Yeah, there are always people who don't like Nolan movies. No doubt this one (and probably Inception) are the most polarizing because you have to buy into the story. If you don't, then it will be a waste of time for you. The visuals are great, the acting is great, but you have to buy into it. No doubt, the final act of Interstellar is far-fetched, but I thought it was pretty cool.
Not real sure I could sit thru a 3hr movie. It would have to be one helluva flick for that. Small sodas a must.
Like all of Nolan's longer films, it goes by really fast. Doesn't feel that long. Plus you get immersed into the world they have created. Kind of nice to take a small break from the world we are living in.
The Docking/imperfect lock scene might be my favorite scene of a film this year, mainly because of the moment and the music. That music fuck me...
Yeah great moment! My favorite thing about Interstellar is that you are WITH THEM on this journey. You learn things as they learn them. Then at the end you are tired and like "I just went through alot." Haha, at least that is how I felt.
Just got around to seeing Interstellar this weekend. I gave it an 8 out of ten, which by my standards means it was very good, but not great, and while worth watching not sure I will see it again. As for Nolan, I am not a fanboy of his Batman films, and have not seen Inception, but liked this one enough, so I perhaps don't fit into the polarization that you must see in many others. I do like the big sci fi thoughts part of this film, which inevitably compares in my mind to other films, especially 2001. Which I thought was a spectacular film. Interesting to compare them, which I will briefly only do by saying 2001 succeeded on a thematic level that did not require too much reference to if you will purely scientific fantasies, however closely based on actual science. As Interstellar chose to do. Why is that connection a problem? It makes me wonder what the purpose of it all was, despite my appreciation for thinking big thoughts. On one level I think many viewers came away from the film with an appreciation of the apocalyptic angle of Man's degradation of Earth, which frankly gave the film much of its force. This angle was attached to the sci fi physics and theories of different dimensions (I know I am simplifying the whole thing here, to some probably in an aggravating way) - I know its fans think that this added up nicely, but I found it a kind of jarring connection. I also had somewhat high expectations for the acting, being a big fan of Jessica Chastain (well, not a huge fan, but she's among the top actresses working today, imo), and an increasing appreciation for McConaghy's work. I also think Matt Damon is very good, not so much a fan of Anne Hathaway, and of course having people like John Lithgow and the great Michael Caine in there did not hurt at all. Chastain in fact was excellent, but I thought Damon's performance was off somehow. Meanwhile Hathaway was better than I expected, and the girl playing Murphy did an excellent imitation of how Chastain must have been as a child. Heh. Anyway, did anyone else feel like Nolan incorporates these high concept elements in his films not so much to really explore them as to make his audience feel smarter because they can "understand" them? Perhaps I am being too cynical. Also I won't get into whether the theoretical elements are plausible or risk edging over into the plot hole argument, as that would not be fair. But I did find one element rather problematic, which is how did Coop know where the NASA base was? Even adding in the time loop business, it would seem that either he had to have known about its location "first" at some point, or in fact some one, perhaps one of the fifth dimension entities, had to have told him about it. But the film does not even imply it was another human, and the possibility it was a non-human entity undercuts the really fantastic notoin that humans themselves evolved into beings capable of understanding fourht and fifth dimensions, and coming back in time and all that. Which reminded me of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure when they put the keys to the station wagon in the bookcase at the police station. "Don't forget to come back in time and put them there!" Still, a good film. Glad I saw it.
I think it's a much different film and even if you hated Inception, you might like this one. It is visually really very well done. _
I don't know why but this reminded me of that old SNL skit. It's was better than Cats. I'm going to see it again and again. _
