Sci-Fi Interstellar - Part 10

[flickchick85]

I'm trying to guess what yours is... ha

Am I close?

Nope, the characters aren't shown from behind, but it's a wide shot so I can't make out their faces.

 

[Super Film]

Yeah, I definitely took it that the watch was sitting there on the shelf ticking with the data encoded for years until Murph finally went back to her room. I prefer that take because then the film is merely showing us on the moment Murph finds what's been there all along, vs. depicting this grand coinciding moment in space/time...which is a little more palatable to me...if that makes sense.

This. Supporting imagery for this is when adult Murph is in the room, resetting the scene and she puts dust on the gravity lines along the floor--they still exist.

Gravity manipulated across space and time. It wouldn't have mattered when he manipulated the watch, just that he had access to it to do so. The gravity continues to exist throughout time. He flew about the tesseract to find a moment in which Murph had placed the watch on the bookshelf so he could transcribe the data.

 

[DyeLorean]

Wait. There's a film cell in every blu-ray release? That's actually very cool!.

 

[Marvolo]

Wait. There's a film cell in every blu-ray release? That's actually very cool!.

Yep. In the U.S. blu-rays. Paramount released the DVD and blu-ray in the U.S.. WB released it everywhere else and they didn't put a cell in the international blu-rays.

 

[Snow Queen]

Yep. In the U.S. blu-rays. Paramount released the DVD and blu-ray in the U.S.. WB released it everywhere else and they didn't put a cell in the international blu-rays.

Canada as well.

 

[flickchick85]

Wait. There's a film cell in every blu-ray release? That's actually very cool!.

Not just a film cell, but an IMAX film cell. As a projectionist who's handled plenty of 35mm film, I've never touched an IMAX one before so that little tidbit was particularly exciting for me, lol.

 

[Mr.T]

I will be getting my copy this weekend. Can't wait!

 

[Marvolo]

Canada as well.

Oh yeah. I forgot my northern neighbors. It's too bad they couldn't put them in the blu-rays everywhere. It's a neat keepsake, and something few people would get to see otherwise.

 

[vanson]

so not in europe ?

 

[DyeLorean]

Awesome, that is a pretty good marketing strategy.

 

[Gee]

so not in europe ?

Nope. Warner Bros decided otherwise...

 

[BatLobster]

I have to say, having re-watched this movie twice since getting the Blu-ray and really letting it all sink in...this definitely feels like Nolan's most personal and most important movie to date. The unflinching pro-space exploration/pro-science/pro-humanity stance really elevates it to me and almost puts it in a different category than his previous work. It's pretty amazing to think that the guy who started out doing these dark, psychological indie neo-noirs has truly become, IMO, the epitome of what a mainstream filmmaker should be- exploiting every advantage of the medium to take us on adventures that frighten, stimulate and inspire.

I will say, the sound mix is still ridiculous though. You turn it up to hear the dialogue and then get destroyed as soon as anything big happens. The launch sequence scared the **** out of my cat.

Oh, and also watching the movie with subtitles I think is almost a must. There are so many little swallowed lines that I didn't even hear, and lines I misheard that became better once I saw what they actually were. It literally improved the movie for me. Chill on the mumblecore next time Nolan! (Guess he hasn't completely lost his indie touch )

 

[Tacit Ronin]

It's his best film along with Memento. Of course, Prestige is as good, but the former two reach a deeper level of profundity. Hence why they are the two best Nolan flick, indubitably. I already felt this way in the theaters, but rewatching it cinches it for me.

 

[GreenKToo]

Saw this last nite for the first time.
I was pretty proud of myself. after the scene with them talking about blackholes, time, and murph saying she was never afraid of the ghost and the messages, I figured out what her ''ghost'' was.
pretty good film. 8/10

 

[JaD]

Oh, and also watching the movie with subtitles I think is almost a must. There are so many little swallowed lines that I didn't even hear, and lines I misheard that became better once I saw what they actually were. It literally improved the movie for me. Chill on the mumblecore next time Nolan! (Guess he hasn't completely lost his indie touch )

Yeah, I usually watch my movies at home with subtitles because of a minor hearing loss but there are certain actors I have more trouble understanding in some films with than others, like Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, RDJ (mainly some of his Tony Stark moments of speaking quickly and such, in Avengers, I had no idea why people were laughing after Loki couldn't tap his chest. "Performance issues..." didn't see that line until later but that could have been an audio mix issue)

But McConaughey himself was incredibly chill with his delivery in some scenes in this movie. I think it was just part of the character of being in the country but parts like him talking to his dad in the truck in the beginning, I didn't know what he said for the longest time until I had subtitles available. Same with Cooper taking a jab at TARS when he was apprehended at the NASA station. I had no clue as well what Caine said whatsoever in the hospital bed until just recently.

Also, I'm curious about how Cooper got so suspicious of Brand and Edmunds? I remember when he asked TARS if there was something going on with them but it's like he picked up on it so quickly simply because Brand hesitated in describing Edmunds' planet. He just kept staring at her like >.> I don't think there was a previous scene that hinted at the romance between the 2.

 

[BatLobster]

Yeah, it's hard to ever fully count out Memento since it was Nolan's calling card and really established his identity as a filmmaker right off the bat. But depending on how much you factor in and value technical achievement, Interstellar may trump it.

In fact, I tend to grade his bigger films with a bit of a curve because I feel it's that much more impressive to work on a large scale both from a technical standpoint, and to work on that level without sacrificing depth and quality of storytelling.

Also, I'm curious about how Cooper got so suspicious of Brand and Edmunds? I remember when he asked TARS if there was something going on with them but it's like he picked up on it so quickly simply because Brand hesitated in describing Edmunds' planet. He just kept staring at her like >.> I don't think there was a previous scene that hinted at the romance between the 2.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too after my last viewing. Seems like Cooper was just reading her face and body language when she brought him up. There's a very small beat in there, but nothing she says really shows her hand.

 

[Carnotaur3]

Also, I'm curious about how Cooper got so suspicious of Brand and Edmunds? I remember when he asked TARS if there was something going on with them but it's like he picked up on it so quickly simply because Brand hesitated in describing Edmunds' planet. He just kept staring at her like >.> I don't think there was a previous scene that hinted at the romance between the 2.

I don't think it was about Cooper being suspicious, I just think he felt that Brand's reasoning for going out to Edmunds' planet had to do with her deep love for him than about the mission. And all signs pointed toward Dr. Mann being alive and well, so it was the better risk. BUT....

Nolan is hinting that they should have gone to Edmunds to begin with because Brand was following her heart. Cooper figures out that it was all about our interconnected love anyway when he enters the Tesserect.

 

[JaD]

I don't think it was about Cooper being suspicious, I just think he felt that Brand's reasoning for going out to Edmunds' planet had to do with her deep love for him than about the mission. And all signs pointed toward Dr. Mann being alive and well, so it was the better risk. BUT....

Nolan is hinting that they should have gone to Edmunds to begin with because Brand was following her heart. Cooper figures out that it was all about our interconnected love anyway when he enters the Tesserect.

Well, that is true later on and I made that connection.

But early on when you watch the scene when Brand is giving Cooper an overview of the mission before they go under Cooper just stares at her suspiciously when she describes Edmunds. He picked it up so quickly and I never got how he figured her out so quickly because he immediately asks TARS about Edmunds and Brand after she goes to sleep.

 

[BatLobster]

I think it's based purely on the fact that Mann's planet seemed like the obvious choice on paper, and once she seemed to subtly favoring Edmunds', he was trying to read her a bit. He made a gut call and TARS unintentionally proved it right.

 

[JaD]

I think it's based purely on the fact that Mann's planet seemed like the obvious choice on paper, and once she seemed to subtly favoring Edmunds', he was trying to read her a bit. He made a gut call and TARS unintentionally proved it right.

HMm, Ok that's a good observation. I'll have to watch the scene again to get a better impression of Brand's demeanor and what she says but I never understood how Cooper picked up on her so quickly.

 

[BatLobster]

I don't know if it's really obvious based on Anne's performance in that scene (I'd have to re-watch it myself), but I'm pretty sure they do sneak a very subtle beat in there where she seems a bit nervous and Cooper is eying her closely.

 

[Carnotaur3]

Well she pushes to go to Edmunds and she doesn't really give a clear answer why. It's more noticeable for the second time you watch it.

 

[JaD]

She doesn't push to go to the planet the first time she mentions it to Cooper though (at least from what I remember exactly). That's mainly what I'm referring to.

I'm totally onboard that it's obvious when they're trying to decide later on which planet to decide on between Mann's and Edmunds' but in that first scene before they go to cryo-sleep Cooper just reads her immediately during her planet overview and I have no idea why. Cooper says something like "What about Edmunds' planet" and she responds (I guess you could almost say nervously) but I wouldn't have been able to make the connection. Cooper is just good at reading people I suppose.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

The five dimentional future us tingles the sensation in him.

 

[JaD]

The five dimentional future us tingles the sensation in him.

It would have been a great Easter Egg of this shot being in one of the sections of the tesseract as he was zooming by all those many areas in time