When Space is all about Humanity

Rating: 8/10 (31 August 2016)

I first watched this movie at the cinemas and it was one of the best cinema experiences I've ever had.
This piece follows some sort of post-apocalyptic world where no one anticipated that "this dirt that was giving you this food to turn on you and destroy you".
"The world no longer needs lawyers or engineers,it needs farmers".
With civilization struggling to produce food, technological development and knowledge is put on hold and all focus is shifted to food production. Well, not all focus as we come to know in the first 15 minutes of the film. The government realized the planet wouldn't manage to sustain humanity for much longer and had NASA secretly looking at alternative planets to live in.
Our main character, a former brilliant NASA pilot 'forced' to become a farmer to provide for his family, stumbles on NASA's plans and takes it upon himself to become a part of the solution.
What follows is an adventure that quickly conquered its place amongst the best movies of all time.
The cast is nothing short of terrific, every single character fits and delivers their share flawlessly, even the child actors. I'm surprised Matthew McConaughey didn't get nominated for an Oscar and Hans Zimmer didn't win yet another Oscar since he presented us with yet another memorable soundtrack.
The movie is not without flaws, and there's a big one that plays a major role in the final outcome. I wouldn't say it is a plot hole as it is addressed and an explanation is provided, but that explanation falls into a paradox which left a bad taste in my mouth. That's the one thing that keeps me from calling this a masterpiece, because a masterpiece must be flawless and this was not.
There were other complaints about the sound being too loud at times or the movie being too long. I disagree on both instances, yes the sound did get loud and I for one am happy it did, we were following the characters through intense catastrophic events with humanity's future on the line and the background music was just as intense, I was pleasantly surprised, I could even tell it had Hans Zimmer hand on it before even checking. As for it being too long, I don't really think one could capture as much detail, develop the plot or make one care about the characters as much with a shorter duration. I treasure most scenes of this movie and would hardly cut any of it.
Nolan's approach immerses you in his stories, his films break through clichés and are thought provoking while delivering compelling performances, making him one of the best Directors there is.
To make a well conveyed science fiction movie where human nature is at heart was no easy task and while the plot was not flawless, I couldn't think of a better adaptation for it, not could I think of a better Director to accomplish that.
One flaw too many 8,5/10
Watch this movie in HD and pump up the sound system if you can, you're in for a ride.