Interstellar - Part 9

[Deserana]

Evrn if worm holes exist I suspect we'll never go far into space.

We may do but there is no way we will ever see it. People are far to concerned about making their own almighty dollar to actually invest in NASA (there was a video where Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how little money goes into NASA).

 

[rashad]

Foreign update heading into this weekend.

Interstellar, which has been no slouch on $262.5m overall after two weekends and $56m in China and arrives in Japan. - ScreenDaily

 

[Mr.M]

Eventually we will see entrepreneurs that will invest in space expeditions, eyeing investment turnarounds over a few centuries. There is such a genuine feeling of excitement and wonder in space travel, that some billionaire is going to invest with his great grand children in mind. It only takes a couple of guys and visions. It starts with the Moon. That will give the most immediate return on investment. Once fusion is real, the Moon will provide the He3 fuel source. Then we honestly need to look at a permanent colony on Mars with permanent settlers. It's not gonna be Mars One, but something within this century. I think we should be able to colonize the solar system as far as Saturn by 2500 to 3000. Alpha Centauri by 4000-5000 AD.

 

[DA_Champion]

He was also an engineer, but engineers for pilot-type things aren't automatically experts on relativity.

My husband has an aerospace engineering major, and I had to tell him the giant waves came from that planet being so close to the black hole. (Uber-crazy version of tides.) And I didn't even major in anything related to physics.

Anita,

Remember one of the dumb criticisms of ASM2:

"Why would Peter Parker need to look up how to build a battery?"

 

[Longshot777]

So this movie actually said the whole moon landing in 1969 were faked to beat the Russians.

But was it really staged or is that what the government in the future are saying to the future public so they can show how worthless space exploration is??

 

[Frosty81]

So this movie actually said the whole moon landing in 1969 were faked to beat the Russians.

But was it really staged or is that what the government in the future are saying to the future public so they can show how worthless space exploration is??

I thought everyone knew that Stanley Kubrick filmed the space landing.

 

[The Shape]

Interstellar has had the #1 gross for each weekday this week so far.

http://boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?view=34day&sortdate=2014-11-19&p=.htm

 

[DA_Champion]

So this movie actually said the whole moon landing in 1969 were faked to beat the Russians.

But was it really staged or is that what the government in the future are saying to the future public so they can show how worthless space exploration is??

It's a way to show that humanity in the future has lost faith in itself. They no longer believe that they could have landed on the moon.

 

[batman1]

Did Cooper die in the 5th dimension and was like in heaven or did he return to the space station?

 

[Donut]

We will never know

 

[Phallic]

Did Cooper die in the 5th dimension and was like in heaven or did he return to the space station?

He returned

 

[ShadowBoxer]

I liked the movie and will probably buy it on blu ray, but I will say it's Chris Nolan's weakest movie to date in my opinion followed by Dark Knight Rises.

 

[Agent Orange]

I liked it from the start but The Dark Knight Rises has grown in esteem for me over the past two years. Inception has dropped, though I still like it. Insomnia is the only Chris Nolan film that I'm really iffy with, though that probably stems from my love for the Stellan Skarsgard original.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

I liked it from the start but The Dark Knight Rises has grown in esteem for me over the past two years. Inception has dropped, though I still like it. Insomnia is the only Chris Nolan film that I'm really iffy with, though that probably stems from my love for the Stellan Skarsgard original.

That's pretty much how I feel too, I've grown to love Rises more than when I initially saw it but my love for Inception has dropped steadily since I saw that for the first time.

 

[AnneFan]

Good to see the poll is now up and running. My 8/10 has now officially been cast.

 

[The Shape]

If I had to pin it down, my score would be 8.5 so I rounded up.

 

[d.k.]

Hans just tweeted out that the docking music is available on iTunes for those who are interested:

Want more music? The docking sequence is here! Check out “No Time For Caution” from @Interstellar on @iTunesMusic http://smarturl.it/interstellar_i

 

[Elevator Man]

Well so much for the track being free.

 

[d.k.]

Well so much for the track being free.

My thoughts exactly

 

[Moridin]

I'm certain some people in the past have died, many of whom I had no connection with. Realism, son.

What?

Huh? You say all that but maybe give it a 7?

Scores these days mean nothing.

What's the problem? I generally enjoyed it, it has interesting ideas/concepts/visuals, but the overall execution I find to be flawed/not hit the heights it was aiming for, some parts of it were downright silly. 6.5-7 = average-to-slightly-above-average.

Having criticisms/complaints of a film doesn't mean you hated it.

I love the film, but for what reason a lot of people did not like it. It may be that they don't get hard scifi as they've never seen it before, that the hype for this movie was unbearable, that they're loyal to Marvel, or that exploration doesn't interest them.

The fact that there are mixed reactions is interesting even if many of the critics lack the ability to coherently articulate why the movie didn't work for them.

I may post mostly on the Marvel forums but Nolan is one of my favourite film makers (The Prestige & The Dark Knight are among my absolute favourite films). He has his own little space on my my DVD/Blu Ray shelf.

I've found Nolan has been on the downswing after TDK. His films have grabbed me less and less. Prestige/TDK >>Inception >> TDKR >> Interstellar. It's like the scope of the films is now getting in the way of the films themselves.

After I asked that question about Mann, I went and read tons of reviews, and that issue came up time and time again, whether the critic loved it or didn't. Even people explaining it aren't sure, because the movie didn't really tell you exactly what's going on, especially with a character we know little about.

And as far as the exposition in this movie goes, it really didn't feel that natural. Why would NASA scientist/pilots need a refreshers on Relativity every so often? Basically, the exposition that was there was too heavy handed, and when it was actually needed, it was completely absent. Exposition is fine, but it seems Nolan has a hard time juggling it more than most directors. Eh, but what do I know? I'm too stupid to know what's going on. I miss everything in movies.

It's funny, Duncan Trussell was just on Joe Rogan's podcast, and he was talking about his interactions with Hare Krishna's. He said something to the effect of "I don't agree with this guys teachings." To which the Hare Krishna's replied "We don't say that. We say 'I don't understand what he means'". Apt, I would say.

I guess we just don't "get it".

 

[Infinity9999x]

I actually thought the concepts in the film were pretty well presented. I didn't find myself confused at any point during the film. Actually, I was somewhat disappointed. The Prestige was a film that constantly kept me guessing, and I loved it. Inception also grabbed me more and had me wondering how things would turn out. But in this film, I thought the "twist" was fairly easy to see coming. And I agree with Degrasse-Tyson [BLACKOUT]If the wormhole allowed him access to all dimensions, which allowed him to do things like move books or create lines in dust, why the heck didn't he just write out a note?[/BLACKOUT]

However, despite that, I really did enjoy the film. It was beautifully shot, and I was lucky enough to see it in a true IMAX down by Lincoln Center, which was great. I thought everyone acted their parts very well, and it was an intriguing story. However, it just didn't capture me the way the previous Nolan films have. TDK, Inception, and Prestige are three of my all time favorite films. BB and Memento are also up there. TDKR was the "worst" Nolan film I had seen, but was still very good. I would put Interstellar in a similar category. A good film, fun to watch in theatres, but I don't have any desire to see it again. After I left TDK, Prestige, and Inception, I instantly wanted to buy a ticket and watch it again. Same with BB come to think of it. There's just something this film didn't have that the others did. And I'm not quite sure what.

 

[Kane52630]

My review...

Spoiler

I thought there was a lot to like or love about this movie. The visuals was tremendous and it's got really good acting in it. But at the same time there was a lot of things I had problems with it. The story could easily be more tighter, it seems they kinda drift away (pun intended) just to fill time. The ending went to a place that could be very interesting but ultimately was kinda weak. Also the score, while really good, became really overbearing to the point you can't hear the dialogue. I saw this in IMAX and I was bothered by the fact it kept changing formats way too many times, it kept taking me out of the story. I noticed Nolan doing that in TDKR, but he went overboard with it here. At least when the big scenes happen they kept it all in IMAX. Overall this movie feels like a mixture of 2001, Inception, Europa Report, Gravity, Oblivion, and Elysium. So It's a really good movie, but I wouldn't call it the best movie of the year.

8.5/10

 

[DA_Champion]

I actually thought the concepts in the film were pretty well presented. I didn't find myself confused at any point during the film. Actually, I was somewhat disappointed. The Prestige was a film that constantly kept me guessing, and I loved it. Inception also grabbed me more and had me wondering how things would turn out. But in this film, I thought the "twist" was fairly easy to see coming. And I agree with Degrasse-Tyson [BLACKOUT]If the wormhole allowed him access to all dimensions, which allowed him to do things like move books or create lines in dust, why the heck didn't he just write out a note?[/BLACKOUT]

However, despite that, I really did enjoy the film. It was beautifully shot, and I was lucky enough to see it in a true IMAX down by Lincoln Center, which was great. I thought everyone acted their parts very well, and it was an intriguing story. However, it just didn't capture me the way the previous Nolan films have. TDK, Inception, and Prestige are three of my all time favorite films. BB and Memento are also up there. TDKR was the "worst" Nolan film I had seen, but was still very good. I would put Interstellar in a similar category. A good film, fun to watch in theatres, but I don't have any desire to see it again. After I left TDK, Prestige, and Inception, I instantly wanted to buy a ticket and watch it again. Same with BB come to think of it. There's just something this film didn't have that the others did. And I'm not quite sure what.

The reason he didn't write a note is that he could only transmit gravity.

 

[Travesty]

It's funny, Duncan Trussell was just on Joe Rogan's podcast, and he was talking about his interactions with Hare Krishna's. He said something to the effect of "I don't agree with this guys teachings." To which the Hare Krishna's replied "We don't say that. We say 'I don't understand what he means'". Apt, I would say.

I guess we just don't "get it".

Ha, I just watched that and The Full Charge a few days ago.

 

[Infinity9999x]

The reason he didn't write a note is that he could only transmit gravity.

Yeah, but he showed he could make patterns using gravity and dust for example. So why not leave a much easier to decipher note? It's a small nitpick, but something I did question.