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The black hole's tidal forces would end the story. The film uses an extra layer of future beings to carry him through. It is a bold choice, but it feels like a leap that the film does not earn.
How did Cooper survive falling into the black hole?
Interstellar
Interstellar (2014)
At 2:38:20
Verdict: Explained. 46% of viewers say this is dumb. Top defense: The film says future beings built the tesseract to let him survive and deliver information.
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What happens in this scene
Cooper drops into Gargantua to give Brand a chance to complete her mission. He is expected to be crushed. He survives and ends up in a structure built by beings in the future, who place him in the tesseract.
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In the film's story, Cooper survives because the tesseract was built for him. Whether the physics is right is a different question. The film sets it up as a loop and follows through.
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The film is clear about how the structure works and why he lives. It is fiction with a closed loop.
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Actually, it’s explained
The film says future beings built the tesseract to let him survive and deliver information.
- DumbScenesStaff10 months ago
The film says future beings built the tesseract to let him survive and deliver information.
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After the fall, have TARS say, 'Cooper, there is a structure here that was built for us.' The rescue is announced, not just shown.
Would this fix it?77% say yes
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