re: Let’s Discuss Interstellar

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Do you know of any research/theories that says we can survive crossing the event horizon?

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I'm not aware of any that states we could survive the approach, much less crossing the event horizon.

See, I associate Matt Damon with douchebag. So, I see Matt Damon, I expect the character to be a prick (likeable or otherwise). When Matt Damon popped out of that coffin, my brain screamed, “close that motherf$&ker back up!”

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I associate Matt Damon with douchebag.

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this. He seems like a self absorbed, smug, ahole an played one in the movie. He was better cast in this than in the Martian

The 3 big things I remember from this movie:

1) Cooper crying scene watching his kids grow up in the blink of an eye. Time is cruel.

2) The soundtrack was a big reason why this movie had such an emotional impact on people.

3) Mann doesn't get to finish his sentence when the explosion happens. I believe he says "there comes a time.." and then boom. Thought that was a great microcosm of life.

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Do you know of any research/theories that says we can survive crossing the event horizon?

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In all likelihood we couldn’t... but it’s technically possible since we don’t understand the event horizon. When I say it’s “technically possible” it’s one in the millions that it is possible. Nolan didn’t hardcore break any scientific laws in the film, he just asked Kip if it was theoretically possible, and if Kip said it in all likelihood isn’t possible but there were no theories that definitively disproved it, then Nolan went with it.

One of the craziest thing about this movie is that we didn’t even really know what a black hole looked like until Nolan’s computers started doing the math and it came out looking like this:



Like the wormhole being a three dimensional hole that looked like stardust immediately made sense to me, but the black hole did not. When I first saw the black hole in the trailer, I thought they were fricking with me, but it turns out from our visual perspective that is what a black hole would look like. Nolan and the special effect guys initially thought it was an error from their end as well, but they also loved the look of it. It’s still mind boggling to me that’s what they look like.

Just watched last night. It's got some issues, but it's maybe my favorite Nolan movie. It just strikes the right notes for me. I'll never forget seeing it in IMAX on opening night. Probably the most beautiful movie I've seen in a theater.

I really like Interstellar, but it loses a good bit of ground in the final act for me. And as interesting and "cool" as it is, it just isn't fully graspable for me, to the point that it almost becomes a little silly even. But that being said, I appreciate what Nolan was attempting to do. And I certainly appreciate the attention to detail and the attempts at making it scientifically accurate (as much as possible).

There are definitely some powerful scenes in the movie. And it is well-acted throughout (except for Damon, as mentioned).

I will say this though, I saw it in IMAX and it was way too loud during the docking scene. And I am all for full-theater experiences, but it was distractingly loud. So much so that it was borderline painful and unenjoyable at times. But the movie itself is pretty great though. And the docking scene (outside of the audio) was fantastic and really well done.

Great movie. Definitely in my top 10.

The wormhole in IMAX was awesome.

i thought it was severely overrated the first time i saw it

i watched it about 2 weeks ago and it got a big revision in the positive. i think battling insane hype immediately corresponding to its release soured the movie a lot. without that context and those expectations, watching it was a lot more natural.

the sound mixing on that movie is insane

the one scene of insane tension on the water planet, spliced in with the other scene, was peak movie making

"love" is still stupid

Interstellar is a huge re-watcher for me. When I see it on I'll record and go through it late at night after my wife is in bed (Why are you watching that again? You know how it ends!)

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I think that scene almost got me there, but Cooper going to Murph’s deathbed got me completely.

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Reminded me of this...