Interstellar takes up from where 2001 A Space Odyssey started with space exploration

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2014)

Interstellar delivers! Scene after scene of space travel makes the screen come alive. I have been a fan of 2001 A Space Odyssey, from the first time I watched it and will continue to be a fan. Interstellar is the next step in space movies. It matched everything 2001 ASO had - wormhole for star-gate, Endeavor for Torus shaped space station, TARS for HAL9000, actual NASA photos and classic music... hats off to Hans!
What I found a little disappointing was that the interstellar team assumed the audience, to not understand the magnanimity of space travel or further dimensions. The assumption is that the audience will relate and empathizes more with a father daughter relationship than in science. Story wise, Interstellar failed by making space travel look precariously dangerous and astronauts not strive to be above their basic human nature. What made 2001 ASO a classic is Kubrick did not explain things and showed space travel for what it is, HAL9000 for what AI can become when it has incorporated human like weakness and insecurities. The human stories of Murph, Mann, Miller, Brand, of love and loss of lives makes Interstellar a sob story, which for a science buff like me was getting on my nerves.
Interstellar, without Murph and the back story, with just the spaceships and space travel is in itself a masterpiece. Tars made up for lack of personality and the inter galaxy space travel and crescendo music awe inspiring. Interstellar, hit all the right notes with the CGI, Kudos for the Imax cameras used and most importantly to show time as a physical quantity(in defense of the bookshelf it WAS a very innovative scene!)
Will Interstellar spur a new interest in space travel movies? No. I think not. Like the Jurassic movies, space travel does not have a similar audience.I am however open to being disproved!