I watched this for the 1st time based solely on the numerous texags threads. Up until we encounter Dr. Mann, this is basically a perfect movie and I couldn't believe I'd never watched it before. Everything after is a bit silly/contrived and tarnishes the overall sentiment, but I still really enjoyed it.

It's not a perfect movie IMO but it's close. In the theater this movie was an out-of-body experience…like Star Wars in 1977, Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, and very very few movies in the lifetime of this Gen Xer. I think I went back twice, by myself even, to see it again during its first run in 2014.

Corporal Punishment said:

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It's not a perfect movie IMO but it's close. In the theater this movie was an out-of-body experience…like Star Wars in 1977, Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, and very very few movies in the lifetime of this Gen Xer. I think I went back twice, by myself even, to see it again during its first run in 2014.

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While I saw Star Wars and Raiders many times theatrically, I only saw Interstellar once during its initial run. That was not because I didn't like it or rate it worthy of a second (or more) trip to the theater. It actually had everything to do with Texas Aggie football.

This was one of 2 times in my life that I was 100% certain that the Aggies were going to lose a football game, so I opted to see a movie instead of putting myself through that football torture. The first time was December 1984, A&M in the land of all that is vile and awful, and winning 37-12 against the sips. In 2014, it was with A&M traveling to face #3 Auburn. Imagine my surprise when I walked out of the theater, thinking that was a great movie and being distracted by a TV at the theater's bar playing a ball game ... and sauntering toward the bar to see what game it was - and then to see the score of A&M leading the Tigers with roughly 6 minutes to play.

What happened next was interesting to me. I literally forgot about everything that I had just watched. I mean, GONE. All of my focus was on getting home as fast as I could to watch the remainder. Of course, that meant tuning to the right radio station for the drive home. As it turned out, the Aggies held on to win that one, but I had forgotten everything about Interstellar, other than the fact that I'd seen it.

A few months later, I get the movie on BluRay. That popped every memory that had vanished, and the greatness of the movie flooded back. I have long ranked Interstellar as my 3rd favorite science fiction movie behind Alien and Blade Runner. And seeing it again last November in the theatre was amazing (and curiously was the best movie I saw in a theater all year).

Ags didn't play the sips on Thanksgiving in 1984?

Lathspell said:

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How is it silly and contrived?

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A human passed through a black hole, was unharmed, and landed behind his daughter's bookshelf. Other than that, not at all, I guess.

maroon barchetta said:

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Ags didn't play the sips on Thanksgiving in 1984?

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No. First weekend in December.

https://myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/year_by_year_2/1984/article_95f278ca-f2fd-11e2-b0bb-0019bb2963f4.html

That's fair.

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That is impressive. It also shows that the voice acting, writing, and that music make that scene and it doesn't matter if it's legos or Matthew M, the scene still hits!

There are some interesting discussions on the physics, here:

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agdoc2001 said:

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Lathspell said:

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How is it silly and contrived?

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A human passed through a black hole, was unharmed, and landed behind his daughter's bookshelf. Other than that, not at all, I guess.

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That part obviously really leans into the sci-fi part, but it's all based in some form of theory. Kip Thorn consulted on the entire movie.

We are led to believe that these future humans, who have evolved past our 4 dimensions, have learned to harness gravity and are able to use it to project some sort of interaction through time. It wasn't simply some random black hole that he fell through and then ended up behind her bookshelf. That is just a dismissive way to phrase the situation because you didn't care for the ending. They used the black hole as a vehicle to help Cooper interact with Murphy at just the right time. That whole situation was literally created for him.

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There's a companion book by Kip Thorn which is an absolutely fantastic read, even for nonscientists, into the science behind all of the concepts in the movie.

I enjoyed Ad Astra for the exact same reason.

First time finally watching this. Its pretty well done. Didn't love it, but totally appreciate it as a film. Glad I finally watched it. But Memento to will still claim the top spot for me.