Hi Julia, First, congratulations on this movie.
I think the reason why some people get so Mad at movies like this is because sometimes some movies really seem to insult the intelligence of the viewer.
Black Holes, Time Travel, Accelerators etc are scientific concepts that are generally misunderstood by most, but interesting to those who like Science and Science Fiction. So when a movie like yours comes along, we become excited and hope that the movie's story is at best accurate and dramatic, or at least, plausible.
It just seems to me that whoever was actually in charge of getting this movie made (the director? The producer? The money-people?) Had no concept whatsoever of what a Black Hole is. And adding monsters to it just screamed of dumbness.
For me, a good story about Black Holes would have to include the following: Takes place in a real lab (like CERN). Have LOTS of genuine scientific jargon. Get the "Realness" down first.
Next maybe for exotic fun, throw in some time travel wierdness, alternate dimensions, etc. It can be done, but only if it all ties together.
In my opinion, the premise to your movie was good. They could have saved the money on the FX and put it into better writing perhaps. Or at least consult with people such as Stephen Hawking.
A good sci-fi movie doesn't have to be all action, and certainly doesn't need visual effects. Check out a movie called PRIMER one day (http://imdb.com/title/tt0390384/). Extremely well written and well made. Its one of my most favorite Sci-fi movies (up there with Contact).
I have a question. As an Actor, are you able to point out flaws in a story for example? Let’s say you were about to do a scene and you knew that the scene made no sense for some reason. If you told the director or writer this, are you hated? Or no matter what, would your idea be completely ignored?
Regardless, I (and I'm sure other IMDB readers) wish you the very best in your career.
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