Interstellar [2014]

Language - English
Director - Christopher Nolan
Run Time - 2 hours, 49 minutes
Genre - Science Fiction
Starring - Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck

WOAH! That was my  reaction after watching Interstellar. Yet another masterpiece from the one and only, Christopher Nolan. This guy never fails. We could though exclude 'Insomnia' though. The concept of the movie is far above an average human's intellect, and that is why Christopher Nolan is GOD. And the fact that he was able to complete this movie in just an upwards of a year just shows us how good he is. What Christopher Nolan's movies do is that they make you think - They make you think a lot, they baffle you, they confuse you until you watch it again, and again, and yet again.

There has been a serious dearth of sci-fi movies in recent times, and this has led to the success of this film even further. But that being said, such a movie deserves the praise, not just because of the lack of science fiction movies, but because of its content too. Even after 2 hours and 49 minutes, not a single moment seems like a drag which one generally experiences in such long movies. Nolan is one director who is able to make a highly critical/cult film as well as commercially successful movie as one. A person who is not interested in sci-fi too gets enthralled by the movie because of Nolan's ability to mix up the emotional and the technological quotient amazingly. This makes the movie interesting to geeks as well as drama craving movie-goers. That is although possible majorly due to the brilliant acting of our leads McConaughey and Hathaway. Other actors such as Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck also do not disappoint. The introduction of Matt Damon as Dr. Mann through mid-way was an interesting twist as Damon was nowhere named in any publicity of the movie.
Also worth mentioning was the character of TARS, which added the witty quotient in an otherwise serious movie.

The film delves into the future where living on Earth is not viable anymore and new sustainable planets must be discovered by Earth's finest - Cooper [McConaughey], Dr. Brand [Hathaway] and two other astronauts. This journey makes us go from Earth to Saturn, via a wormhole to a new galaxy where everything is unknown. Our heroes must succeed so that humanity can survive in the future. Amidst our journey, we see strange planets with huge tidal waves and frozen clouds. Yes, the possibilities in space are limitless, and that is what this movie makes us experience.

What this film does is, that is goes where no movie has ever gone before. It interests us into the actualities and possibilities inside a black hole - a topic in 'space' which is fairly unknown to majority of the mankind. And the logic, yes I cannot get over the logic which Nolan uses to give us the explanation of it all. It is just brilliant and we have his brother Jonathan Nolan to thank for the screenplay.

Of course in a science fiction movie there are always loopholes and the desire of people to know more and to criticize anything. Well, that desire exists in me too and I think that we should have been given more details, origins  about the 'Blight' which was making it unacceptable to live in earth and as to who rescued Cooper and how. But that is what Nolan does, leaves us with questions, always.

The movie gives us a brilliant story, with such extraordinary visuals and exemplary acting to give us a masterpiece, which would no doubt achieve cult status in the coming years. This movie is up there, comparable with the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Alien and Star Wars franchise.
The best of the best.

Not to forget the legendary Hans Zimmer, who's background score never fails to disappoint and keeps us even more engrossed in the movie.

Lastly I would just like to mention how amazingly McConaughey has evolved from doing rom-coms to films like Lincoln Lawyer, Dallas Buyers Club, Mud and the classic first season of True Detective. Phenomenal talent, which was just willing to show itself.

My Rating 9/10