Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

Rating: Null/10 (12 September 2011)

I read a number of these reviews. I am amazed at the number of negative reactions, but I believe I know the reason.
This film is NOT a fantasy piece like Star Wars or Star Trek. You don't hear sounds like lasers (phasers) or star-ships "whooshing" through space. This is probably the most authentic portrait of what a moon base and exploration would be like in the future.
Many folks have grown up expecting action, violence, romance every five seconds. This is a film for those that expect reality in a picture (think Apollo 13), not fantasies about wormholes or time travel. There are no epic space battles, no Jedi light sabres, no sophisticated ships that travel faster than light.
This film explores the creation of mankind, from it's simple roots from ape-like ancestors to exploring the cosmos. The various interpretations of the ending of the movie are probably 7 billion, every person having their own idea. That is the incredible genius of this film. It's not some boring movie that I can predict the ending after ten minutes into the playing.