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A Cognitively fascinating space journey‘Interstellar’ is Christopher Nolan’s 9th feature film as a director and inspired by American physicist Kip Thorne’s work, who is also a scientific consultant and executive producer for the movie. Christopher works with his brother Jonathan helming the script for the movie. The film tells a story of a group of space travelers who make use a newly-found wormhole to find the solution for earth’s raging problem. Matthew McConaughey plays Cooper, one of the people assigned with the noble task. Cooper’s team includes Brand (Anne Hathaway), Doyle (Wes Bentley), Romilly (David Gyasi), and an uber-smart robot TARS (voiced by Bill Irwin). Meanwhile, Cooper has to deal with his family, especially his daughter Murphy (Mackenzie Foy plays the juvenile version while Jessica Chastain plays the adult version) regarding his departure. This is by far the most ambitious film from Christopher Nolan. The scope of the film is epic, ranging from the end of the earth to the powerful unseen entity beyond human knowledge. The cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema is sharp and beautiful. I have this one favorite scene in the beginning of the movie where Cooper and his kids driving across the corn fields that is just simply breathtaking. Let’s not forget about the score by Hans Zimmer, bewitching and heart-wrenching at the same time. The film also doesn't shy showing Nolan’s most obvious footprint, a sophisticated story conveyed by sophisticated script. This one unfortunately has its own advantage and disadvantage. The plus point is the script successfully shows the masterful skill of the Nolan bros in transforming such a complicated, science-packed material into a worth-watching film. BUT Sadly, it appears to me that the biggest problem in the movie is also somehow laid in the script. It’s kind of hard for me to relate to what the characters feel. This is (probably) because the science aspect itself, which (to me) is more dominant than the emotional aspect of the film. Make no mistake here, there are tons of scenes which are intended to drain the viewers emotionally. It’s not that I’m blaming the film for rely heavily on science. It’s actually a good thing and the science depicted in the film is not nonsense. I only think that the film demands us to invest most of our energy to try to understand what happens in it, so that we only have a little energy left to try to care with what happens to the characters and how they respond to it. Lastly, I can’t seem to talk about Interstellar without comparing it with last year’s ‘Gravity’. Well, I’m not talking about the story here. I’m talking about the experience watching both films in IMAX, which I personally think ‘Gravity’ did it better. But hey, some people say that the definition of a great film is the one which can catapult a global discussion. In that sense, I believe ‘Interstellar’ is 100% succeed.
Final score : 3.5/5
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