Interstellar: an Astronomical Success

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2020)

Interstellar is one of the best films of 2014, despite its immense run time of 2 hours and 49 minutes. Interstellar is a Science Fiction drama. The movie really shows the Emptiness of space. The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan and scored by Hans Zimmer. The premise of the movie is plant life on earth is dying because the crops got infected with Blight and the massive death of crops has sent the whole world into a dust bowl, so humanity must colonize other planets in order to survive. The main character Cooper, who is played by Matthew McConaughey must pilot his ship through space with the help of Dr. Brand, played by Anne Hathaway and T.A.R.S. The military robot, played by Bill Irwin, to colonize another planet so the human race can continue living. This film features many good cast members such as Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, and Jessica Chastain. This entire movie is good and most of the science in the movie makes sense in it too.
Interstellar is one of the most stunning visually and emotional films of 2014. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan, Nolan has made many other good films such as Dunkirk, Memento, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Inception, all of these films are visually stunning. One scene in particular was rather Awe-Inspiring, there is a moment when they are on a planet with massive waves and with the angles that capture the waves at their fullest and really show the danger of the situation that the astronauts are in. The visuals are amazing and Christopher Nolan really delivers, you can tell that he is experienced in capturing incredible shots especially with his past movies like Inception where he folds a town in half. This movie shows the talent of Christopher Nolan fully and leaves me awe-struck at the end.
The film also sounds amazing and features the musical talents of Hans Zimmer, who has been featured in Inception, Gladiator, Dunkirk, and The Dark Knight Trilogy. Hans Zimmer has been known to deliver and leave thrilling Soundtracks throughout all the movies that he produces. As for and Interstellar this is no exception, throughout the movie he builds up the music making it more and more intense and emotional for the audience and he releases all of his talent in the song No Time For Caution, this scene had me on the edge of my seat, the camera was spinning all and focused on the spaceship, the camera matching its rotation while the music is building extreme tension for the audience. Hans Zimmer demonstrates his talent of making music that builds the scene up and allows it to become the best scene it can possibly be. It's hard to make a good movie without a good soundtrack and Hans Zimmer delivers it through the piano and violins throughout the movie. This Soundtrack is breathtaking and had me at the edge of my seat holding my breath when Hans needed to build suspense.
Matthew McConaughey was the main character and he was not the right person for this movie, he plays the dad and ex-pilot character of Cooper very well but the audience is sidetracked often because he is very quiet over the entire movie making it difficult to follow. This speaks more to the acting of Matthew rather than the Directing of Christopher Nolan. Instead it would have made more sense for Matt Damon, Paul Rudd, or even Casey Affleck as the main character of this movie. I believe this movie would have been even more successful and Emotional with these actors playing Cooper instead of Matthew McConaughey.
Lastly, Interstellar is one of my favorite movies of all time due to the visuals that are in this Science Fiction Drama. The movie as a whole is very long and manages to stay interesting and powerful to the audience due to the Soundtrack and Visual effects brought on by the Captivating Christopher Nolan. This movie is very emotional and the raw emotion that Cooper gives towards the end of the movie resonates through the audience. Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer Really delivered an amazing movie and I was left speechless at the end of it, truly a science fiction masterpiece.