INTERSTELLAR (2014) Review

WARNING: (SEMI-) SPOILER!

This motion picture merges two of my favorite movie genres: Post-Apocalyptic drama and “Outer Space” science fiction.

I never thought I would ever like a film starring Matthew McConaughey, yet here I am. Don’t get me wrong, I still think McConaughey’s general acting skills stink! He practically mumbled and whispered half the time; so irritating to my ears!! The plot was just so interesting that I had to finish it. I think Matt Damon’s cameo appearance is even better than Matthew’s whole performance throughout the film!!! I only wish they put a better star in the lead role, like Matt Damon himself. Well, maybe that’s why there’s another movie called “The Martian” (2015).

This motion picture’s storyline is not that unique: exploration for another habitable planet to leave a dying Earth, and the mission crew’s conflict within themselves. The severe loneliness/homesickness, coupled with either the extreme desire or dire hatred to finish the mission, that leads to insanity of one character is also not unknown a plot twist. Movies having similar elements are: “Sunshine” (2007), “Pandorum” (2009) and “Predators” (2010), to name a few. The scientific principles and theories tackled in the film are very complex; they almost sound…. believable. The instances toward the end of the story are very artistically done. And the design of the A.I. robots (TARS & CASE) is simple on the outside but absolutely brilliant! The “humor” settings create an additional humanoid presence among the characters. Patents aside, I wish they would build actual models based on these droids in real life. They look feasible and very useful.

I was moved. The redundant questions of what truly are the more important things in life and how we should go about them make us question our own existence and purpose. Besides entertainment, I think this is what serious motion pictures should evoke.

Christopher Nolan really is a genius.

I give it an 8 out of 10…. okay, maybe just a 7. The “rustic” filters of the cameras make the color and overall atmosphere of the movie quite depressing, as with other Christopher Nolan films (Man of Steel, Dark Knight). In this case, it saddens the theme even further. Nevertheless, it’s a good motion picture.