ブラックホール: 知識の境界線に挑む
あらすじ
我々の持つ宇宙の知識の限界であるブラックホール。その境界線を越えようと日々研究を重ね、史上初の撮影を目指した科学者たちの挑戦を追うドキュメンタリー。
我々の持つ宇宙の知識の限界であるブラックホール。その境界線を越えようと日々研究を重ね、史上初の撮影を目指した科学者たちの挑戦を追うドキュメンタリー。
監督: Peter Galison
音楽: Zoe Keating
制作: Peter Galison / Jessica Harrop / Greg Boustead
撮影監督: Stephen McCarthy / Allie Humenuk
制作会社: Sandbox Films / Collapsar
Physics. Yes, this is one of those documentary topics where you understand less than half of what you hear, and even with most of what you understand it is difficult to picture or place into perspective. A black hole larger than several planets millions of miles away, an entity of nothingness that swallows everything that comes near it but which we can’t see. Sure, I’m with you. It is tempting to state that the goal of the scientists in this show is to take a picture of a black hole. But of course to them the journey is nearly more important than the result. So much has been learned in the 20 years plus they have pursued this, not merely about black holes but about how the universe works. Again, however, it is hard for me to appreciate all of it because it is all theoretical and seems to have nothing to do with the lives we live on this blue speckled planet. So at times the information is fascinating, while at other times you are rolling your eyes and thinking, “Come back people, say something I can understand. Throw me a bone here.” No wonder people believe in gods. So much easier to think that a sole violent, demanding and all-powerful jerk snapped his fingers and cremated and maintains this complete mess of a universe. So watch and learn, if your brain can hold some of it.
