Years later, I've come to appreciate Interstellar more and regard it as Nolan's masterpiece.

The idea of a space film that leaned heavily into hard science fiction rather than science fantasy was incredibly exciting.

Not to mention this was Nolan's next big film after TDKR and we were amidst the McConaissance.

I saw it in IMAX with a friend and we both loved it. There were so many awe-inspiring moments - between the passage through the worm-hole, the 'mountains' of waves on the Super-Earth planet, Dr. Mann's 'moment of silence' mid-soliloquy, the black hole, etc.

And then there were the deeper ideas within the world-building of the movie. Like time dilation and its effects on the characters.

But soon after I began to feel a bit short-changed. Thinking about it more, I felt the movie was too sentimental. It reminded me a lot of Steven Spielberg films in the 80s. I wanted more more science stuff rather than melodrama.

But looking back now, especially after re-watching the film recently, I think Interstellar struck the right balance between the human drama and the big existential, science & space exploration ideas.

It's a beautiful film. An ambitious film. It has its flaws but I appreciate more now because I think I see it as a whole rather than the sum of its parts.

Has anyone else reassessed it since then? What did you think?

Submitted February 17, 2020 at 02:46AM by Al-Andalusia https://ift.tt/38tJHDE