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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9710150" data-attributes="member: 4534">There's a long running debate about what makes a good science fiction story.&nbsp; For some, the science must be accurate otherwise you have a fantasy, but I think that's too rigid.&nbsp; You can make a good science fiction story that has some fantastical elements such as faster-than-light travel or even psionics.&nbsp; Star Trek, as a whole, is good science fiction.&nbsp; Interstellar has some fantastical elements of course, the worm hole allowing for FTL travel and of course the resolution to the story involving what you accurately describe as mumbo jumbo.&nbsp; The important part of the science fiction was the time dilation which was handled very well.&nbsp; But the mumbo jumbo isn't what makes Interstellar a great movie.&nbsp; It's the rest of the story with the relationships between all the character that really make it resonate with audiences.&nbsp; Coop's relationship with his children, the incredible sacrifice he made by going on the mission, the sacrifice his children made by him going on the mission, how things played out on the mission.&nbsp; Like most great science fiction stories, the important thing is how the characters deal with the situation.&nbsp; I don't think you're missing any details or nuance.&nbsp; Like you, I think it's a great movie.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9710150, member: 4534"] There's a long running debate about what makes a good science fiction story. For some, the science must be accurate otherwise you have a fantasy, but I think that's too rigid. You can make a good science fiction story that has some fantastical elements such as faster-than-light travel or even psionics. Star Trek, as a whole, is good science fiction. [I]Interstellar[/I] has some fantastical elements of course, the worm hole allowing for FTL travel and of course the resolution to the story involving what you accurately describe as mumbo jumbo. The important part of the science fiction was the time dilation which was handled very well. But the mumbo jumbo isn't what makes [I]Interstellar [/I]a great movie. It's the rest of the story with the relationships between all the character that really make it resonate with audiences. Coop's relationship with his children, the incredible sacrifice he made by going on the mission, the sacrifice his children made by him going on the mission, how things played out on the mission. Like most great science fiction stories, the important thing is how the characters deal with the situation. I don't think you're missing any details or nuance. Like you, I think it's a great movie. [/QUOTE]

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