Interstellar (2014) Review (Spoiler Warning!)

A few weeks ago, I decided to sit, watch, and finish Interstellar. In the past, I haven’t brought myself to start or even finish this spectacular film. But I recently pushed myself to watch one of Christopher Nolan’s epics, rather than watching Endgame for the nth time (nothing against Marvel).

Before I share my thoughts about the film, I am giving a spoiler warning ahead. I will be sharing some major and minor plot points from the film. So, if you haven’t watched Interstellar yet, better watch it first and return here for our review.

Synopsis

Interstellar tells how a father’s love would go to lengths, just to save his family from catastrophe. Cooper, played by Matthew McConaughey, is a farmer and NASA pilot who sees that the world is slowly becoming inhabitable. In order to save humanity from extinction, Cooper, along with other scientists like Dr. Brand (Anne Hathaway) must head to space and search for a new habitable place for humanity. This movie is written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan and directed by Christopher Nolan himself.

The Good

Interstellar is a visually stunning spectacular film! Christopher Nolan made a movie that is scientifically accurate and story rich. The movie is packed with scientific mambo jumbo but if you focused yourself, and do not look at your phone, like really pay attention to the film, it is simply basic. Anyone can comprehend and can easily understand the plot of the movie.

Visual effects were astronomical, no pun intended. Every scene in the movie is perfect. The cinematography is truly wonderful. A masterpiece. The shots they made on Earth until they were in space and on another planet, it was all beautifully made, even though most shots had CGI or were done on a blue screen. I have no complaints whatsoever when it comes to the film’s cinematography.

As for sound design and original soundtrack, Interstellar has one of the most iconic music we can have. Composed by the awesome Hans Zimmer, this movie’s music would let you immerse in it. It is best to watch it on a wide screen with sound surround as well as on your personal computer with your headset on.

When it comes to the story, Interstellar has a solid narrative. The premise of the story is simple yet it would tug at your heartstrings. Although I have seen memes around the Internet where Matthew McConaughey was sobbing, I never knew that I would sob with him when I saw the entire scene and somehow felt what the scene was all about. The point that Cooper lost two decades from his family by him just merely spending time on an alien planet for an hour was gut-wrenching. And the thought that his family on Earth thought that he abandoned them was heartbreaking.

The story would let you hooked from the beginning till the end. The stakes were humane and close to realism. The characters you meet were human and you can easily empathize with what they are going through. As I said earlier, the story’s theme is generally simple, time. Anyone who loves Sci-Fi with a mix of realism and heart to the story, this is for you!

The Bad

A little nitpick I have for the movie is that its third act is a bit of a stretch and dragging. Although it was spectacular to know that it was Cooper all along, that he was the one who gave the coordinates for his past self. I also like its visuals, but not the entire stretch. It somehow made me kinda woozy watching it. I am not saying that this is a bad thing for the film, it is just that the scene became a drag to watch. I understood its significance in the story, it just felt that we stayed on that scene for too long.

The Tidbit

“Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends time and space.”

Brand, Interstellar (2014)

Our love for our parents, our friends, and special someone would be the ones that would stay despite what happens to us. Calamities may happen, chaos may occur, and love will continue even if we are no longer in this world. This is what is shown in the film. Despite Murph cultivating hatred towards his father, in the end, love persisted. Despite their distance, Murph’s love for his father became the tool to find a way to rescue humanity.

We may be going through tough times. You may be in disagreement with a friend or family member. But don’t let your hate or unforgiving heart rule your heart. It is best to feel our anger and let it go. If we let anger seep into our lives, we create boundaries in our lives, telling others that we do not need them. We cut them off from our lives and ultimately realize that we should’ve not burned those bridges down.

Take time to be angry. Take time to feel your emotions. But at the end of the day, let us choose to forgive. Let us choose to love. Because in the end, we only have each other for the rest of our lives.

The Verdict

With a minor nitpick, Interstellar is a mind trip that you want to return to sometime. The movie is filled with scientific jargon but at its heart is a story about love despite the distance in space and time. People should at least watch this movie and learn human principles in this sci-fi movie. With that said, I am rating this movie with a…

10/10!

That’s it for our movie review for now! If you are looking for other content, you can check out my latest review of the third film in the John Wick franchise. Stay tuned as I will be giving my thoughts on my first experience with the Fast and the Furious franchise!