The reaction of some people to this movie makes for an interesting social study. I mean really, it's like when some one is at the top of their game and everyone is eagerly awaiting their next piece of work, we all try to pick it apart. Reading things like, how "Horrible" this film is, etc is just as ridiculous as you think the film is. It's probably not his best work, but is FAR from his worst, which his worst film is probably 110% better than many $hitty films out there. I mean, just look at the films released this year so far.
Cheesy dialogue? As in..."I don't like sand. It's coarse and irritating and it gets everywhere. Everything here is soft and smooth." . One never forgets the dialogue cheese. It taints the whole pizza.
I think Nolan is grossly overrated as a director, but I do think he is more ambitious than most, and his movies definitely end up driving a lot of good reactions and conversation.
It definitely fell apart for me in the 2nd half, right around the time they reach Hoth....errrr, the ice planet. The rest of the movie was cheesy, dull, and relied on a major cheat at the end with the reveal of who the "ghost" was in Murph's room. I can accept a causal loop in a sci-fi flick like The Terminator where you're supposed to switch your brain off, but not an allegedly intelligent sci-fi movie like this one. Imagine if at the end of 2001(which was clearly an influence on Nolan) Spoiler we find out that instead of aliens burying the monolith in the moon, it was Dave who did it so he'd lure himself to the stargate at Jupiter and eventually become the star child. Also, I had major issues with the portrayal of a supposedly dying earth. Why just focus on one family instead of showing the rest of civilization and how bad things have gotten? Plus there was very little logic in what they described. There's no way the army would be disbanded if things got that bad. How would the government maintain order, especially if they ever had to declare martial law? Why does no one look malnourished if food is in such short supply? If wheat can no longer grow, how are they drinking beer? Did they change the formula? Can coffee beans still grow, cuz Cooper was drinking that in his truck. Reportedly, the first draft of this was written by Jonathan Nolan 6 years ago(and is the version of the script you can find online) and was going to be directed by Spielberg before Chris Nolan decided to take on the project. He apparently rewrote the script and changed a lot of stuff after they go into space. Personally I think he should've gone through a few more drafts before filming the thing.
As someone with a degree in Astronomy, I can safely say Interstellar was straight up p*rn. Yes, there are a few scientific inaccuracies and continuity issues in the film, but dammit, I'm so happy a big name director with an unlimited budget like Christopher Nolan TRIED. And it was a damn good try. Plenty of positive and important messages that I hope society takes away from this film.
I don't know I think all those things you mentioned would fit in a completely different movie. If they went into that much detail the first half would become way too bloated. We got a general sense of the state of the world, just enough to provide motivation for the actions of the cast. I think that's all we needed.
I like the movie but is it me or Matthew McConaughey sucked? He's capable of way better than that. The scene where he left Murph was acted to badly I wanted to cry. The movie is good nontheless
I'd disagree. MM was great acting-wise in this movie. He really doesn't have any range at all, but I always think he does a good job nonetheless. The scene where he watches the videos of his kids as they've grown to his age might be some of his best acting to date. Very powerful stuff. All of the acting was good IMO, but the writing and screenplay is what dragged it down immensely.
Watched it last night after work. Not much of a science buff, but it was definitely an interesting movie. I did leave feeling empty though if that makes sense
Matt Damon was an odd casting choice. I'm curious why he'd be interested in this kind of minor and ridiculous role.
Question on the previews: Are they showing the Age of Ultron trailer with this film? And if so, which version? There's already 3 versions out there.
This type of stunt casting is the worst. It takes the attention away from the story and all of the sudden your like 'oh snap, it's Matt Damon.' Danny Boyle did a similar thing in Sunshine (a better overall film) with his crazy third act mcguffin but he did it with an unknown character actor.
Because once you're in one Nolan film he'll keep using you for future films. Probably wants to get in on the comic book movie craze. God, please no!
