Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (28 January 2020)

Directed by Christopher Nolan, Interstellar was a fantastic movie that encompassed everything from a second Dust Bowl to physics to space exploration. The plot of the story was a little hard to follow and towards the tail end of the film became extremely confusing. The movie begins by vaguely explaining that the world has suffered another Dust Bowl, resulting in limited food and resources. The conditions got so bad in the movie, the characters were forced to wear protective goggles, cover their mouths, and set plates/cups upside down to prevent dust intake. Thus, propelling the movie forward. The dusts implications were large as crops such as wheat and okra have become extinct with corn as one of the last remaining sources of food. As the story continues we come across a secret organization (NASA) working on saving civilization through space exploration and the theory of harnessing gravity to ensure the human race would survive, just on a different planet. In order to not completely spoil the movie, I recommend everyone watch Interstellar and see what events ensue, as it is a great movie!
In addition, I believe it is necessary to analyze the believability of the initial 30 minutes of the movie as it touches on a climate related topic/potential issue. A second Dust Bowl, as detailed in Interstellar, is completely plausible in today's environment due to increases in global temperatures as well as extended droughts throughout parts of the world. The mass extinction of individual crops could be a consequence of additional dust bowls and simultaneously result in minimal future food resources. The ramifications of an additional Dust Bowl/s could be parallel to the first Dust Bowl in the United States' Midwest or even similar to the one portrayed in Interstellar. No matter the case, Nolan's depiction of the Dust Bowl is accurate and is a real-life event that should be avoided. People in the movie failed to learn in time the consequences of global climate change and were forced to leave Earth or perish after exhausting all of Earth's resources. So, what can be done to limit a second Dust Bowl? And what should have been done in Interstellar? The answer to both of these questions are the same, limit the burning of fossil fuels (prevent the continued warming of the atmosphere) and erect policy for tackling the issue of climate change (industrial activity, development, etc.). However, in order to complete these tasks all countries must be on the same page. Meaning every government recognizes the issue and agrees to work towards fixing the problem in order to save our plant and most importantly the Human race.