Nolan is a teacher. Interstellar is another one of his lessons.

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2014)

I'm not going to pretend I knew Christopher Nolan back in his beginner years. After all, I'm only 23 - I was 9 when Memento first came out, and even then, I thought it was an interesting concept... but I was quickly distracted by my Pokémon Red version and Dragon Ball Z TV shows. I have grown up in a world of my own - constantly trying to understand things, always asking why I'm here, and trying to find certainty amongst the chaos. I suppose that's what led me to pursue a mathematics degree, and it's also the part of me that has now idealised Christopher Nolan's brain as the 8th wonder of the world.
My very generic nerdy mind first came across Christopher Nolan with Batman Begins. Even then, I was hardly paying attention to director names - why would I? It was a great cinematic adaption of a comic book, but we'd seen similar attempts; I thought the original Spiderman movies with Toby McGuire were just as compelling as an avid superhero enthusiast. Nonetheless, Batman Begins hit a profound note; it highlighted the issues that Batman faces, and to an extent, that we all face - fighting our own demons. Somehow, Christopher Nolan had taken what was once a niche, nerdy, comic book hero for children, and changed him forever, to appeal to the masses. That's what really makes Nolan's movies masterpieces - his ability to take ideas and make them appeal to the masses. That, in fact, is what makes him extraordinary. He expanded these ideas with the Dark Knight, which I hope I don't have to explain.
His work with Inception, as a final example, was not only visually stunning, but struck another profound note. He asked his viewers difficult questions, to which none of them would be exposed had he not sat down and thought long and hard about what he was trying to achieve. Are we all dreamers? Are we in Plato's Cave? What do we truly know about what we see? Nolan has very quickly become my Hollywood Hero.
Interstellar is one of Nolan's lessons. His recent movies seem to come with them. Like any good teacher, he finds a way to communicate across language barriers; and, rather aptly, across time and space.
There was some scepticism from critics with this movie, and I was rather reluctant to spend £10 in the cinema to invest in what could have been the uncharacteristic demise of my Hollywood Hero. I can't possibly tell you how glad I am that I didn't listen to the critics... this is, by far, the greatest science fiction movie I have ever seen. As far as I could tell, Interstellar takes plenty of ideas from the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick), Moon (Jones) and Back to the Future (Zemeckis), but Nolan takes key ideas from these (which mostly just consist of generic science fiction) and somehow casts his magic to create something inspirational, iconic, and eternal.
All I can say is that if you're a lover of science, critical thinking, stunning visual effects, difficult philosophical ideas, and if you're in any way interested in the human race, just go and see this.
Just, do yourself a favour, and go and see this.