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Interstellar is undoubtedly one of the most mind-bending movies of Christopher Nolan. Even a decade since its release, people can't get over it
Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey from Interstellar
Last Updated: 07.07 PM, May 15, 2024
More than a decade has passed since Christopher Nolan's Interstellar first blew the audiences’ minds in 2014, yet its grip on the collective imagination remains solid. Interstellar is not just another sci-fi flick, it's a twisted journey that bends our perspective of time, space, and humanity's place in the cosmos. Nolan masterfully weaves in scientific concepts like black holes and wormholes into the narrative, leaving viewers struggling with the mind-blowing realities. If you have struggled to understand the mind-bending film and its ending, read on...
Interstellar story
Interstellar gives us a glimpse of the future devastated condition of Earth. The only habitable planet in our solar system is choked by dust storms, threatening the survival of humanity. A former NASA pilot Joseph Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) has been tasked to find another habitable planet. In return, he has to leave his small and loving family behind.
Interstellar ending explained
After entering the black hole, Cooper gets the chance to connect with Earth. He soon manages to transmit crucial information to his daughter Murphy. The information proves to be the key that unlocks the puzzle of humanity’s survival. Ejected from the mind-bending realm named Tesseract, Cooper finds himself rescued and brought back to a transformed and futuristic Earth. Several decades have passed, while he was in space, finding a new habitable planet.
While it only feels like a few hours have passed, a staggering ninety years have passed on Earth. The mission that took him away from his young daughter, has robbed him of his precious years with his family, yet it has also played a pivotal role in ensuring humanity’s future. When Cooper finally finds a way to reunite with his elderly daughter on Earth, she asks him to search for Brand, who may have colonised humanity elsewhere in space.
The scene where Cooper was floating inside the Tesseract at the end of the movie, is one of the most amazing parts of Interstellar. The mixture of visual effects with scientific concepts of a fifth dimensional space is undoubtedly an amazing scene one could ever watch in a movie. Cooper’s interaction with gravity that transcends the limitation of time is the most complex.
Interstellar strategically reveals the mysterious ‘they’, who created the Tesseract, and are actually humans from the future. These future humans, who exist outside the fourth-dimensional space, designed the Tesseract as a way to communicate with Cooper and save humanity.
Interstellar - a cautionary tale
Interstellar did not just amaze us with the futuristic visuals, it also compelled us to confront questions about love, loss, and the enduring human spirit in the face of an uncertain future.
The movie also delves deep into the concepts of space, time, and even a fictional fifth dimension. It also gives us some explanations of climate change. The movie portrays a future Earth that got destroyed by environmental menace, forcing mankind to look outside the planet for survival. The moral of the whole movie serves as a cautionary tale for humans to take climate change seriously before it's too late.