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Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:08 pm to TreyAnastasio
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They obviously moved it. There wasnt a giant hanger outside the building and they had to keep out of the public eye.
There wasn't Yankee stadium or sky scrapers everywhere either so that logic rules New York out
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:09 pm to theunknownknight
quote:I was actually thinking it was in New York but outside of the city.
There wasn't Yankee stadium or sky scrapers everywhere either so that logic rules New York out
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:11 pm to abellsujr
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I was actually thinking it was in New York but outside of the city.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:16 pm to abellsujr
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This is kind of what I mean by they didn't explain enough. Not necessarily the philosophy behind it all, but the basic stuff. Like where were they? How many people were left? Was that the last town on earth? Where were the rest of the people? What kind of condition was the rest of the world in? Just my opinion.
I really didn't need all of these details. And it being "Anytown USA" opens it up to be accessible by audiences anywhere.
If they wanted to set it in New York I think that they would've used more than the Yankees as a reference.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:16 pm to TreyAnastasio
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Did they say what the coordinates were?
no
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:20 pm to theunknownknight
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There wasn't Yankee stadium or sky scrapers everywhere either so that logic rules New York out
I'm thinking more on the lines that they moved up the Hudson to farm, and MM's farm is within sight of the brown elevation.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:22 pm to TreyAnastasio
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They obviously moved it.
Plus, Cooper, presumably familiar with the area he lived in and near - would have looked at the map, and a former NASA pilot himself would have said, "Oh, $hit - this is NASA!" before even driving out there.
It's obvious they moved to that location about the time Cooper left (or not long thereafter) for security and to get out of the public eye - I don't want to overthink it, but it wouldn't be a stretch to suggest this facility was not very far from a major NASA facility - but, that could be Maryland, Florida, Texas, California, Ohio, Alabama, etc.
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Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:24 pm to Ace Midnight
Ohio would make sense. You would think being close to the great lakes would be a priority for all the farmers.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:34 pm to Ace Midnight
NORAD and NASA are two entirely different animals. It's why they hid NASA at the site of an abandoned Minuteman silo. Those silos are located in the midwest.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:36 pm to Scruffy
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"Good luck finding your way home after I blow you out the airlock."
"Human slaves for my robot colony."
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:39 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Also: Dust Bowl = American midwest.
Also: Wheat farmers turned corn farmers... very few in the New York state area. That's midwest as well.
Also: Wheat farmers turned corn farmers... very few in the New York state area. That's midwest as well.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:40 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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NORAD and NASA are two entirely different animals. It's why they hid NASA at the site of an abandoned Minuteman silo. Those silos are located in the midwest.
If that's the case, then I'm betting the film takes place in Ohio.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:40 pm to abellsujr
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This is kind of what I mean by they didn't explain enough. Not necessarily the philosophy behind it all, but the basic stuff. Like where were they? How many people were left? Was that the last town on earth? Where were the rest of the people? What kind of condition was the rest of the world in? Just my opinion.
Nolan goes out of his way to de-emphasize the state of the earth other than "very bad, it's going to die". I think it was a smart choice. The film obviously had a very personal message to it; and $1 billion+ worldwide blockbusters, that can get people thinking about real issues, don't grow on trees.
By providing so few details on earth, it was a tactical decision as not to alienate the audience.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:46 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Those silos are located in the midwest.
(Minuteman, anyway) and Big Sky Country - North Dakota(technically Midwest), Montana and Wyoming.
Other facilities were located primarily Midwestern and Western states of South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
For whatever reason, I got a Nebraska vibe the entire time they were on the farm - although the mountain shots would suggest it is in another state, or near a state line with a more mountainous region.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:48 pm to ShamelessPel
I'm completely cool with Nolan leaving us in the dark on some things. We can only assume what we don't know and I appreciate movies like this for the most part.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 4:50 pm to schexyoung
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The visuals were jaw-dropping on 70mm IMAX. I really wish every had access to one of those theaters, because that's how Nolan intended the movie to be seen.
Would have loved to experience this.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 5:04 pm to ShamelessPel
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By providing so few details on earth, it was a tactical decision as not to alienate the audience.
I was more then fine with this.
This wasn't a world view type movie. It was meant to be felt on a personal level. Each of us could have been Cooper as he tried to save his family and then the world.
The bigger picture was completely unnecessary to their plight.
The situation was dire...that's all we as an audience needed to know.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 5:17 pm to asurob1
If I wanted to nitpick I'd complain about them not showing Cooper training for the flight (so glad that they didn't) and their moving a NASA production and launch site to a populated area with no one noticing and Murph deciding to build her life around the people that took her father from her...
But I'd rather just enjoy the movie.
But I'd rather just enjoy the movie.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 5:22 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Was the world in such bad shape that Coop had to leave in such short notice? Another few weeks or even months with his family would have been irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Me questioning the movie doesn't mean I like it any less, it's just fun to assume and wonder. This thread rocks.
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I'd rather just enjoy the movie
Me questioning the movie doesn't mean I like it any less, it's just fun to assume and wonder. This thread rocks.
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