Movie of the Week: Interstellar
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jaceyI loved this movie. Was it really three hours long? There wasn't one moment when I felt it was dragging.
OK, here's the blurb from IMDB. I'm going to avoid plot spoilers.
In the near future, Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving mankind the opportunity to widen its lifespan. A group of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. The crew of the Endurance are required to think bigger and go further than any human in history as they embark on an interstellar voyage into the unknown. Coop, the pilot of the Endurance, must decide between seeing his children again and the future of the human race.
The first, perhaps 45 minutes of this movie established just how damaged earth has become and sets up the strong realtionship between (widowed) Coop (Matthew McConaughey) and his chaildren, particularly his daughter, Murphy. It is also extremely effective at showing dustbowl earth. When Coop - the last man on the planet who has actual experience of a space mission - is dragooned into flying the desperate mission the wrench away from his family is particularly affecting.
There's been a lot of talk about the science behind Interstaellar and i'll leave it up to those far better qualified than me to judge it against sound scientific principles, but as far as I can gather it has tried to use science and extrapolate from what we know. It uses time dialtion to particularly good effect as a plot device. It certainly has verisimilitude, though when it gets to the last sequence - a representation of five dimensional space on the cinema screen it does get a bit 2001, but all is explained.
Just about the only thing I didn't like was the volume of the background music which obscured some of the dialogue - a beef I often have with movies. I didn't dislike the score, just the volume it was mixed at. There's really no excuse for intrusive incidental music.
OK, here's the blurb from IMDB. I'm going to avoid plot spoilers.
In the near future, Earth has been devastated by drought and famine, causing a scarcity in food and extreme changes in climate. When humanity is facing extinction, a mysterious rip in the space-time continuum is discovered, giving mankind the opportunity to widen its lifespan. A group of explorers must travel beyond our solar system in search of a planet that can sustain life. The crew of the Endurance are required to think bigger and go further than any human in history as they embark on an interstellar voyage into the unknown. Coop, the pilot of the Endurance, must decide between seeing his children again and the future of the human race.
The first, perhaps 45 minutes of this movie established just how damaged earth has become and sets up the strong realtionship between (widowed) Coop (Matthew McConaughey) and his chaildren, particularly his daughter, Murphy. It is also extremely effective at showing dustbowl earth. When Coop - the last man on the planet who has actual experience of a space mission - is dragooned into flying the desperate mission the wrench away from his family is particularly affecting.
There's been a lot of talk about the science behind Interstaellar and i'll leave it up to those far better qualified than me to judge it against sound scientific principles, but as far as I can gather it has tried to use science and extrapolate from what we know. It uses time dialtion to particularly good effect as a plot device. It certainly has verisimilitude, though when it gets to the last sequence - a representation of five dimensional space on the cinema screen it does get a bit 2001, but all is explained.
Just about the only thing I didn't like was the volume of the background music which obscured some of the dialogue - a beef I often have with movies. I didn't dislike the score, just the volume it was mixed at. There's really no excuse for intrusive incidental music.
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Date: Nov. 20th, 2014 04:26 pm (UTC)Yeah, there's a horrible time paradox at the heart of the film, but I didn't care. The film is eautiful to watch, passionate and moving. The first time I can remember really addressing insterstellar travel and its impact on film.