Review of Interstellar (2014) by Robert B — 12 Jan 2016

It's hard at times to climb out of the shell of someone who follows tech, science, and space news closely to think about the lofty and technical plot that Interstellar is as a film, and that's how someone can rationalize some negative reviews of this film - but I refuse to listen to people who can't forgo those drawbacks when looking at the spectacular visuals and homage to space exploration adventure films and say this film somehow misses its mark.

as far as I'm concerned, this film is it - this is Best Picture this year. Boyhood stands a good chance as well, but what it lacked was the objective emotional point for the audience to live inside the world of the film and watch time go by.

the 2nd act of this film is SO BRUTAL, so delightfully hard to sit through and see the pain in the characters' faces. this film reaches far into character depth on a small level within relationships, but SO FAR in terms of scope, design, and exploration of string theory - and does the last visually in a way that's actually comprehendable (to a point).

if you're not seeing this film in IMAX, you're missing out on the 2001: A Space Odyssey of this generation. I believe this film will age SO WELL; it'll be the space film, spiritual sequel to 2001 and you'd be foolish to pass it up in theaters.