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A death notice opens a confrontation about Plan A. Scientific explanations of black holes and gravity become evidence in an argument over secrecy, sacrifice, and who gets to decide humanity’s future.
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Chapters 13 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 04:34 1× English only
00:00 Dr. Brand, I'm sorry to tell you that your father died today. 00:02 He had no pain. 00:06 He was at peace. 00:10 I'm sorry for your loss. 00:14 Is that Murph? 00:16 She's... She's grown. 00:18 Brand, did you know? 00:21 He told you, right? 00:26 You knew. 00:29 This was all a sham . 00:31 You left us here . 00:35 To suffocate. 00:39 To starve. 00:44 Did my father know too? 00:48 Dad? 00:51 I just want to know... 00:54 ...if you left me here to die. 00:59 I just have to know. 01:06 Cooper, my... 01:09 My father dedicated... 01:12 ...his whole life to Plan A. I have no idea what she's talking about. 01:18 I do. 01:25 He never even hoped to get the people off the Earth? 01:28 No. 01:34 But he's been trying to solve the gravity equation for 40 years. 01:38 Amelia, your father solved his equation before I even left. 01:42 Then why wouldn't he use it? 01:44 The equation couldn't reconcile relativity with quantum mechanics. You need more. 01:48 More? More what? 01:50 More data . You need to see into a black hole . 01:53 The laws of nature prohibit a naked singularity. 01:56 Romilly, is that true? 01:58 If a black hole is an oyster, then the singularity's the pearl inside. 02:02 The gravity's so strong, it's always hidden in darkness... 02:05 ...behind the horizon. 02:08 That's why we call it a black hole. 02:10 Okay, but if we see beyond the horizon... 02:14 We can't, Coop. 02:16 There are some things that aren't meant to be known. 02:19 Your father had to find another way to save the human race from extinction. 02:23 Plan B. A colony. 02:25 Why not tell people? 02:28 - Why keep building those stations? - He knew how hard it would be... 02:31 ...to get people to work together to save the species instead of themselves. 02:36 Or their children. 02:37 Bullshit. 02:38 You never would've come unless you believed you would save them. 02:41 Evolution has yet to transcend that simple barrier. 02:44 We can care deeply, selflessly about... 02:47 ...those we know, but that empathy rarely extends beyond our line of sight . 02:51 But the lie. 02:56 That monstrous lie? 02:59 Unforgivable. 03:01 And he knew that. 03:03 He was prepared to destroy his own humanity in order to save the species. 03:08 - He made an incredible sacrifice. -No. 03:11 An incredible sacrifice is being made by the people on Earth who are gonna die! 03:17 Because in his fucking arrogance... 03:19 ...he declared their case hopeless. 03:22 I'm sorry, Cooper... 03:24 ...their case is hopeless. 03:26 No. No. 03:29 We are the future. 03:34 Cooper, what can I do? 03:39 Let me go home. 03:41 You're absolutely positive? 03:44 His solution was correct. He'd had it for years. 03:47 - It's worthless? - It's half the answer. 03:51 Okay, how do you find the other half? 03:54 Out there? A black hole. 03:56 - But stuck down here on Earth? - Yeah? 04:00 I'm not sure you can. 04:04 God, they just pack up and leave. 04:08 What are they hoping to find? 04:11 Survival. 04:19 Damn it. 04:23 Murph, don't...? Don't people have a right to know ? 04:28 Panic won't help. We just have to keep working, same as ever. 04:32 But isn't that exactly what Professor Brand was manipulating us to do? Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 14 Collocation 11 Grammar 1 Pronunciation 2
P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:10 sorry for your something sorry for your something
useful phrase I'm sorry for your loss. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:10 I'm sorry Stress the key words. I'm sorry for your loss. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:29 all a sham something all a sham something
useful phrase This was all a sham . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:29 all a sham Practice linking the words. This was all a sham . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:31 left us here something left us here something
useful phrase You left us here . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:38 gravity equation something gravity equation something
useful phrase Amelia, your father solved his equation before I even left. G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:44 couldn't reconcile relativity main clause: The main clause states the speaker’s judgment. The equation couldn't reconcile relativity with quantum mechanics. You need more. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:50 More data something More data something
useful phrase More data . You need to see into a black hole . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:50 black hole something black hole something
useful phrase More data . You need to see into a black hole . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:19 human race something human race something
useful phrase Your father had to find another way to save the human race from extinction. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:31 save the species something save the species something
useful phrase ...to get people to work together to save the species instead of themselves. P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:47 line of sight something line of sight something
useful phrase ...those we know, but that empathy rarely extends beyond our line of sight . P Collocation B1 ↩ 03:03 in order to something in order to something
useful phrase He was prepared to destroy his own humanity in order to save the species. P Collocation B1 ↩ 04:23 right to know something right to know something
useful phrase Murph, don't...? Don't people have a right to know ?
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✦ Vocabulary B1 ↩ 00:02 sorry for your loss useful expression auto-pauses In the scene The characters speak under pressure as the mission’s truth emerges.We need more information before deciding. In daily life Let’s review the evidence before we act. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:29 all a sham useful expression auto-pauses In the scene The characters speak under pressure as the mission’s truth emerges.We need more information before deciding. In daily life Let’s review the evidence before we act. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:59 save the human race useful expression auto-pauses In the scene The characters speak under pressure as the mission’s truth emerges.We need more information before deciding. In daily life Let’s review the evidence before we act. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:42 naked singularity useful expression auto-pauses In the scene The characters speak under pressure as the mission’s truth emerges.We need more information before deciding. In daily life Let’s review the evidence before we act. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 02:05 beyond the horizon useful expression auto-pauses In the scene The characters speak under pressure as the mission’s truth emerges.We need more information before deciding. In daily life Let’s review the evidence before we act.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “This was all a sham.”
Why it's great
The short line carries pressure through restraint.
Use it yourself
The plan is still possible.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Survival details create urgency. Short replies shift power. Technical terms can carry emotion.
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What does this exchange do? It turns mission facts into a confrontation.
What does this exchange do? It turns mission facts into a confrontation.
What does this exchange do? It turns mission facts into a confrontation.
