Plan B
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Plan B is the secret fallback strategy devised by Professor Brand in the film "Interstellar," centered on colonizing distant planets with human embryos when saving Earth's existing population appears impossible.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plan B (Interstellar) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonization strategy
ⓘ
fictional contingency plan ⓘ |
| actualIntendedPriority | primary plan for human survival ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Interstellar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Professor Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | NASA (Interstellar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit | higher probability of species survival ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Plan A (Interstellar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Christopher Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForWork | Interstellar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devisedBy | Professor Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalStatusInStory | controversial ⓘ |
| focusesOn | future generations rather than current population ⓘ |
| genreContext | science fiction ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Lazarus missions (conceptually) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesTheme |
deception
ⓘ
parenthood and future generations ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ survival of the species ⓘ utilitarian ethics ⓘ |
| keptSecretFrom |
Amelia Brand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Endurance crew ⓘ Joseph Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralImplication | abandonment of existing human population on Earth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
ethical dilemma
ⓘ
plot twist ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | Interstellar universe ⓘ |
| opposedByCharacter | Joseph Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Endurance mission objectives ⓘ |
| populationMethod | gradual growth from embryos to colony ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
colonize distant planets
ⓘ
ensure long-term survival of humanity ⓘ |
| publicRationaleGivenAs | backup in case Earth cannot be saved ⓘ |
| reliesOnAssumption | gravitational equation cannot be solved in time ⓘ |
| requiresLocation |
habitable exoplanet
ⓘ
potentially habitable worlds near the wormhole ⓘ |
| revealedByCharacter | Professor Brand (on his deathbed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | loss of all people remaining on Earth ⓘ |
| strategyType |
backup plan
ⓘ
fallback strategy ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | multi-generational ⓘ |
| triggerCondition | failure of Plan A (Interstellar) ⓘ |
| usesResource | frozen human embryos ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Endurance spacecraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
advanced space travel ⓘ embryo storage technology ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 2014 ⓘ |
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