Interstellar

                

“Sometimes you gotta go back to actually move forward. I don't mean going back to reminisce or chase ghosts, I mean go back to... see where you came from. Where you been, how you got here. See where you're going. I know there are those that say you can't go back... yes you can. Just have to look in the right place.”

      
Look out Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon's going to tell you his entire character motivation and then betray youuuuuuuu! 
             

Nah, but this film was pretty great. Earth is dying so it shoots off a ship in a last ditch effort to preserve humanity. From fairly grounded origins, the movie quickly gets bat shit crazy, in an ending very much like that of '2001: A Space Odyssey'. The '2001' influence was ridiculously heavy throughout, which is fine as it's one of the best films of all time, and it generally set me in a good mood while watching this movie. However it's not a good idea to critically compare this to '2001', as then this movie looks like garbage, and it really isn't.

The dramatic elements were possibly the weakest, but they were alright. I didn't really like the end a whole lot, and the whole bookcase thing where love can solve all your problems, or whatever, felt a little too Disney for me. The sci-fi elements were great though, and I really enjoyed the exploration segment (I wish it could have gone on for longer).

          

                     
I thought all that wacky shit at the end looked really cool, and I liked that there was a strong scientific influence throughout (though it felt a little over explained at times). A good example of this (and the one that everyone brings up) is the realistic interpretation of the wormhole. The whole time-skip ageing deal was a nice touch too, and I was glad to see it as it's often glossed over in films (you need to read sci-fi books for that, or have an actual interest in science - both of which would make you an actual nerd, which isn't cool. Just say you're a nerd and watch Marvel movies. Maybe buy an 'Iron Man' shirt and talk about how excited you are for 'Batman v Superman', or whatever piece of crap you're currently being told to be excited about). I forgot what I was talking about. Oh yeah! Matt Damon!
        

               
I loved seeing him emerge like a block of vacuum packed noodles. I was totally: "Oh what is.. who... oh MY GOD IT'S MATT DAMON".

Anyway, I liked the bleak aspects. I prefer my sci-fi to be totally hopeless. There's really no question weather Earth even has a chance, and Michael Caine cannot give any less of a fuck. He is immortal, after all. The visuals were hands down beautiful. The cinematography was awesome. What particularly caught my eye were the POV shots from ship-based cameras were just like the kind of NASA stuff you see in real life. It also reminded me of 'Europa Report' at times with this, and some of the cutscenes from 'Halo: Reach'. This is one of those modern films that I wish they would slow down and take a breath in now and then. I loved the really slow shots in '2001', those shots that were almost stills. Some of the shots could have paused for longer here. Maybe there was too much dialogue?
Oh an I liked the robot. It was nicely designed (by Apple) and was a good homage to both HAL 9000 and, of course, the monolith. It was neat how it moved about, without getting too silly.

                  
Don't actually buy a Lincoln, folks.

              

Interstellar: 73.1