Review: 'Interstellar'

'Interstellar' is that experience you wish to get every time you walk in to a movie theatre, which sadly only happens a quarter of the time. The film may exceed its grasp, yes, but it's for something you're willing to cling on to. It may contain elements we have seen in countless films prior, but somehow it finds a way to make it feel fresh. That's one of the many brilliant aspects that makes Christopher Nolan 'Christopher Nolan'.

Our ambitions as a human race are so grand that it's a true wonder we haven't continued in our expeditions of the cosmos. As one character notes in the film (and I paraphrase) 'We spend less time looking up to the stars and more time to the dirt.' If we are meant to learn and to grow in this mortal existence on this tiny planet Earth, why do we remain in destroying our reputation with warring conflict on other nations? Why do many people refuse to believe and wonder at the fact that mankind has flown to the moon and back? Are we alone in the universe? When will we continue in our explorations for answers to our age-old questions?

The film's musical score is a genuine treat for the ears. Listening to it, I had no choice but to reminisce flying over desert landscapes and soaring through nighttime city skyscrapers as depicted in 'Baraka' (1992) and 'Koyaanisqatsi' (1982), the latter being composed by Phillip Glass. So when I saw that the score for 'Interstellar' was done by none other than Hans Zimmer, I was pleasantly surprised. With a reputation for booming scores recently, equipped with cellos, trombones and horns of every kind, the introduction of Glass's euphoric-styled organ was mesmerizing.

To say anything about the plot would ruin surprises the film has in store for you, you the tiny insignificant viewer in this infinite universe of ours which we haven't even begun in scratching the surface of.

Also, to compare this movie to that of '2001: A Space Odyssey', like other critics are, would be like comparing a lake to an ocean. There may indeed be similarities, but what this film does is play out more as a legacy of the filmmaking traits Like that of Stanley Kubrick. This movie, quite honestly, reminded me more of 'Contact' (1997). And that movie's co-star, Matthew McConaughey, may only be a coincidence. Or maybe not.

Lastly, see 'Interstellar' in IMAX. If it's filmed on IMAX cameras, made for projection on giant sized screens and earthquaking surround-sound, then you wouldn't limit the experience for your living room, would you?

My rating: 3.5 / 4