It's so hard to find the words to express my extreme disappointment in this "docudrama". I call it that because the scriptwriter found it necessary to add "drama" to facts in order make it seem more interesting.
If you're going to take me through the universe, give me the DATA, not how I'm supposed to "feel" about it.
I often got the impression when watching this film that someone said, "Hey, Carl Sagan died in 1996 without an update to 'Cosmos', so let's make a Cosmos 'wow-alike' without a narrator that knows something about the subject matter." They even stole Sagan's "we are star-stuff" line.
Oh yeah, spoiler.
When you get to the edge of the universe, you'll witness the Big Bang.
Scientifically ludicrous.
The writer(s) obviously had space and time confused.
Don't watch this with the idea that you'll learn anything.
Instead, imagine that the 2001: Space Odyssey stargate sequence was (over)done with modern CGI and some Hubble-type imagery.
In the 70's people used to go to 2001 just to be stoned and watch the sequence. That's about what this film is good for.
The script even has the kind of vacuous insights that stoners get and think they're being profound.
Pompous.
I guess that's why they picked Alec Baldwin to narrate.
If you're going to take me through the universe, give me the DATA, not how I'm supposed to "feel" about it.
I often got the impression when watching this film that someone said, "Hey, Carl Sagan died in 1996 without an update to 'Cosmos', so let's make a Cosmos 'wow-alike' without a narrator that knows something about the subject matter." They even stole Sagan's "we are star-stuff" line.
Oh yeah, spoiler.
When you get to the edge of the universe, you'll witness the Big Bang.
Scientifically ludicrous.
The writer(s) obviously had space and time confused.
Don't watch this with the idea that you'll learn anything.
Instead, imagine that the 2001: Space Odyssey stargate sequence was (over)done with modern CGI and some Hubble-type imagery.
In the 70's people used to go to 2001 just to be stoned and watch the sequence. That's about what this film is good for.
The script even has the kind of vacuous insights that stoners get and think they're being profound.
Pompous.
I guess that's why they picked Alec Baldwin to narrate.