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I've been hearing a lot more opinions about the movie Interstellar and it seems like the majority of reddit (aside from the Interstellar subreddit which I'm in) seems to either dislike the movie, or just hate it for being pretentiously smart for it's own good.

Me personally, I really love it and think it's a masterpiece but I feel like I'm not allowed to think it is because so many people hate the third act and don't like the cheesy love stuff. Me personally, I found it to resonate with me. Maybe not as deep as one might think, but I interpreted it as "Love is something vital and it is the key to our survival" and not just "Love is another dimension" like some people claim. I also have this issue of forming my opinions based on what other people think, and I thought interstellar was a widely loved movie that's regarded as amazing up until I went on several reddit posts about this movie. So now I don't know what to think. Should I just stick to 2001 instead? Or should I keep loving Interstellar and think it's an excellent film with high tension stakes, really emotional moments, and an overall beautiful visual aesthetic?

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No. No one on reddit likes a Nolan Sci Fi film.

Lol, is nobody going to point out that this sub (and Reddit in general) constantly circlejerks about how much they love this movie? It's not hated on Reddit at all.

It's a good movie, no matter what the haters say. And mind you I'm no blind loving Nolan fan, but he did good on this one. So credit due, where credit earned...

u/MrMonkeyman79 avatar

If you can't enjoy something because a few people on the Internet say they don't like it then you'll not enjoy anything in life.

Seeking validation of a sticking plaster, best to work on this problem and learn not to give a fucknif someone else doesn't like something you love.

So long as the things you love aren't actively harmful to yourself or others then you go ahead and keep loving it. And last o checked, an acclaimed Sci fi film that happens to  lean into sentimentality in the final act isn't hurting anyone.

It's quite good. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece. It looks beautiful and the I love the robot designs. It's generally still well-liked, and I think you're focusing too much on people who dislike it.

I interpreted it as "Love is something vital and it is the key to our survival" and not just "Love is another dimension" like some people claim

I 100% agree with you here. It's a bit cheesy, but I don't think the intention was "love is literally the scientific reason for this phenomenon," and that is certainly the way some people choose to interpret it.

u/Ragman676 avatar

Ive found most people really just shit on the ending. Ya its fucking out there, but the movie is really fucking good. Its pacing is amazing for how big it is. Theres really good actors giving it their all. The music is mindblowing and the space and planet scenes hold up beautifully. Its not a perfect movie, but its easily one of the better scifi movies out there. Its desperate with a sense of humanity and just enough humor considering how dark it is.

Yeah I've had a few comments tell me that I shouldn't be focusing on the people who hate on it and instead love it because it's up to my preference.

u/Rasselkurt007 avatar

i can not imagine that Nolan did not have in mind that people would interpret it that way.

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Liking movies is subjective, so if you love it, even after considering other peoples objections to it, then keep loving it.

u/BobbyTables829 avatar

This is how you get a personality, like for real no insult. Everyone has at least a few things they like that not a lot of other people don't.

That's very true.

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Definitely not the issue I have with it. I still like it overall, but my issues are largely to do with the way love is applied:

  • Anne Hathaway's character switches from objective scientist to love-struck schoolgirl as soon as they have to make the first real decision. If I were a woman in STEM I'd find it borderline offensive

  • The "love is the most powerful force in the universe" cop out that somehow transcends space time and turns a black hole into an inexplicable portal directly to the wall in his house

  • Is there a "them" who intervenes to show him this portal, and then delivers him back to our universe to be found floating in space by his daughter's space society with pinpoint accuracy after 40 years spent developing these stations, or wasn't there? I'm unclear what they claim happened despite watching it a few times, which makes me feel like Nolan wasn't clear what he was claiming happened either.

If you want it to be ambiguous, stick with that, but explanations like "love" undermine the otherwise ambitious and compelling story about the desperate exploration of cold, distant space for an escape from the world we destroyed.

u/roto_disc avatar

Jesus Christ, kid. Like what you want and don’t let anyone tell you any differently.

I just rewatched it about a month ago, and it’s one of my top 3 Nolan films now. It just hit me perfectly on the rewatch.

I really liked it but felt like it was unnecessarily long

u/RemakeEverything avatar

Interstellar liker here. Not my all time fav, but I think it's a good movie that gets a bad rep sometimes.

It's a good movie.

But it's also fun to shit on just for amusement. Like Cooper's obvious preference for Murph over his son. Like yeah, my daughter is gonna be a brilliant physicist and savior of humanity while my son is gonna be a farmer in a planet that can't grow crops anymore.

The ending offers a lot more and draws from a lot more than people think. Someone can certainly enjoy it in a 'power of love' way. But if they watch enough ER = EPR lectures and see enough Penrose diagrams or read The End of Eternity, they may well find a lot of other inferences naturally invite themselves for consideration.

I don't know if there was ever a point where they considered exploring those things in the film, I pretty well doubt it. It's just going to take the scope far from the story of one man's trip through the Tesseract and what he paid to take it.

The finger prints left in stories we love are like easter eggs. They're found gifts for people with the similar interests or passions but perhaps not the means or talent to make the art they enjoy. They're not really necessary to enjoy the story on the table. If people miss them, maybe they weren't ready for them. And, how they got there is a different story anyway.

You don't need to apologize for what you enjoy. You may or may not wish to try to express what you found special, but it's not necessary. You can take everything brilliant, and leave the rest, or enjoy it holistically letting the salt emphasize the poignancy of the sweet.

Just some things to consider: Who made the tesseract? Was it ascendend future humans? What does that imply about their mastery of quantum gravity? What does their ability to leave a time machine seemingly for any humans in at least one particular black hole imply about their intentions? Did they also make the black hole, or did they find a conveniently placed black hole and build their time machine in it? What does that imply about the power at their disposal? What does their placement of a time machine imply about the limits of its usefulness? what does the one individual trip we see suggest about the designs, intentions, operation, and limitations of the machine and those who made it?

Interstellar isn't my favorite movie. It's ok. But it's comparatively hard and big scifi, even if it's resolved with deus ex machina Clark-tech. What people see in the end of the movie is what's available to them. But, that's kinda just how art works. How do you see what's brought with you reflected in some specific artistic expression? Abe Forman the Sausage King of Chicago tried to teach us the necessity of making time understand and celebrate ourselves and how important all kinds of art are as a tool for doing that.

I don't really know what your experience of Interstellar is, but if it affected you, I say you should share. Get a someone special, and a slice of pie to discus it. Explore those things that make it resonate. For me, Interstellar is special because its hard scifi with high production values, which is rare enough, it also in it's way earns a very literal deus ex machina finish which is perhaps expectedly a time machine with neither of those features being a lazy copout. Also quite rare. I like it, appreciate it, it's very well made. But it doesn't have that thing that makes me love it. And that's fine.

Stop letting reddit opinions shape yours.

It had some good points but had huge plot holes, I'll just say 57 years makes them too late and all communications are time stamped.

u/BTDPx4 avatar

I’ve never read a single comment, ever, about someone hating this movie

You're allowed to like what you like, taste is subjective. I didn't like Interstellar but that shouldn't take away from your enjoyment of it or how you view it in terms of greatness.

2001 is a great space film but so are Moon, High Life, and The Martian for example. Then there's space adjacent or sci-fi movies like Arrival, Dune, Gattaca, Blade Runner / 2049, Starship Troopers, Akira, Minority Report, the most recent Planet of the Apes, etc.

My least favorite Nolan film. Very overrated.

+1 saw it in the True IMAX

u/JamesNordmar avatar

love all the tech stuff... story a bit less or at least the chronology of the screenplay.. i would do it a bit different..

u/RingoLebowski avatar

It's a good to very good film. It's just not as profound as it thinks it is. I don't personally think it's quite as great as many seem to think. But again, I like it, I like Nolan, I bought it on UHD, and will rewatch it once in awhile.

As far as whether you're "allowed" to like it - no offense but that's completely daft. You can like what you want. But your whole premise is off too - many more people seem to like the film than dislike it. There will always be haters but for Intersteller I think it's a distinct minority.

Jesus christ…

What

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u/porcomavi avatar

Loved it. Don’t listen to the heartless monsters out there.

People hate Interstellar?

u/DriverHopeful7035 avatar

Yes, I do

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u/Killawifeinb4ban avatar

I really like it. I don't care about the love stuff as its just a movie and people can think what they want. But the world, the science, the acting and all that is great. And the soundtrack, which I am listening to RIGHT NOW because of this post. thx.

u/GoodLuckDontSuck avatar

You have to remember that there are a lot of idiots with bad taste out there. There comes great pleasure in embracing what you like, regardless of what others think

Interstellar is a great movie by the way, not that it matters :)

It's been a hot minute since I've watched the film, but I really enjoyed it.

However this is also one of these movies I classified for myself as "Soundtrack First." Yes the movie is great, but in my opinion the soundtrack is timeless. I listen to it constantly.

There are so many reasons to love a movie and it doesn't have to conform to the majority opinion. Nor do our reasons to hate something have to conform. Enjoy what you like. It could honestly be because the colors are pretty.

u/Realistic_Poetry5800 avatar

One of those movies everyones watched except me

It being for hours long makes it a bit hard to start watching

It's not "for" hours long and why not just watch it in two parts or something?

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u/GoBlue2007 avatar

I was totally immersed in the experience of watching it. Also has held up on rewatches very well. A top twenty film for me.