Christopher Nolan - Interstellar
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http://www.youtube.com/embed/GoNejagaoVs
This is a fairly good documentary about Interstellar but mainly the associated science. Quite interesting.
This is a fairly good documentary about Interstellar but mainly the associated science. Quite interesting.
Saw it last night at the IMAX and thought it was fantastic. As with others, I have grown to accept Nolan's foibles and just enjoy the spectacle - and what a spectacle it was, enhanced as always by Zimmer's tremendous score.
Things that did make my teeth itch though:
1. As others have mentioned, Nolan's continued use of Michael Caine failed here. Not only was it difficult to accept he was an eminent scientist, but he already looked old in the present day - then we are to believe 23 years later he just has a few liver-spots?
2. The scene with old Murph at the end should have been a tear-jerker but ended up startlingly weak. I think it was because she was a completely different actress - why didn't they just give Chastain the old-person make-up ala Benjamin Button? There felt like there was no connection between Coop and the woman supposedly his daughter.
3. I still can't get my head around the fact Brand was seemingly abandoned on Edmonds (I know there is debate about whether the worm-hole was still in existence).
I thought MM was a very bizarre shade of mahogany in this film, almost yellow. Very odd.
8.5/10
Things that did make my teeth itch though:
1. As others have mentioned, Nolan's continued use of Michael Caine failed here. Not only was it difficult to accept he was an eminent scientist, but he already looked old in the present day - then we are to believe 23 years later he just has a few liver-spots?
2. The scene with old Murph at the end should have been a tear-jerker but ended up startlingly weak. I think it was because she was a completely different actress - why didn't they just give Chastain the old-person make-up ala Benjamin Button? There felt like there was no connection between Coop and the woman supposedly his daughter.
3. I still can't get my head around the fact Brand was seemingly abandoned on Edmonds (I know there is debate about whether the worm-hole was still in existence).
I thought MM was a very bizarre shade of mahogany in this film, almost yellow. Very odd.
8.5/10
Legend83 said:
Brilliant, especially the bit about the Coca Cola 
ESOG said:
I have seen all of Nolan's films since his beginning masterpiece Memento, can someone please explain to me what directive characteristics Nolan exudes on his films that one is able to recognize it as a "Nolan" film?
Example, John Woo uses doves in all his films, it's his trademark.
His name on the credits.Example, John Woo uses doves in all his films, it's his trademark.
garyhun said:
ESOG said:
I have seen all of Nolan's films since his beginning masterpiece Memento, can someone please explain to me what directive characteristics Nolan exudes on his films that one is able to recognize it as a "Nolan" film?
Example, John Woo uses doves in all his films, it's his trademark.
His name on the credits.Example, John Woo uses doves in all his films, it's his trademark.
LHRFlightman said:
For those criticising the science, it's a film, not a Brian Cox documentary. Leave your analytical brain at the door and enjoy it for what it is.
What, an overhyped, poorly edited sci fi where an ex-pilot farmer can, due to being super smart work out binary code from piles of dust and find a secret NASA base, and instantly be chosen to save humanity from a boardroom right next to a rocket, whilst having a deep relationship with his daughter and not caring about his son and helping Anne Hathaway proving love is the fifth dimension all whilst spending years flying to a wormhole placed inconveniently far from earth that just happens to bend him back behind his daughters bookcase where he is incapable of leaving a simple message but instead must hope his daughter finds a watch tapping out morse code that will save humanity?You're right, just enjoy it for what it is.
Edited by Pommygranite on Friday 14th November 23:08
ESOG said:
I have seen all of Nolan's films since his beginning masterpiece Memento, can someone please explain to me what directive characteristics Nolan exudes on his films that one is able to recognize it as a "Nolan" film?
Example, John Woo uses doves in all his films, it's his trademark.
There's always a twist/surprise with one of the characters not being who you think.Example, John Woo uses doves in all his films, it's his trademark.
Hans Zimmer score (usually)
Wife issues (either dead or she's left him)
k up and stop reeling off lines, I couldn't pay attention to some of it was it was so contrived and cringey.
I was disappointed in the same way as Prometheus. It's not a bad film but I had great hopes for this.
The sound was annoying in places as well. Sometimes it was too loud and other times you couldn't hear the dialogue properly
I thought the robots were the best characters in the whole film. McConnaughy was not as good as True Detective or DBC.
I did manage to annoy my mate by pointing out the bits of glacier I had been to though so not all bad!
The sound was annoying in places as well. Sometimes it was too loud and other times you couldn't hear the dialogue properly
I thought the robots were the best characters in the whole film. McConnaughy was not as good as True Detective or DBC.
I did manage to annoy my mate by pointing out the bits of glacier I had been to though so not all bad!
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