The original post: /r/movies by /u/UserWolfz on 2025-01-04 15:59:21.

Hi, all

In the movie Interstellar, it was specified that the Lazarus mission to look for habitable planets was launched 10 years before the movie timeline started. So, it’s been 10 years since dr. miller started from earth, i.e. even if we take all that time as the time spend on the Miller’s planet, miller could not have been there on the planet for more than just an hour due to the time dilation. Does that mean miller concluded it as a potential yes in such incredibly less time? a potential yes that decides the fate of the entire human race was decided in an hour? miller could not have possibly explored the entire planet or even a fraction of it in such less time.

Am I missing something or is it a mistake in the plot?

EDIT : I now realise I probably missed the retransmission detail when I watched it 10 years back( still can’t remember it tbh 😅). The re-release got me thinking about this suddenly. Either way, thank you for the clarification in the comments.