Three films that would make Einstein blush
According to the BBC, an American physicist is calling for Hollywood producers to tone down the fanciful science in movies – and restrict themselves to just one scientific flaw per film. But which are the worst offenders when it comes to bad science films?
Film characters disappear into thin air, travel through time, and know how to fly. They’re all scientific impossibilities, but since they take place on the silver screen, we suspend our disbelief and go along for the ride.
But one scientist has had enough and is calling on filmmakers to temper their creativity by obeying the rules of science.
At a recent meeting of American scientists, physicist Professor Sidney Perkowitz suggested a new rule: every film should be allowed just one major suspension of belief for the sake of the story.
In other words, films shouldn’t repeatedly violate scientific laws. And they definitely should avoid internal inconsistencies – breaking scientific rules established in earlier scenes.
(source: BBC News)
