The end of Earth will not be the end of us.

Rating: 9/10 (1 July 2018)

The world is coming to an end. NASA is working on finding an alternative planet for human existence. To execute this mission, three astronauts led by ex-NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) are travelling to the other side of the galaxy to examine possible planets suitable for establishing a human colony. As story suggests, "Interstellar" is a sci-fi film along with adventure and drama. Christopher Nolan wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, produced it with his wife Emma Thomas and directed it himself. It has a runtime of 169 minutes and premiered on October 26, 2014.
"Interstellar" focuses more on human feelings and emotions than the logical part of space travel. Since the very beginning of the film, we see a special bond between a father and a daughter. This special bond will save the humanity. All the other elements, all the logic behind the space travel, black holes, gravity, relativity, time and dimensions are to create a good background story for humanity in pursue of a new home and new hopes. In my opinion this is the main idea of "Interstellar." Of course, in a good film you expect each element to be perfect and detailed. Theoretical Physicist Kip Thorne is both scientific consultant and executive producer and thanks to his contributions to the production, physics and essentials of space travel are explained to the audience in the simplest way possible through the passionate conversations during the whole film. To understand "Interstellar," you need to have a general idea about physics. Things you learn in the film about space and physics are just fascinating. All this scientific and logical explanations about our earth and space travel that are combined with human emotions and feelings make "Interstellar" a very interesting film. There is a perfect balance of logic and feelings in the film just like the perfect balance in our galaxy.
Giving up on their lives, families, friends and comfort zones, those four astronauts are devoting themselves fully to human race and their salvation. No physical rule in the world can explain the enormity of this sacrifice. Therefore, "Interstellar" is a story based on human emotions. The great balance between emotions and logic is the strongest point of the film. This idea is supported by passionate conversations, gestures and mimics and scientific displays.
While watching "Interstellar," I got deep into thoughts about our existence and the earth we are living in. How the perfect balance of physics makes life a possibility. How gravity and relativity work and how they are related to us. Thinking about possible life forms on other planets. All those thoughts together with the story gave me chills almost the whole time. Of course, visual and sound effects have a lot to do with the transmission of those thoughts. Visual effects in the black hole and throughout the film were amazing and the film won the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. The sound and the music are also powerful. Using music and sounds in the right moments have a manipulative effect in the film. For example, you get excited in the scenes that are not exciting because of the usage of right sounds. Take off scene is just one of them. This combination of visual effects with right sounds earned the film Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing. "Interstellar" has one additional nomination for best product design.
I liked all the main characters from Anne Hathaway to Michael Caine, from Jessica Castain to Matt Damon but I need to open a special parenthesis to Matthew McConaughey. His character Cooper is a hero, all the humanity is depending on him that's why his mental strength must be felt by the audience to believe in him. With his Texas accent and physical features McConaughey shows an outstanding performance in the film. In every scene you see his passion and not mentioning several close-up weeping scenes. With the camera shots (33mm in anamorphic format) Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema fits well in the brilliant picture of the film. In some parts camera itself is telling the story even though this is something you don't get to see a lot in Nolan films. He mostly uses the camera to illustrate the story. Soundtracks are made by my personal favorite composer Hans Zimmer. When the sounds are not used, you get to enjoy beautiful soundtracks.
Each component of "Interstellar" is detailed and beautiful, aiming to give audience something. From all the points of view, "Interstellar" deserves all the credits to qualify as a masterpiece. It is one of the best example of epic sci-fi genre as well. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.