Christopher Nolan's gripping apocalyptic scenario
presented with a credible hero on dangerous paradoxical adventure.
Although this film is set a long way
into the future, it gives the appearance of taking place in the
1960's or 70s. We see the decline of science and technology and human
beings have gone back to the simplicity of farming life. It is
apparent that disaster and famine struck at some point. Atmospheric
changes occurred causing dust storms and there is nothing left to
eat but corn which is also decreasing slowly. Youngsters are
discouraged to learn about science, since history has revealed it to
be the road to disaster. Text books have been altered, denying the
Apollo moon landings ever really happened, putting them down to
propaganda and conspiracy of the Cold War. Planet Earth will only
sustain one more generation as it rapidly ceases to be habitable.
Cooper, (Matthew McConaughey) an ex
science engineer and pilot now survives on his farm with Donald (John
Lithgo) the father of his deceased wife and his son Tom and daughter
Murph. Paranormal activity leads him to Professor Brand (Michael
Caine) of NASA who operate in hiding as the people of America
strongly disapprove of funds being wasted on space science. (nothing
new there) He ends up agreeing to risk everything much to the dismay
of Murph, to lead the crew of the spaceship Endurance including the
professors daughter ( Anne Hathaway) on mankind's next big step. They
intend to rescue a previous crew, Lazarus who have landed and
survived on another galaxy and to go in search of a habitable planet.
In order to reach their destination,
they have to go through a worm hole that appears to have been
deliberately placed in space by beings who are guiding us. The
possible inhabitable planets are close to Saturn but also dangerously
close to a black hole.
Time becomes as precious a resource as fuel. It is passing much quicker for the people left on earth than it is for Cooper and Brand. It is paramount to complete the mission and return home before there
is no one left to return home to.
The film is full twists and leaps keeping you on edge. It is a long one at over three hours with a lot of sciency space jargon. It's not what I'd describe as light entertainment so be prepared to concentrate .
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| Tom and Murph have grown up |
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