Video still shot taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWdZVtXT7E
Interstellar is a film about a group of people who set out to find another planet, in another galaxy, in order for mankind to carry on living. At this point, the earth's climate is changing, so mankind are hit by famine and drought. A sphere that is able to transport into another galaxy is discovered, thus forcing NASA to start sending out teams to find another habitable planet for mankind.
This film is directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Trilogy; Inception) and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine and Mackenzie Foy.
This film a strong story line and has a really great cast to go with it. McConaughey gave an amazing performance as Cooper, struggling between the ethics of finding another world and saving mankind or being a father to his children. This was brilliantly played out by all the actors involved and added to the drama of the movie.
The SFX/VFX in the movie were beautifully done and done the story line justice. The shots that showed space and the transportation into the other galaxy were impressive, showing a combination of SFX, CGI and modelling. These effects helped tell the story, showing a world that is unknown or not seen often. In my opinion, seeing this created more suspense and added more realism to the story. Also, the actors were adapted well into the 'surroundings' and played the roles of the characters in that type of atmosphere brilliantly.
Before going to see the movie, I was skeptical of how it would be portrayed. Although the trailer looked good, I was unconvinced that they would be able to convey the concept without going too much into the 'Star Wars' style. However, I was astounded by how realistic the effects looked and how much it contributed to the story.
This is a film that I would expect to win awards for the SFX at least. I believe it to have the capacity to inspire not only my own work but future Hollywood films.
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