Monday, November 24, 2014

Interstellar - Stellar of a movie

Interstellar - Last few days, i have been going through a lot of reviews, comments. videos, even tutorials !!! on this movie. Some people love it, some see it as an extravagant effort to depict mediocrity and some people are confused on the "ending".

Some of the reasons attributed are:


  1. Confused Ending - the end is where the debate continues. How can it be possible. How can everything be so perfect in the end. How can both the plan succeed. A lot of unanswered questions on time travel. space travel, role of gravity....
  2. Loud Music - complaints that the music was too loud for the dialogues to be heard
  3. Gaps in reasoning and dis-coherent screenplay - Some questions like why did NASA not contact the protagonist, why the best amongst of astronaut turned evil, repeated dialogues on the need for explorations and getting away from an agrarian society.


But leaving aside all the lacuna and drawbacks that are attributed, I feel the movie did inspire !!! The reason i am writing this blog after a long hiatus can be a good validation for this.

For me, the movie scores in totality !!!- Not because of scientific terms, the concept of love or anything else ...Here are my reasons:
  • Does everything need answering: For me, just enjoy the spectacle and story. Reasoning is there for each scene and its a movie and not a science course....A lot of people have tried to answer to answer the time confusion....here is one attempt....not by me !!.
Interstellar Movie Timeline. by sivadigitalart on deviantART
  • Spectacle: Movies like this take the movie technology forward. Ambitious plans ( growing acres of corn for realistic imagery, using IMAX camera to capture the Space near perfectly and capturing the view from a single person's vision are some of the things which i liked the most.
  • Reinvigorates the interest in science - I need not say more - I ended up reading more about Warm holes, relativity, O Neil Cylinders etc
  • Hans Zimmer soundtrack
  • Amazing script of amalgamation of  time , gravity ,relativity and human survival instincts.
  • Father Daugher relationship between Cooper and Murph and Dr Brand and Amelie
  • And the last one - my favorite one - the wonderful recitation of the prose by Dr. Brand - Definitely Quite Inspiring....And i end this one with that...Do let me know your feedback on this blog..


Do not go gentle into that good night
Dylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light........

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