The Matthew McConaughey-starrer of a science fiction flick "Interstellar" got many of us pondering on a number of scientific topics. It helped that the makers of the film did what it can to make the story's scientific aspects stay true to the real thing as much as possible. As such, some experts have agreed that the movie's presentation of some topics, such as wormholes, are actually scientifically accurate.
With that considered, a scientific journal has recommended showing "Interstellar" in schools "to teach students about black holes," The Telegraph reported.
"Although wormholes were central to the theme of 'Contact' and to many movies and TV shows since then, including 'Star Trek' and 'Stargate,' none of these have depicted correctly a wormhole as it would be seen by a nearby human. Interstellar is the first to do so," a paper published in the American Journal of Physics said.
"The physics has been very carefully reviewed by experts and found to be accurate," explained Dr. David Jackson, editor of the AJP, as noted by the BBC. "The publication will encourage physics teachers to show the film in their classes to get across ideas about general relativity."
Notably, one of the paper's authors is Prof Kip Thorne, who served as an executive producer on "Interstellar" and is "a leading authority on wormholes," The Independent pointed out.
"Interstellar - also starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine - portrays wormholes like a crystal ball hanging in space, as opposed to the customary void with matter falling into it," the publication said. "Inside the crystal ball was a distorted image of the galaxy on the other side."
The graphics for the wormhole was made by Double Negative, which used "ground-breaking software to create an extremely high-resolution, revealing delicate patterns never seen before."
The film's director, Christopher Nolan, welcomed Dr. Jackson's statement.
"Right from the beginning we all really believed it's time to inspire another generation to really look outwards and to look to the stars again," he said.
"We hoped that by dramatising science and making it something that could be entertaining for kids we might inspire some of the astronauts of tomorrow - that would be the ultimate goal of the project," he added.
Judging by the affirmation from a number of science experts and the box office success of the movie, it appears Nolan has achieved his goal. The cherry on his already well-decorated pie now, then, would be the official adoption of the film in the science curriculum of schools.
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