“We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”

Christopher Nolan always finds some way to warp the audience’s concept of time. On my first watch of this movie, I didn’t know what to expect at all. I knew it had something to do with the future of human civilization and obviously something to do with space exploration but I never the expected the script to be this complex.

I’ve mentioned it before, but there has never been a film to make me cry. There have been some to bring me close, but not as much as this. Every time I watch Interstellar, I get closer and closer to tears. This is the most emotionally charged movie I have ever seen in my life. 

It’s a combination of some of the greatest acting, directing, cinematography, and score, when all pieced together it’s able to convey the most powerful emotions through a screen.

Who would have thought that the guy who didn’t have much interest in acting, and who first appeared in an underperforming 90’s comedy would go on to give one the best performances in modern cinema? It’s unbelievable how good he was, his performance is without a doubt, in my top 10 favorites, ever.

Matt Damon only had 10 minutes of screentime and was still able to make his character one of the most hated antagonists in any Nolan movie 😂

Unquestionably Hans Zimmer’s best work by far. The score is so beautifully done, and I genuinely believe it could be the greatest score of all time. The film would be nowhere near as good as it was without this music.

As for cinematography, I also think this is one of the most visually pleasing films of all time, with stunning visuals that were accomplished with minimal CGI and gorgeous cinematography.

Even though I’ve seen this movie multiple times, I still can’t get over the way the story progresses. With the multiple plot twists and unexpected events happening like on Miller’s Planet, 

Some of my favorite scenes in all of cinema are in this movie. The scene on Miller’s Planet, the scene where Cooper docks the ship while spinning, and the final black hole scene.

The ending is perfect, I wouldn’t want it any other way. Cooper finally being reunited with his daughter after 70+ years is touching and the closing shot of Amelia on another planet, that of which will hold the future of humanity.

I truly believe this is Christopher Nolan’s best film. Although I haven’t seen The Dark Knight in a while, I think Interstellar surpasses all his other works and is to the point where it’s almost perfect.

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