"Outstanding"

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2015)

When two of my good friends suggested we go see Interstellar, i must admit that i was not overly excited. I had watched the trailers for the movie and the only thing that appealed to me was that Christopher Nolan was the director, and that's why I agreed to go.
We went to see the movie in IMAX and i have to say it was the best movie experience i have EVER had in theatres. My heart was pounding the entire time.
Interstellar draws you right in because the movie plays out on a huge scale but also manages to focus intensely on complex family dynamics and in particular, the relationship between the main character, Cooper and his daughter, Murph. Inspired by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar dives right into the heart of humanity's wonder of the supernatural. The feeling you get when you look up at the star; the sense of "what is beyond us".
As expected in a Nolan movie, the visuals are amazing and are all practical (no green screen). It really is a beautiful movie to watch. And the science is for the most part all valid as it was overseen by Kip Thorne. The cinematography is beautiful and interesting and deserves praise. As well, the overall look, feel and design of the film was great. Visually, a masterpiece.
Hans Zimmer's score deserves special attention. I have never heard a soundtrack as powerful as Interstellar's. Not only does Zimmer do the impossible and top his previous scores (including the Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception and The Lion King), but he mangoes to beat out The Lord of the Ring's soundtrack. I never thought i would say that. But honestly, you have to hear it to believe it. It's OUTSTANDING. I thought i was going to have a heart attack during the docking scene, mostly because of the music.
Without spoiling anything I have to say that Interstellar takes a beautiful, grounded story of a father and daughter and plays it out over the largest of scales and it's so powerful because it keeps the intimacy of the story despite its scale. Reviews of it thus far seem to be mixed; people either hated it or thought it was a life-changing experience. I think the reason some might not enjoy it is because, like all of Nolan's movies, it questions who we are as humans. It challenges our place in the universe and some people don't like those ideas and because they are provoke change of thought. And that's okay. But if you're the type of person that enjoys having your beliefs challenged in a movie then please see this movie, you won't be disappointed.
To conclude its an amazing movie, and its clear that a lot of time was put into it, from every angle. One of my favourites of all time.