Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar"

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2014)

I can hardly explain what it is about this film. Christopher Nolan and Co. strayed very far from their previous work (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception) by created one of those most thought provoking films I have seen to date.
I have read many interviews from the cast and filmmakers about this film and I wasn't quite sure what they were trying to say. Chris Nolan said it is very different than anything they have ever done before and it's true. I never would've thought I would see a film like this by Nolan. It's truly remarkable.
Interstellar is about Earth. Earth is dying. Fast. In the near future, simple pleasures have disappeared and most human life are working towards survival. Food has run out and shelter is more important than one might think as giant dust storms push through. Cooper, playing by McConaughey, is a farmer. An excellent farmer, but also a trained pilot and engineer. He stumbles across the remnants of NASA, which is believed to have been shut down as the world is no longer in need of technology. Professor Brand, played by Michael Caine, is an old friend of Cooper's as he tells him that saving Earth is beyond our capacity and we must find a new home in outer space. Cooper agrees and leaves his family behind to embark on the interstellar journey.
The films flows and feels like a documentary, which is how Nolan wanted to shot it, and creates a more thrilling movie experience. In past Nolan films where we expect action and edge-of-your-seat thrills we get intimate discussions of the endless amount of possibilities of what could have if... If they fail to act, if they fail their mission, if they fail each other and everyone they left home.
This film is beautiful, passionate and terrifying. The great mountain of tidal waves on the distant planet is one of the most terrifying imagines I have ever seen. And I guess Nolan is a dick, since he put two of them in there. But overall, I really enjoyed every 169 minutes of this film and I continue to believe that Christopher Nolan is one of the rarest type of filmmakers we have these days: a good one.