I was very much excited about the release of the movie
Interstellar right from the very beginning. I had been following the news right
from the time when Spielberg was said to be associated with it. My interest in
the project was intact but it seemed that it was not for Spielberg, and when
Nolan entered the picture my interest increased exponentially. The interest
multiplied 3.14285714286 times when the name Mathew McConaughey was involved in
the project. Along with the name Nolan, the names of Michael Caine and Hans
Zimmer got attached to the project automatically. Unexpectedly there was no
Wally Pfister. Instead a new cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema was roped in. Keeping
these facts aside, the biggest hype was created when they had marketed the
movie to be scientifically correct. Caltech professor Kip Thorne had rendered
his inputs for the movie as a scientific advisor and an executive producer.
Christopher Nolan right from the beginning told that
this a movie about a father and daughter placed in a scientific situation. In
the previous paragraph you might have seen a lot of scientific jargons used
instead of simple terms. This was kind of what they did to the movie too. Nolan
emphasized a lot on the emotions. First the teaser, then the trailer, and then
the second trailer got an underwhelming but decent response. But none of them
seemed to satisfy the fans or at least the Nolaniacs. When the script got
leaked, the negative reviews floated in the internet based on the leaked
script. This was a blow to the team and made them to alter few parts or we might
take the leaked script to be the first draft. In another way it helped the
audience to decide what they can expect from the film, and it kind of
streamlined the expectation. After this incident Nolan wanted to create some
positive hype about the movie and he projected this movie as his most ambitious
project.
When the term Nolan is associated with a project there
will be Nolaniacs all over to blow it up. It is the marketing team of the movie
that has to be credited for the huge success of the movie. This involved a lot
of hard work. Their strategy was positioning the movie as scientifically most accurate
movie ever made. Everyone knows that even if Nolan makes a bloody awful movie
it will milk a lot of money so the producers won’t have to worry about it.
Nolan decided to make this as a movie which requires a lot of attention and you
need to know an awful lot of science in order to understand the movie. He made
a point that the convoluted storyline is because of the complexity of the
theories in science.
To emphasize more on this learning part, the people
from the preview shows said that this movie is ambitious and requires your
attention in every moment. Directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright
and Wally Pfister termed it as a visionary project. The project team associated
itself with Google to form a specially hosted site which explains the concepts
used in the movie to middle and high school students. They even made an offer
for special school tickets to be booked. They made a point that the movie
involved strong physics concepts and you have to be well equipped in order to
completely savour the dish. In addition to that, a game was developed and
available at the Google play store.
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| Minimaslist poster of Interstellar |
After all the promotions and marketing the movie was
released with higher expectations. I got a chance to watch the movie in INOX
Madurai. The picture and sound quality blew me away. The movie was a visual
treat. During the first half it was Mathew McConaughey who carried the movie.
After True Detective, as a fan I was
expecting a lot from him and he managed to deliver a beautiful performance in
the movie. The performances of the lead cast cannot be questioned much as the
real lead is the screenplay, cinematography and music. In a Nolan movie all I
expected was good cinematography and great music along with the complex
storyline. The result to me was great cinematography, blissful music and the obvious
complex storyline. A lot of people criticized Nolan for the high complexity on
offer; another lot criticized him for lack of clarity in his thoughts. Whatever
be the criticism, I thoroughly enjoyed the nearly three hours of running time.
I never got bored for the entire length of the movie. Be it the performances in
the first half or the Nolan in the second half, all that was in my mind was
just enjoyment. Personally I don’t think it is a movie that is beyond any
sci-fi movies made before, but it is one of the good movies made in this genre.
There have been movies which have depicted science more accurately than this
but being in the mainstream, trying what an Indie filmmaker does is something
worthy of applauding. Now I am pretty sure people will get some exposure about science.
This movie might have brought many Pseudo science aficionados but ultimately it
has brought some genuine interest in science among few which many good movies
unable to do. This movie cannot be termed as the best Nolan movie, as Prestige and Memento hold their positions firm. This movie is not also the worst
Nolan movie as TDKR holds the
position firmer than his bests. This is a movie to be seen in theatres for its
visuals. Forgot to mention the haunting music of Hans Zimmer! If you watch the movie
without any preconception you will like it. Comparing this movie with 2001: A Space odyssey is a blasphemy. You
can call it an ode or tribute to 2001,
just as Nolan had termed it. It is worth spending a couple of hours of your
precious time to experience the imagery of the movie with its score which gives
you Goosebumps.
PIC Courtesy: Blogs.Indiewire ,AdiDhotre and my Thanks to Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, WB.
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