Drithius
Magic & Loss
Interstellar
As a fan of Kip Thorne and cosmology, this film was an absolute disappointment. It's a great example in the publicity that can be garnered with a hyped-up director and marketing campaign. Sigh.
As a fan of Kip Thorne and cosmology, this film was an absolute disappointment. It's a great example in the publicity that can be garnered with a hyped-up director and marketing campaign. Sigh.
- The plot ranges from weak to nonsensical.
- The science, technology, and work involved is quickly glossed over and never discussed much at all. For a movie nearly three hours long, there is no excuse to cut away from character going into hibernation to instantly wake with their journey complete 10 seconds later.
- Why the hell are there only 4 crewman with the fate of the human race on the line?
- Even the visuals are a disappointment; beyond what could best be described as a matte painting of a black hole for a backdrop, 2007's Sunshine was miles ahead with inspiring awe and wonder.
- Early on, there's a character that talks about the Apollo landings being faked. That character does so (I can only surmise) to illustrate the willful ignorance of the human race. But I don't care about Christopher Nolan's reasoning - to even give a second to this outright insulting conspiracy theory in a major motion picture is disgusting and had me annoyed ten minutes into the movie.
- And, not only is the plot incredibly weak, but it's disjointed. The writing never goes into detail at how things are achieved (how did NASA construct a ship in orbit? how did the human race construct a Dyson shell?) and it constantly jumps around from concept to concept.
- The big reveal is an absolute joke and makes Star Wars look like a piece of nonfiction.