nose@nbires.UUCP (Steve Dunn) (12/19/84)
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I think all of this discussion of the scientific accuracy of 2010 is a bit
overblown. I don't think the main point of science fiction movies is exactly
how accurate the effects are but rather the elements that make any movie worth
watching - plot, acting, ideas etc. Its only when the science gets blatantly
ludicrous that it gets in the way of enjoying the movie. It didn't get in
my way in 2010 although a number of other things did. I suppose that if
I had spent my whole time watching the movie trying to exactly analyse the
science I too would have found the holes distracting but if I wanted to
do this then perhaps I'd watch those school science movies that have recently
been discussed on the net instead. To summarize, movies go better with a
bit of "suspension of disbelief."
Steve "Brain? Sorry, wrong planet" Dunn
Boulder CO