film critique on Steven Hawking
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Film Critique
How do you define a black whole? Steven Hawking defines it as "A region of space-time from which nothing, not even light, can escape. Nothing can escape, because gravity is so strong." Before watching the movie I had only heard of the name Steven Hawking, but I did not really know anything about him or his work. However, after watching the movie I think that everything about him is so unbelievable and even unthinkable. He is a real life genius and legend for his revolutionary ideas such as his theories about black holes, the beginning and end of the universe, and whether we can predict the future.
For example his theory of black holes as being a stars means for an end by simply using some of the basic laws of gravity. And if there is an end then there most be a beginning such as the big bang. I think that like every living thing in our world there is a beginning and an end. Therefore our planet and other planets and stars, must have a beginning and an end as well...