This is what sci-fi should be about!

Rating: 10/10 (8 November 2014)

I have been a big fan of sci-fi stories and movies since the time I read the 'Foundation' series by Isaac Asimov. The extrapolation of what is physically probable to other galaxies, life forms, and how it would pan out in a believable yet aspiring to push the envelope to new frontiers is what thrills me about Science fiction. Interstellar has done just this and left me feeling renewed hope for sci-fi movies to come.
This movie somehow reminded me a lot of 'Contact' by Carl Sagan, which was a great sci-fi movie in itself. Interstellar also has elements of 'Frequency' in it. Bringing time travel, black holes, wormholes, illustrating differential aging, while also adding an element of human emotion which ties it all in, is what makes this movie stand out from other sci-fi movies.
Remarkably, each individual performance was very convincing, notwithstanding a tight and engaging storyline. Matthew McConnoughey (hope this is spelt right) nails the performance of a father torn between his daughter and his calling to save humanity. Anne Hathaway struggles with some moral dilemmas of her own quite convincingly. I found the daughter's character progress seamlessly between the two actors playing the child and adult,both emoting effortlessly as the same person.
However, Mathew McConoughey is the revelation of this movie. Having seen him in not so serious roles before, he just seems to be living out his role here. Frustrated pilot living as a farmer in a dying world, he hasn't abandoned all hope for humanity. Its his sense of curiosity which really starts the sequence of events which change the course of humanity.
The Nolan brothers can't seem to do anything wrong! First the Dark Knight series. Now this. This movie is going to be very hard to unseat from my all time favourite sci-fi movie throne.