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Science Fiction is the genre that majority of the movies I watch are grouped in. So naturally, after seeing a trailer before The Desolation of Smaug for a new film called "Interstellar", I was somewhat interested. The real hook came when I saw it was from director Christopher Nolan. I knew from that point that this was a movie to definitely go see...and yes, I'm very glad I did.
STORY
Sometime in the near future, the world is experiencing famine, and the government can't feed the population. Everyman farmer " Cooper", who previously was a NASA pilot/engineer, struggles to hold his family together during the hard time they're facing. When a mysterious "ghost" leaves a morse code message in Murphy's bedroom (Cooper's Daughter), he decodes the message to find coordinates. After arriving at the location, he finds a secretly still operating NASA planning to launch a group of Humans through a wormhole, to star system, with three planets, one of which they know is habitable, because in 50 years, earth will no longer be able to support life. Dr. Brand, who is in charge, says that 12 humans, were sent to 12 separate worlds to collect data 10 years ago, and they're sending a crew of 4 to set the landing lights for humanities exodus if possible. He then reveals to Cooper that despite him not knowing of this mission, he's the only person on earth capable of leading such a mission, due to his background in engineering. Cooper reluctantly agrees, knowing it's the only way to save his kids Tom and Murphy. He, and his team of scientist's then leave, an route to the singularity, in to the uncharted reaches of space.
CONTENT
The language in the film is not frequent, and it apparently had really strong language , but I didn't hear it. It's not that violent either, a couple of characters die in explosions and such, but besides fist fight between Matthew McCaughnahey and Matt Damon, there really no violence. I think that its more so rated PG-13 for the (no pun intended) Gravity of the situation. I mean the world is ending, and this group is probably a Mole of light years away with no help, and nothing outside the capsule except for the void of space. As with any distopian/apocalyptic future story, it could be too intense for some viewers, due to what it leaves you thinking afterwords.
THOUGHTS
Many movies I've been to, but there's never been one I've seen that was like Interstellar. The plot was original, and mind blowing...like really mind blowing. It's becoming very rare that a movie be this original these days, and to be honest, I wasn't expecting it to be as great as it was. In terms of how great it seriously was, It's up there with the likes of "Gone With The Wind", "West Side Story", and "The Empire Strikes Back". I love movies that leave you speechless at the end, and this is one of those, that not a word could be spoken, because the church bells were all broken. Whenever they entered the wormhole, the craft began to violently shake, and the speakers got so loud, the cinema was shaking at several points, which really added to the effect of you being there in the story. I saw it on a smaller screen, but if you can, I would recommend seeing it in IMAX, it's one of those movies that was born for an IMAX screen. Even though the price is higher, the movie was almost unjustified on the screen I saw it on, and I can't imagine seeing it on a TV the first time you watch it (it just wouldn't be the same). Really where this film shines is it's interpretation on relativity, and the imagery used for the Wormhole, blackwholes, and planets. The Score was also moving, and is being added to my collection soon, and yes as alway's it was composed by Hans Zimmer.
The Verdict
It's one of the greatest Sci-Fi films every made, and a definite must watch. Despite the hefty 2:55 run time, it actually seemed to go by too fast. Nolan has created probably the best film I've ever been in a cinema to see. The groundbreaking genius of the plot will have my mind reeling for days, and definitely telling people what they missed. The cool thing about Interstellar, is that it's a movie Sci-Fi geeks like me enjoy, and it's scientifically accurate, so that physics officals won't start complaining about it. If you haven't yet, go catch Interstellar before it leaves cinemas, I can attest that it's a definitely more worth it ticket than Mockingjay and Big Hero Six (Yeah, it's because of the run time).
10 out of 10
This is this first time in the history of VGTR, that a movie has gotten a perfect score, and hopefully won't be the last☺
live long and watch this movie
