Interstellar (2014) Initial release: October 29, 2014 (London) Rating: PG-13 Running time: 169 minutes Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema Screenplay: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Youve heard the expression a game of two halves? Well, Interstellar is a film of two halves. I loved the first half. Humans are struggling to survive on an Earth that should be renamed Dust. The population is growing thin as food shortages and ecological disasters hit. The air is growing thin too as it becomes ever more toxic. The film shows how Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is trying to run a farm and feed his family in extremely adverse circumstances. The widowed Cooper lives in a modest Mid-West farmhouse with his teenage son, Tom (Timothee Chalamet), his daughter Murph and father-in-law, Donald (John Lithgow). Technological advance isnt so important any more as farming and food production is what counts. The accomplishments of the past are no longer celebrated but instead denied. The establishment are even teaching that the Moon landings were faked (an odd nod to conspiracy theorists). Yet even though Cooper, an ex-NASA pilot turned corn farmer and his young daughter Murph are in the gutter they are looking up at stars. The dust storms which smother everything reminded me a lot of Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath as did the bleakness of the familys situation. Once Cooper gets to the stars its almost like another Movie. The imagery hits you and there has been much said about Nolans advocacy of shooting on film. Some of the imagery is beautiful. I didnt like the story-line in the second-half. Ive talked to a lot of people about this film and some really do. For me, however, it didnt match the expectations built in the first hour. Still, this is a good film and well worth the ticket price - just not a great one. Reviewed by Pat Harrington https://youtube/watch?v=3WzHXI5HizQ
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:39:25 +0000
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