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Interstellar is Christopher Nolan’s newest sprawling epic and if you’ve seen many of my posts here on movieforums then you probably know that I am not the biggest Christopher Nolan fan. That being said, I was extremely impressed with Interstellar and was completely blown away
by the end of the film.
First of all I can’t really give away anything about the story because I don’t want to spoil anything. But let me say that Interstellar is not a particularly fast paced movie. But once you get into the story you won’t be able to look away. There are some slight pacing issues at times, since it goes from long talking sequences to thrilling sequences at the blink of an eye at times and it can be a bit jarring. Also, there are some really confusing things about the film. For one, the constant technical science gibberish is confusing and at times I think it comes off as a bit pretentious, like Nolan is saying “ok, we know lots about science and we’ll just have a ton of lines full of science that the average moviegoer won’t understand and we’ll seem really smart!” Well, at least that’s kind of how I saw it. These lines ultimately ended up making the audience more confused and didn’t really take the story anywhere. Also, they needed more Casey Affleck and some of the character’s decisions were hard to make sense of. But other than those things, the story was great, especially in the last hour of the film. In my opinion, the last hour of the film was the best part, and was worth the entire 2 hour 49 minute running time alone. It really builds well to that spectacular ending, and an amazing twist.
Let’s move on to acting.
Of course the acting was really good in this film especially from McConaughey. Some of the other characters probably should have been a little more fleshed out but the acting was pretty much great all around. (Not to mention a surprise guest later on in the film). There’s not much else to say. McConaughey is as good as you would expect him to be and you really feel the emotion in the emotional scenes thanks to his performance. Let’s move on to camerawork.
The camerawork and imagery was really spectacular in Interstellar. This is one of the strongest things about the film. I can’t give away too much, but there are some truly beautiful scenes and some mind boggling visuals throughout the film. Definitely see this on the big screen while you have the chance because it was quite the experience, especially for the visuals.
Music was another huge plus for this film. The music certainly pays homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey and the music really helps to keep the mood and fits very well with the film.
Overall Interstellar is a powerful piece of cinema with amazing visuals and music and the last hour or so of the film is really spectacular. When I began walking out of the theater I was shaking just a little bit because I was so blown away. This really was a great experience, and I highly suggest that everyone go see this while it’s still in the theaters. It was great to see on the big screen and if you just watch this when it comes out on dvd/bluray then you’ll be hitting yourself saying “why didn’t I see this on the big screen??” Interstellar did have a few issues, but as a whole I really enjoyed it and found it to be one of the best films of the year by far. Please go see Interstellar in the theater. Please.
4.3 out of 5
Interstellar is Christopher Nolan’s newest sprawling epic and if you’ve seen many of my posts here on movieforums then you probably know that I am not the biggest Christopher Nolan fan. That being said, I was extremely impressed with Interstellar and was completely blown away
by the end of the film.
First of all I can’t really give away anything about the story because I don’t want to spoil anything. But let me say that Interstellar is not a particularly fast paced movie. But once you get into the story you won’t be able to look away. There are some slight pacing issues at times, since it goes from long talking sequences to thrilling sequences at the blink of an eye at times and it can be a bit jarring. Also, there are some really confusing things about the film. For one, the constant technical science gibberish is confusing and at times I think it comes off as a bit pretentious, like Nolan is saying “ok, we know lots about science and we’ll just have a ton of lines full of science that the average moviegoer won’t understand and we’ll seem really smart!” Well, at least that’s kind of how I saw it. These lines ultimately ended up making the audience more confused and didn’t really take the story anywhere. Also, they needed more Casey Affleck and some of the character’s decisions were hard to make sense of. But other than those things, the story was great, especially in the last hour of the film. In my opinion, the last hour of the film was the best part, and was worth the entire 2 hour 49 minute running time alone. It really builds well to that spectacular ending, and an amazing twist.
Let’s move on to acting.
Of course the acting was really good in this film especially from McConaughey. Some of the other characters probably should have been a little more fleshed out but the acting was pretty much great all around. (Not to mention a surprise guest later on in the film). There’s not much else to say. McConaughey is as good as you would expect him to be and you really feel the emotion in the emotional scenes thanks to his performance. Let’s move on to camerawork.
The camerawork and imagery was really spectacular in Interstellar. This is one of the strongest things about the film. I can’t give away too much, but there are some truly beautiful scenes and some mind boggling visuals throughout the film. Definitely see this on the big screen while you have the chance because it was quite the experience, especially for the visuals.
Music was another huge plus for this film. The music certainly pays homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey and the music really helps to keep the mood and fits very well with the film.
Overall Interstellar is a powerful piece of cinema with amazing visuals and music and the last hour or so of the film is really spectacular. When I began walking out of the theater I was shaking just a little bit because I was so blown away. This really was a great experience, and I highly suggest that everyone go see this while it’s still in the theaters. It was great to see on the big screen and if you just watch this when it comes out on dvd/bluray then you’ll be hitting yourself saying “why didn’t I see this on the big screen??” Interstellar did have a few issues, but as a whole I really enjoyed it and found it to be one of the best films of the year by far. Please go see Interstellar in the theater. Please.
4.3 out of 5