F*** You Nolan For F***ing Our Brains!

RATING – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5*

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Looking back in time, we find some timeless classics in the sci-fi genre, such as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Forbidden Planet (1956), Planet of the Apes (1968), and then came, undoubtedly, the best film ever made in the genre, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). 

After waiting for four and a half decades, we finally got the next best thing in the genre: Interstellar. Our ancestors told us about those sci-fi classics, and our generation will tell the next generations about Christopher Nolan’s complex cinematic achievement.

Stanley Kubrick imagined the world set 33 years ahead, whereas Nolan took us hundreds of years into a future when Earth would no longer be a place to live. Imagine thinking beyond time and then including it as the biggest “X” factor in your film, with several scientific elements like finding a new planet to inhabit, space missions, gravity, time travel, new dimensions, quantum physics, relativity, and the black hole, while creating an emotional impact across different timelines. F*** you, Nolan, for f***ing our brains with this one. Pardon my expressions; it’s just my way of saying thank you, but with loud emphasis. F*** you once again!

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The story of Interstellar is complicated for normal viewers; hence, they are advised to watch it in repeat mode to grasp its depth. I have been in the science field throughout my life, so for me, it was all like a new, fascinating world, just out of books, coming alive on the big screen in a cinematic spectacle of a lifetime.

Nolan makes those intricate theories appear simple by genuinely showing their impact on the characters. The man leaves the planet when his daughter is 10 or 12. One hour beyond that wormhole means seven years on Earth. So, by the time he returns, his daughter and he would be of the same age or maybe even older than him. That’s a terrifying thought for any pilot, who has to consider himself, his family, and at the same time, humanity. Your physics teacher may have taught you this simple equation through various methods, leaving you scratching your heads, but Jonathan Nolan and Chris’ writing made it easy for you to understand through their simple multiplication of age.

Interstellar is one hell of a script, even when you exclude all the sci-fi elements. I mean, just look at the emotional depth. The father’s struggle, his daughter’s anger, Brand’s guilt, Dr. Mann’s mistakes, and the kind of the finale every character meets. The thought of meeting your daughter after 124 years on her deathbed, knowing that you still have half of your lifespan, is so disturbing for any father. Yet she has to say, “No parent should see their child die. I have my family here; you go.” It feels as if someone has thrust a knife into my heart. It’s all linked to science, but nothing can ever surpass human relationships.

Technically, it’s a great achievement—something that should be hailed for its nuances. The explosive scenes in space are kept silent since sound has no medium to travel there. The tension that Hans Zimmer’s background score builds almost chokes your throat. The vibrations of the machine shake your seats as if you are sitting with those scientists in their spacecraft. Saturn, Earth, space, Miller’s planet, gigantic waves, the black hole, and Cooper’s planet are designed to blow your visual expectations.

Last but not least, the man, the myth, the legend: SIR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. What did he eat while writing the script, and what was he thinking while directing this film? These questions will remain a bigger mystery than the black hole or the swinging totem in Inception.

If you think Inception was his most complex and complete film in the sci-fi genre, he presents Interstellar and forces you to choose between your son and your daughter. It’s difficult to choose because it’s hard to match your own previous masterpiece, and Nolan accomplished that most challenging feat that 99% of directors fail to do in their lifetimes. This sci-fi classic by Nolan will make aliens kidnap him and keep him with them. Let’s pray to God that it doesn’t happen, or else we won’t be blessed anymore to have this legend with us.