Interstellar

Wow, what a movie to start the year off. This is a film I’ve been holding back on watching for a while because of the length, but I’m glad I’ve finally got around to watching it. Without a doubt this is one of the films that I can see why it has such a crazy following and I get the amount of praise this gets. Interstellar is a masterpiece in writing and directing. This story is one of the most powerful and inspiring stories I’ve seen in a movie ever. I love the way this film portrays family and their bonds. Everyone in the family plays a great role in this movie (both in the movie and performance). They’re so good at portraying emotions in this movie and it feels real. The obvious standout is Murphy (all iterations really, but especially the young version). This is probably one of the best child performances I’ve seen in a movie so far. I can feel the emotion in her voice when her dad is about to leave and she doesn’t want him to go. It’s so emotional and you just know that she really loves him. Then obviously we have Cooper, played by Matthew McConaughey. I haven’t watched too many of his movies yet, but this is such a great performance by him and could be one of my favorites. Some of the scenes he’s in are genuinely all time scenes. Especially the ocean scene, definitely one of my favorite scenes ever now. It’s filled with anxiety and fear, it truly makes you feel the intensity in the situation. It also shows how impossible it looks to get out of this situation, it makes you feel trapped and isolated with nothing but water. It is truly one of the best scenes I’ve watched ever. He’s also just really really good in the last hour of this movie. He shows so much range in his emotions in the last hour it’s insane. Easily one of the best performances I’ve seen in a movie. To get to the actual story though, it’s insanely well done. It’s such a interesting plot about the planet dying and having to get people somewhere else for survival. Obviously this relates to real life very much and is becoming increasingly more real in everyday life. The way this movie goes about telling this story is very interesting though, because it goes about it in a realistic, but at the same time, kinda future way. It’s cool seeing this technology they use in the movie to solve problems they come across. It’s a really cool idea because it mixes reality with fiction and comes out in a perfect way for a movie. Now I want to talk about the cinematography. Without a doubt, this is one the greatest shot movies and also has some of the best visuals effects for a movie I’ve seen (maybe the best). It makes a lot of sense why this movie was an academy award winner in that sense. The scenes in this movie in space are some of the most beautiful scenes in all of cinema. They are so awesome and eye popping to look at. It’s just straight up eye candy, it’s so great. I adore the colors they use in space and in the whole film as well. They’re just so nice on the eye. It’s very mesmerizing to just stare at some of these scenes and just take in the scene for how beautiful it is. This happens so many times throughout this film it’s crazy. The way this film is shot is also some of the best directing I’ve seen and only someone like Nolan could pull something off like this. The IMAX scenes and even just the regular shots in this movie are just insane to look at. They straight up just mess with your brain because of how it’s being shot. One of the better examples I can think of is the docking scene, it’s such a great scene with great camera work that truly takes it to the next level. I’m also briefly going to talk about the score. The score for this movie is incredible, but everyone already knows that. I just want to say that though because Hans Zimmer is honestly a legend and just one of the best composers ever. The music adds so much to these scenes, no matter what the scene is about, he puts a great track behind to fit the mood perfectly. Easy recommend to anyone and easily one of my favorite films now.