Interstellar
“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
it is honestly such a blessing to witness Interstellar today in IMAX for it’s 10th year anniversary, just imagine sitting in front those stunning outer-space visuals projected on the massive screen, and hearing hans zimmer’s emotionally charged score blasting on the speaker. one word only - wow. trust me, it feels like you are actually space traveling with the characters, and immersing in that experience just makes me forget that im currently on earth in those 3 hours.
the movie doesn’t just move me with it’s intellectually engaging themes about love, our universe, human existence - but it’s overwhelmingly beautiful and realistic depiction of space and time dilation had really set the standard for sci-fi cinema. thanks to kip thorne - a theoretical physicist consulting for the science in this movie, had transformed the cinematography not just being visually breathtaking but also scientifically accurate in a lot of ways. one of my favourite illustration in the film has got to be the black hole gargantua, the way its gravitational lensing distorts the light around it - creating that glowing disk, is otherworldly and so ethereal.
christopher nolan’s ability to nail a space travel movie with such complex theories like time relativity and gravitational shift, while still make it accessible and heart-touching through the exploration of raw human emotions and the bond we share, is honestly so impressive to pull off. the movie also brings our awareness to the alarming reality of our “global home”, the earth, as well as the urgent needs for human to be selective and considerate with every single one of our action to the environment. one interesting fact that I learned is the interview clips at the beginning of Interstellar - where elderly people talk about dust storms and struggles with farming, are actually real. they were taken from ken burns’ documentary “the dust bowl” (2012), which captured the dust storms that affected them during the great depression. this detail is honestly so thoughtful and grounded in the devastating reality, it highlights the overall theme of the movie so well with the possible dystopian future we might face.
overall, it is a must to see Interstellar in IMAX, and if you do, please stay til the end of the credit to appreciate the wonderful effort and dedication the crews and casts have poured their soul to in the movie. such a masterpiece with it’s powerful storytelling method that seamlessly blends between science - something factual and accurate with emotion - being intimate, subjective and profoundly moving. even more unbelievable that this was made 10 years ago!