10-11-2015, 09:30 PM
I just finished reading the book. I'm going to be attending an event ("More to Explore, A Space Celebration with Bill Nye") where the author will be speaking, and I wanted to make sure I knew what he was talking about, as I knew I probably wouldn't have a chance of seeing the movie before the event on October 24th.
I know from commentary I've read that scientific accuracy was purposely sacrificed in favor of a good story, and that was most definitely achieved in the book. Okay, yeah, it's "truthiness," but this is supposed to be fiction and entertainment, not news, not politics. And if it gets people psyched enough to have an incentive to spend more on real science, I'm all for it. I read that the JPL Open House today was so mobbed that they had to turn people away. Pretty cool!
I know from commentary I've read that scientific accuracy was purposely sacrificed in favor of a good story, and that was most definitely achieved in the book. Okay, yeah, it's "truthiness," but this is supposed to be fiction and entertainment, not news, not politics. And if it gets people psyched enough to have an incentive to spend more on real science, I'm all for it. I read that the JPL Open House today was so mobbed that they had to turn people away. Pretty cool!
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.