It's great! But is it 2001: A Space Odyssey?....

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2014)

-Interstellar is the next big film from Christopher Nolan. Future Earth is running out of food and Matthew McConaughey must lead an exploration into a black hole in space to another galaxy to save humanity. (I will not be able to say much about the film's plot without spoiling anything.) Before I saw it, I thought it could be the next 2001: A Space Odyssey. I will say whether I was right or not at the end....
-So Interstellar is hard to judge, but I loved a lot of it. It had its flaws, but I loved a lot more than I disliked. So yeah.
-The story was pretty good, original, and solid. It had some twists and some great moments in it! It also had a few things that didn't make sense of come around to resolution at the end.
-The pace was okay. It had some pretty slow moments for a 3 hour film. Also it was 3 hours and could have been a little shorter.
-The tone was great. It explored themes of humanity, space, time, love, and a lot of relativity. It also had some kinda essential themes where were eh.
-The acting was good. McConaughey did a great job and this it my new favorite role for him! However, if you don't like the actor, you won't like him in this. Anne Hathaway did great! Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, and John Lithgow all did a great job! However, I HATE Topher Grace because he reminds me of Spider-Man 3 and his lack of acting sills.
-The effects were mind-blowing. Kinda like 2001.... Should they beat Apes for best effects? Idk. Gravity just won, so probably not. However, there are some visually stunning effects that make it soooooo worth it!
-The music was fantastic!! Hans Zimmer's original score offered so much to the film and it would have been a different ride without him. I hope he wins an Oscar for it. No joke.
-There were a few editing choices I wasn't fond of. But then came to appreciate. And a few moments where I thought "You'd better explain this" and then they did. Nolan covered more based in this than The Dark Knight Rises.
-One thing I hated but can't hold against the film was the aspect ratio. It went from regular to IMAX to regular a lot and I noticed. It was inevitable though. No hard feelings
-Content: It is PG-13 for some intense sequences and some language.
-I think that's it.... So Interstellar has its flaws, but it's still fantastic! I walked out very satisfied with a lot to think about! I will say Interstellar is EASILY worth seeing in theaters! Or 3D. Or IMAX. Twice. I really need to see it again to just anything more. I don't know where is falls in my Top 100 or Top 10 for the year yet. I will post that when I decide. So for now, I am going to give Interstellar a VERY high 8.5/10 to be safe.
-Was it 2001: A Space Odyssey? It was not as good, no. However, I will say it is as good as we are going to get. Both are visually stunning and explore deep themes of humanity and space/time while offering captivating sequences!