The buzz about Interstellar has
been growing for some time.
At first we just knew the movie
would be about space travel and
wormholes. But after the first
trailer came out the hype went
into overdrive. The film is the
story of a family man who has
travel through a wormhole in a
last ditch effort to prevent the
extinction of the human race. The
movie is one of the most-talked
about films of the year.
Clearly the mind-bending plot is
the wedge splitting the audience
in half, however the visual
spectacle of this film is one of the
most awe-inspiring and down
right beautiful experiences ever
to grace the cinema screen. It
may seem counter intuative for
a film that relies so heavily upon
it, but much of this is down to
Nolan's hatred of CGI.
The ship that plays host to much
of the action in the film was
actually built, and placed upon
immense hydrolic platforms
to simulate the various violent
manouvers featured in the film.
All the reflections seen in the
pilots visors were projected
onto them, not added in post
production.
A large portion of the robot
animation was done with
someone inside animating the
suit. All this adds a certain realism
for which Nolan has become
renowned and takes the already
mesmorising visuals to the next
level.
Whether you're a Nolan critic
or devotee, whether you go to
the cinema for the spectacle
or for thought provoking plot,
this film will if nothing else give
you an experience the likes of
which you've never dreamed
of having. If you're looking for
some mindless violence, rippling
muscles and scntily clad women,
this film is not for you. If you like to
leave the cinema having a heated
discussion with the person you
went to see it with about what
just happened, Interstellar is
unmissable.
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Issue 69 / 2014
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Christopher Nolan's latest film is a story set in the near future where humans struggle to
survive with what are the Earth resources left.
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