Not A God Awful, small affair.

Rating: 10/10 (30 November 2014)

Christopher Nolan. My how you've grown, from the tiny hatching's of thrillers like Insomnia, to the forever puzzling Inception, and no one could dare to forget The Dark Knight trilogy. You sir are a man who has redefined cinema in so many different ways you have transformed the way we look at our dreams and our comic book heroes, so it was truly only a matter of time before you stopped looking down and into people and started to look up to the sky and say to yourself "what if?" this is where Interstellar comes in. Normally I would make some kind of pun at this point, but this film deserves more respect than that.
When I first heard about Interstellar it was 2 years ago and someone said to me "It's Christopher Nolan playing around with parallel dimensions" I knew I would love it instantly. I knew that this was a film that couldn't fail, how could it? I know many people thought this might be a film that was just "too clever for it's own good" but this is the same man who created Inception, which is still for me the benchmark of films forever.
Interstellar has a totally different tone to all of Nolan's other works, in Interstellar he has taken a concept and applied his imagination and thinking to it, and that concept is "what if the world started to die on us". It's a question that has been asked many times before, in any apocalypse film you care to name (The Road springs instantly to mind), but in Nolan's mind it's fresh and new again, because even in the very end of the world Christopher Nolan still believes there would be hope that we could survive past our own lives and existence. In fact that is what the very word Interstellar means. Interstellar shows something different from Nolan's other works and that is the evolution of an idea, you can see the concept of Interstellar take shape and grow in front of you, as if you yourself are creating the movie you are watching, because it's all so logical that the entire film makes sense from one step to the next. Nolan covers every single question or wish list that you would have in Interstellar, if you watch the trailer and find yourself thinking "That looks incredible, I really hope this happens.... " the chances are that in Interstellar it happens. That's not to say this movie feels like fan service, because Nolan still strongly keeps his identity during the film; his trademark shots and moments he has become known for are written all over it.
I feel I'm stating the obvious here, but the film is just about the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in cinema. As always there are so many moments to enjoy which are stand alone and also the film as a whole, both make you at times cry with the shear magnitude of what you are watching.
Interstellar also has some truly heavy themes and also some heart rending scenes. Also it's so pleasing to see that Hanz Zimmer has finally found something else to use apart from the ticking of a watch, in this instance it's a grand organ, which only adds to the feeling of grandeur that the films vibrates.
Like all of Nolan's work, Interstellar draws you in, slowly at first and then quickly, drawing to it's conclusion with a grace and confidence rarely seen in cinema, Nolan rushes for no one, he lets each scenario and point take hold of us and rest on our shoulders before moving on, there are several scenes at the beginning of the film which continually reinstate each other, but they never get repetitive.
One thing I will say about Interstellar is that it doesn't have the riddle of Inception, it's not compulsive to watch it again, but you want too. That's not to say the film isn't complicated, it is very in depth and at times a challenge to understand, however by the end everything comes perfectly together to fit into place and make one of the greatest movies ever seen.
The cast are something to behold, there are a number of surprises in Interstellar for people (Much like David Bowie in The Prestige), but for the majority of the movie this is Matthew McConaughey show. When it was announced I'll admit I was somewhat confused as to why Nolan has picked him, but as the movie progresses it becomes obvious and MaConeys natural talent shines through.
Interstellar is everything we hoped it was going to be, redefining the sci-fi genre and pushing at the boundaries of what we understand, Nolan is a pioneer of the mind. The moment the credits roll for Interstellar there is only one thing you want to do, watch it all again.