I remember my oldest daughter, Natalie, and I first seeing Interstellar in a theater when it was released ten years ago. On the big screen, it was not-only a jaw-dropping visual experience, but a surprisingly affecting one. Though already a pretty big Christopher Nolan fan at the time, this was his first one that actually grabbed me by the feels. I couldn’t remember the last time I saw a sci-fi movie that managed to be this visually, narratively and emotionally compelling.
Natalie was floored, exiting the theater in tears. My younger daughter, Lucy, reacted the same when she finally watched it at home on Blu-ray. Even with the film’s inevitably-diminished visual impact on TV (no matter how big one's screen is), its ideas, themes and emotional impact are undiminished, which is why it remains Nolan’s most compulsively rewatchable film (in our house anyway). Ever since, whenever I revisit Interstellar - at least once a year - the girls have a running gag where they cry, “No, Daddy! Don’t go into space!”
Stunning special effects and science-based story notwithstanding, it’s the thematic aspects of the film that resonate the most…which have also raised the ire of self-impressed trolls over the years. Like Quentin Tarantino, Nolan has reached that point in his career where pretentious contrarians enjoy discussing how overrated he is, which includes making unfavorable (and stupid) comparisons between Interstellar and 2001: A Space Odyssey, especially regarding the former’s final act. But while Interstellar may have drawn some inspiration from 2001, it was never intended to be another 2001.
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Best of all, however, are the physical goodies, which includes five miniature replicas of the original promotional one-sheets. Additionally, there’s a sheet of patches representing the missions depicted in the film (which Lucy has already called “dibs” on). Rounding things out is a large multi-page booklet featuring the storyboards from the Miller’s Planet sequence. Everything is packaged in a sturdy, attractive box that’ll look great on any collector’s shelf.
In this writer’s opinion, Interstellar is one of the best films of the 21st Century and among the greatest sci-fi films ever made. For those who feel the same way, the 10th Anniversary Limited Edition is a perfect souvenir. No one else need apply.
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THE FUTURE IS NOW: A LOOK BACK AT INTERSTELLAR - This is an all new 25-minute retrospective documentary, featuring interviews with director/co-writer Christopher Nolan, co-writer Jonathan Nolan, executive producer Kip Thorne, other notable directors (including Denis Villenueve), among others.
THE SCIENCE OF INTERSTELLAR - This is a 50 minute documentary about the science behind the film, narrated by Matthew McConaughey.
INSIDE INTERSTELLAR - 14 individual featurettes, mostly covering the technical aspects, special effects, locations, production design and music. Plotting an Interstellar Journey; Life on Cooper’s Farm; The Dust; Tars and Case (the robots); The Cosmic Sounds of Interstellar (Hans Zimmer’s amazing score); The Space Suits; The Endurance; Shooting in Iceland: Miller’s Planet/Mann’s Planet; The Ranger and the Lander; Miniatures in Space; The Simulation of Zero-G; Celestial Landmarks (more of the science and theories behind the movie); Across All Dimensions and Time (theories behind the tesseract and its construction); Final Thoughts.
ROUNDTABLE - Creating Interstellar, featuring director Christopher Nolan and the primary cast; Experiencing Interstellar, featuring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.
STORYBOARD BOOK - Of the Miller’s Planet sequence.
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