the maneuver, Cooper decided to let the landing airship with Tass on board detach and fall into a black hole. In addition to lightening"Eternity"In addition to the weight, Cooper also hoped"Tass"It is able to collect the quantum data inside the singularity, which NASA scientists on Earth need to complete the gravitational equations that will take humanity away from the singularity. While the chances of Tath sending this data back to Earth are slim to none, Cooper is determined to at least give it a try, as this is his children's last hope for survival.
However, Cooper did not tell Emilia that the weight drop was not large enough after losing Tarth's landing airship. In fact, in order to make that"Eternity"To escape, one more landing airship must be separated. Cooper decides to grit her teeth and let Emilia continue on her journey to the planet of Edmonds, in"Eternity"Reboot humans on with a whole bunch of embryos. He doesn't tell Emilia until the last minute, because he knows she will oppose his decision, but even if he can't see his child again, Cooper can calmly accept his possible death.
The book Interstellar is based on the film of the same name, written by Nobel Prize winner Kip Thorne, a giant of astrophysics. The book adapts the theory of black holes, and perfectly blends science fiction and science through the adventures of a group of astronauts who travel through wormholes in search of a new home. The books are rich in content and easy to understand, not only for readers who are interested in science fiction, but also for readers who are interested in scientific exploration and the fate of mankind. As a winner of the Wenjin Award of the National High Book Award, the value and significance of "Interstellar" are self-evident. If you haven't read this book yet, you might as well give it a try and I'm sure you'll be hooked by it.