1455 The whole story
“Interstellar”！
Listening carefully to Andy's explanation of the ins and outs, and combining the time points, Renly immediately deduced the full picture of this "Christopher Nolan" project.
2014"Interstellar", which was officially released in 2016, is a science fiction work that Christopher spent two years creating after finishing the filming of the "Batman" trilogy. If "Gravity" is about the universe, It is a philosophical reflection on the origin of life, then "Interstellar" tells the story of the magnificence of time in the majestic universe and the vastness of human emotions..
The movie tells the story of the not-too-distant future, where the earth's environment is becoming more and more severe, and humans will almost be unable to survive. However, at the same time, humans still have not given up their plans to find planets suitable for survival in outer space..
The male protagonist Cooper is a retired astronaut, married and had children, and lived a quiet and peaceful life on the farm; then, under the strong persuasion of the professor, he chose to rejoin the astronaut team and went to outer space to explore three potentially suitable human beings. living planet.
In the process of traveling through the interstellar galaxy, they felt that one hour was equivalent to seven years of changes. The power of time dislocation completely exploded. When they returned again, the world was completely different: the father was still young, but the child was old. The class relationship defined by human society has been reversed, how should they get along with each other?？
To put it simply, the stories contained in the shell of science fiction adventures ultimately tell a grand theme about time and emotion, human nature and the universe.——
The emotional bond between the male protagonist Cooper and his son and daughter bursts out of energy in the vast universe, which then reflects the majesty and insignificance of life, time, and space dimensions, especially when stripped of age and appearance. After the constraints brought by fixed order, return to the purest emotional communication deep in the soul, which also reveals a lingering loneliness..
Human beings come alone and leave alone. Is it true that everyone is still alone in his life?？
The movie does not give the answer, but leaves it to the audience to savor. Undoubtedly, this is a bold attempt by Christopher Nolan to use the emotional fetters as a branch line in "Inception" as the main line of "Interstellar" To tell stories, from the dimensions and heights of science fiction and the universe, to re-center on the most fundamental and essential human emotions..
Is this Christopher's finest work?？
Obviously not.
After the movie was released, it caused a lot of controversy. Many people began to question the rationality of the theoretical basis of the movie. They believed that there were many flaws and loopholes in the second half of the story, and then began to use theoretical knowledge to attack the entire framework and idea of the movie, and even criticized The concept of the movie is ridiculous.
But in fact, all the theories of the entire movie - including the theory of the story plot and the theory of computer special effects, all come from Kip Thorne's deduction and calculation. In other words, the direction of each story and the direction of each For a change in the picture, the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics personally performed the calculations and had in-depth discussions with his colleagues before finally presenting the finished product that the audience saw on the big screen..
Of course, there are inherent differences and controversies in scientific discussions, and Kip Thorne may not be 100% correct, but it is undeniable that the movie represents a theoretical branch of the current research results, which is reasonable and well-founded. Doubtful, all theories can withstand scrutiny and testing, and those self-righteous doubts and complaints, standing in front of giants, only add to the laughter..
Putting aside these controversies, the reputation of the movie has not surpassed that of works such as "The Dark Knight" and "Inception", and is even slightly worse than the later "Dunkirk". The media's overall review score is 74 points, which is terrible. The tomato freshness index is 71%, the average score is 7 points, the popcorn index is 85%, and the theater score is B+.
But it is worth mentioning that "Interstellar" is still enthusiastically sought after by senior movie fans on IMDB. With a high score of 8.6, it has successfully ranked among the top 30 of the 250 classics in film history, becoming Christopher Nolan’s third directorial film to crack the top 30.
It can be seen from the ratings alone that this is not a work with extremely strong box office appeal..
Ultimately, the global box office numbers prove it too.
The North American box office was 188 million. Compared with Christopher's previous works, "Interstellar" did not even cross the 200 million threshold. This is a disappointing result; the global box office was 677,700. Wan, the excellent performance in overseas markets still demonstrates Christopher's rare appeal at the moment..
However, compared to the production cost of 165 million and the global promotion expenses of more than 30 million, the film's income and expenditure accounts can only be regarded as a small profit, less than 40 million US dollars. , although the tragedy of losing money was avoided, it was far from satisfactory..
But objectively speaking, this is a work that Renly personally likes very much. It can be ranked fourth or fifth among Christopher's personal director works. He likes it even more than "Memento" and "The Prestige" because Renly believes that this is an exploration and challenge for Christopher on the path of director..
Prior to this, Christopher was a master of playing with forms. Putting aside the imaginative and imaginative works of "Following", "Memento" and "Inception", the fragmented style in the "Batman" trilogy The editing is also impressive. The sharpness of the shots and editing weakens the weakness of the script and the thinness of the characters to a certain extent, amplifying the shock brought by the visual effects and narrative suspense itself..
The only exception is "The Dark Knight". The reason why it can be regarded as a classic in film history, even ten years later, is still an insurmountable pinnacle of superhero comic adaptation movies, is that the three characters of Batman, Joker and Two-Face are in justice. He made his own choices and decisions between himself and evil, "Fleeing from light into darkness is to better protect the light." This kind of philosophical reflection gives the character unparalleled charm..
“"Interstellar" and "The Dark Knight" have something in common, and Christopher went one step further, making the camera and editing, special effects and pictures all serve emotions, striving to create a contrast between the magnificence of time and the insignificance of human beings. The feeling ultimately comes down to human beings themselves.
This is an important exploration and attempt for Christopher. On the path of director growth, he is getting rid of the constraints of structure and technology, but letting structure and technology serve the plot. After "Interstellar", Christopher filmed again "Dunkirk" has obviously made progress again, moving step by step in the direction of the master..
At the same time, this is also the one that relies most on actors among all Christopher's works..
In the previous life, "Interstellar" was star-studded, including Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, etc. No matter how big or small the role is, they all readily accepted Christopher's invitation to star in this work..
The male lead is played by Matthew McConaughey.
Matthew, who was once a famous Hollywood star, has always starred in romantic comedies. His stereotyped image has never changed, and his glib and playful performance style is constantly repeating itself. He is the type that the academy hates and rejects the most. Actors, just like iconic actors like Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
However, after many years of ups and downs in Hollywood, without any work invitations for almost two years, Matthew finally learned from the painful experience and completed a complete transformation. In 2012, he ushered in a comprehensive transformation of his acting skills. ” and “Magic Mike,” culminating in 2013’s “Dallas Buyers Club.”.
If the historical trajectory remains consistent, then Matthew won the Oscar for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club" at the Oscars in February 2014. This was also his only Oscar nomination..
Then, in the 2014 TV series "True Detective", people once again witnessed his superb performance..
It is no exaggeration to say that the period from 2012 to 2014 was the heyday of Matthew's acting skills. During this period, his performance had a powerful force that burst out from the inside out, which was truly impressive..
After that, he gradually fell into a routine, unable to break through or surpass himself; and under the influence of the Little Golden Man's curse, he seemed a little confused when choosing works. Until Renly was reborn, he was unable to Once again appeared in a work worth mentioning.
“"Interstellar" was released in 2014.
Logically speaking, this should be Matthew's peak period, and his performance is naturally worthy of recognition and worth looking forward to; but the actual situation needs to be divided into two parts..
From a positive perspective, Matthew's performance is still delicate and vivid, especially the helplessness and bitterness in several scenes of being in the time and space tunnel that are just out of reach. Matthew's eyes show it vividly, It shows the actor's style and deserves applause; but from a negative perspective, Matthew's performance does not match the tone of the entire movie..
Strictly speaking, Matthew is not a method actor, but an expressionist actor. His performance is traceable. Articulation and small movements are his performance methods, such as chewing gum with his mouth and unconsciously playing with small objects with his hands. The movements, the flickering of eyes, especially the articulation when speaking, these details are the focus of the character.——
Carefully focused attention to detail through expressionistic acting.
This kind of performance is undoubtedly successful and there are no problems; the problem lies in the overall style of the movie "Interstellar", which is grand and majestic. Matthew's detailed movements are too many, which makes it appear redundant, cumbersome and damaging. It improves the completeness of the entire shot, but if those "superfluous" actions are stripped away, the emotional rendering of the performance will not be enough to achieve Christopher's original intention..
Matthew is indeed excellent, but in Renly's opinion, this is a failed casting.
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