It's not as complicated as
Incpetion, not as fast-paced as
Memento, and not as action-packed as
The Dark Knight, but it's still a visually-stunning, intelligent movie that delivers the Christopher Nolan we've come to know. Although it's not for everyone and not everyone will like it.
Here's my review:
Interstellar Fact Box
Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure
Running Time: 169 min (2 hr 40 min)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain
Summary: When the world heads towards its end, a group of astronauts travel into a newly-discovered wormhole near Saturn to find a new world for colonization.
Rating: PG-13
Release Date(s): November 7, 2014
Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/
Director and Writer: Christopher Nolan (
Inception, Memento, The Dark Knight)
Brief Plot Overview: Changes in the atmosphere are causing decrease in oxygen and duststorms are causing famine. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), his father (John Lithgow), and his two children, Murph and Tom live on their huge farm, trying to grow the last crop that can grow: corn. But the corn production won't last long, so the world is slowly coming to an end. Suffocation and starvation will wipe out humanity, but there's one hope: Murph's room.
In her room, there's a bookshelf, and apparently her sense of a supernatural presence has been popping up for a while, as books fall and she feels like she can hear things. When a dust storm blows in, the window in her room is left open. Cooper and his daughter run up and close the window, only to discover a unique pattern on the floor from flown-in dust. They figure out their coordinates to the remnants of NASA, which Cooper used to work for as a test pilot before turning farmer, and he reluctantly gets pulled in a last effort to save the world. Cooper pilots a ship to a newly-discovered wormhole near Saturn and he, Brand (Anne Hathaway), Doyle (Wes Bentley), and Romilly (David Gyasi), attached to a orbit-shaped space station, carrying fertilized eggs, and hoping that they're really prepared for what's to come when they enter into the new galaxy and continue humanity in other worlds.
What I Liked: First thing's first, Hans Zimmer, who's composed the music for other Nolan films, was amazing,
as usual. And next, Christopher Nolan's film was mind-bending, visually-stunning, and thought-provoking
as usual. I'm not complaining though, because I really liked this film while watching, but afterwards, I can't describe it, I have mixed feelings (I'll list those in the "What I Disliked"), but here's for the things I liked. The acting was great, especially from McConaughey, Hathaway, and Chastain, the cinematography was very nice, the special effects (weird for Nolan, considering he usually creates his own visual effects) were good, and the plot, as of plots of
Inception and
Memento, was smart and complex, like Physics class. Also, the famine part of Nolan's Earth-ending situation seemed pretty realistic, or at least more realistic than a meteor or zombies. Good work, Nolan; add to that the fact that there was a line the length of four school buses outside the theater, so you did good buddy.
What I Disliked: Like I said, now that I think about it, I have mixed feelings. It's definitely not for everyone, as it's slow-paced and a thinker, without much action and more drama. so again, Physics class.
2001: A Space Odyssey, even following some similar plot situations like traveling through a wormhole, silent outer space scenes, making something as simple as landing or attaching or detaching the most dramatic thing ever, and someone (like HAL-9000) part of the team turning their back (if I continue, they'll be spoilers), and the belief that a higher power watching over the human race (hint: Giant Floating Chocolate Bar in
2001). This was definitely the most emotional of Nolan's films, even to the point where it was honestly a little cheesy and sappy (Hathaway's character explaining that love is like a scientific connection that can pass through the borders of time and space was enough for me) and that affected the ending as well, as it wasn't just dragged on, but closer and closer to the end, like some other Nolan movies, it was rushed without clear explanation. Although, Nolan's best,
The Dark Knight and
Inception have their flaws, so I shouldn't judge it that much. It's still everything we love and expect from Nolan and is a modern representation of
2001, which also isn't bad either.
In a sense it felt like Nolan was remaking
Conclusion: Not Nolan's best, but still delivering Nolan's great filmmaking style nevertheless.
Rating:
8.5 out of 10
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