Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has taken aim at Roland Emmerich’s 2022 sci-fi disaster movie “Moonfall,” calling it the most scientifically inaccurate film ever made. Tyson, known for his nitpicking of Hollywood blockbusters’ scientific inaccuracies, declared that “Moonfall” outdoes even Disney’s infamous dud “The Black Hole” in its blatant disregard for physics.
The film’s plot centers around a team of astronauts who discover that the moon is actually an artificially created superstructure with an entire alien civilization inside. As the moon approaches Earth, it causes chaos in the planet’s weather systems and lifts people off the surface. Tyson was not impressed, describing the film as “enjoyably dumb and overblown” but also completely wrong.
Tyson has previously criticized other sci-fi movies for their scientific inaccuracies, but “Moonfall” takes the cake. The astrophysicist has called out films like “Armageddon” and “The Black Hole” for their egregious mistakes, but “Moonfall” seems to have taken it too far. Tyson’s exact criticisms of the film are not specified in this interview, but he does admit that the film’s absurdity makes it entertaining.
Interestingly, Tyson has praised some sci-fi movies for getting it right, such as Ridley Scott’s “The Martian,” which explores real physics and practical space travel concerns. He has also cited films like “Contact” and “Interstellar” for their scientific accuracy.
Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1754004/neil-degrasse-tyson-least-least-scientifically-accurate-sci-fi-movie