Interstellar
Thomas

Review by Thomas Pro

Interstellar 2014

★★★★★

Rewatched Jul 08, 2024

First review

Common opinion: “Christopher Nolan movies are cold and emotionally uninvolving.”
My response: “Then how do you explain the tears running down my face?”

“Interstellar” is a very special film for me, probably because it pushes the right buttons that cater to my taste, in particular my love for apocalyptic fiction and space exploration sci fi, my weakness for touching father/daughter stories, and my anxieties concerning the relentless passage of time. There are few things I love more than conceptually and technically ambitious as well as intellectually incisive science fiction with a beating human heart, and “Interstellar” is the greatest film of the 21st century that falls into that category. I still think that some of the exposition dialogue is quite clunky but I honestly don´t care about that anymore, since everything else is so magnificent. This includes the spectacular visuals (cinematography, production design, and special effects, especially the use of miniature effects) and several awe-inspiring, brilliantly directed sequences, the fascinating and thought-provoking ideas, themes, and scientific as well as philosophical concepts, the phenomenal ensemble cast led by Matthew McConaughey, the respectful nods to Kubrick, Tarkovsky, Scott, and other giants of the genre, and the most soul-stirring, transcendent score of Hans Zimmer´s career. Yet what truly makes “Interstellar” my favorite Nolan film is the emotional punch. Everything concerning the Cooper and Murph relationship pulls at my heartstrings and the way the film ties the fate of humanity to the love between father and daughter is both immensely powerful and masterfully constructed. Some people call it cheesy but honestly, I´m amazed and grateful that in this era of cynicism and within the typically cerebral science fiction genre, Christopher Nolan has crafted such a sincere and grandiose celebration of love, family, and human connection. “Interstellar” is grand, epic, and majestic yet at the same time intimate, personal, and deeply resonating. It´s a glorious cinematic achievement.

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