Interstellar (2014): Cinema's Finest

‘Interstellar’ is Nolan’s most philosophically colossal, and technologically revolutionary work. It’s profound brilliance cannot be understated, having Nolan’s cold mechanical precision on scientific and intellectual fronts, yet punctuated with deeply universal themes of love, family and responsibility. It’s a golden blend of humanitarian storytelling and philosophising.

Christopher Nolan has a knack for technically revolutionising films, but he out did himself with ‘ ‘Interstellar’ creating a computer from scratch with the sole purpose of generating a physically accurate digital model of a black hole. It has, for real, shaped scientists understanding of space-time and black-holes. Nolan... good going.

I don’t believe film could look any better than the VFX and practical effects put to screen here. Even with imagery that’s so bizarre and unearthly, whether it’s an horrifying planet or the inside of a wormhole, it’s convincing in its entirety. The way the light shimmers off the spacecraft exteriors, dream-like alien weather and to the scale of seeing specks race across the event horizon of a black hole is gorgeous. Even when shooting on earth, the cornfield was planted in real life for the film. You are watching an actual car running down corn and you can tell. All this effort will make ‘Interstellar’ timeless (no pun intended).

The screenplay written by both the Nolan brothers is perfectly spliced with juicy sci-fi plot, that’s mind-bending to think is based in reality, and these truly human stories. In this sense there’s an impending undertone about humanities, religion (a traditional belief in a powerful ‘other’) and faith. This is seen during the realisation of what the ‘ghost’ our characters had had faith in actually was the whole time.

This theme of having faith in humanity is so important today more than ever, as many people, particularly younger people, have a very nihilistic and cynical view of the human race.

Narratively from an entertainment perspective, you will not find sequences more intense than those that you’ll find here, specifically during the final hour. The whole film is deeply rooted into dread of the extinction of the human race and because of its incredible structure and pacing you feel that clock ticking. Every second has you routing for the characters, especially when you have Hans Zimmer’s time-bomb score biting at your heels. This also leads to one of the most jarring and emotional scenes in film history, which without spoiling, is something that feels all too inevitable and real for an audience.

I wish I could write more including a total breakdown of the whole story and it’s stunning inter weaving themes, but if I did the experienced would be lessened for you and I’d rather recommend you see this masterful movie than write my lengthy spoiler review (which you might avoid because of spoilers).

“INTERSTELLAR” (2014) is a perfect movie, and I think it’s an essential for everyone to see.