Ephemeris of the Mind (Film Review) Interstellar
Time to read: 2 min read
Movie Poster
Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.
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Review
This movie blew my mind the first time I watched it, and upon rewatching, my mind was blown once more. In the not too distant future, the Earth is becoming increasingly uninhabitable due to famines and dust storms caused by ecocide. Joseph Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), an ex-NASA pilot, is forced to be a farmer. After finding clues through a gravitational anomaly in his daughter Murph’s bedroom, Murph (Mackenzie Foy) and Cooper follow the clue to a top-secret NASA facility and Cooper is tasked with embarking on a journey through a wormhole to find a new home planet for humanity.
The acting is incredible. Anne Hathaway’s emotional Dr. Amelia Brand, Jessica Chastain’s conflicted grown up Murph, and Michael Caine’s nuanced Professor John Brand were some of the most human characters in modern film history. Even the minor roles, such as John Lithgow’s Donald, Bill Irwin’s TARS, and David Gyasi’s Romilly, contributed greatly to the narrative. My favourite performances were McConaughey’s Cooper, who gave a masterclass on emotional performance, and Foy’s young Murph, who had great chemistry with McConaughey’s Cooper and whose performance had great depth for a child actor.
The cinematography is incredibly elegant, especially the shots of outer space, which were majestically beautiful. The score by Hans Zimmer is incredible as always. My favourite part of the film, however, is how it seamlessly incorporates astrophysics into the film and its plot. The physicist Kip Thorne was an executive producer on the film, and his expertise really shines through, such as the interpretation of what a wormhole and a tesseract may look like.
Conclusion
A film which perfectly captures humanity's desire for exploration. Perhaps Nolan's greatest work.