Factual errors

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2017)

OK we know its a movie and it does not necessarily have to be 100 percent factually accurate but when the whole concept is around a 100 year journey the writers should at least do some basic research. The spaceship slingshots around Antares which is around 620 light years from earth. We are told that the spaceship is travelling at half light speed which would mean it would take at least 1240 years to get to Antares. As if that is not bad enough the idea of flying past a red super giant star and having a casual gaze down on it is simply ridiculous. I don't think any spacecraft could withstand the gravitational forces and immense heat and radiation it would be subjected to. I don't mind that these movies don't really care about these things but please treat the audience with a bit more respect when it comes to their intelligence.