Looks like science fiction movies these days dwell on philosophical topics rather than display wizardry of pyrotechnic prowess and special effects. They tend to question the meaning of life and begs to find the question of what is life and what we are we doing here!
As in most futuristic movies, Earth is depicted as a depressing place mutilated by man's own activities. With no future to carry on, in the film, people are mainly farmers trying to feed themselves in hostile weather. Even though Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is a retired NASA pilot, his children are taught in school that the whole space expedition was a hoax and that it was a ploy to bankrupt the Russians who were making headway in the field during space chasing era.
Cooper lives his father-in-law and two kids. As a single parent, he is finding it tight with the lousy sand storm and the kids who are under-performing in school. His daughter is also perturbed by the presence of poltergeist in their home.
One day, father and daughter interpreted a sand storm pattern as a bar code which understood to coordinates to a location. The location turned out to be a secret hideout for scientist Prof Brand (Michael Caine) who is hellbent on finding a new place for mankind. He had found a wormhole near Saturn which would open up to another world. If that plan failed and they failed to return, there was Plan B where the spaceship carried embryos to start civilisation elsewhere all over again!
Cooper is chosen to lead the mission with Prof Brand's daughter, a scientist, Amelia (Anne Hathaway) and 2 others. Two blocks like robots were also in the crew to complement the marvel of special effects in the movie.
The daughter takes Cooper's departure badly as he was meant to go for years. As he was going to travel at the speed of light, when he returned to Earth, he would be of about the same age as his young children.
In the course of his trip, Cooper communicates regularly with his kids via delayed messaging. He can see that his kids are quickly maturing physically whilst he remains the same.
Cooper's mission includes finding data of previous spaceships which had made the trip via the wormhole to study 3 planets there. The first planet, Miller, proved inhospitable with tidal waves and shallow oceans. Time moves extremely fast there. As they were to return, they were caught in a mishap that the life of one crew member. They made it out anyway.
The second planet, Mann, saw the astronaut surveying there still alive. He had falsified his data just so that Earth control would send somebody to rescue him. He tried to sabotage Cooper and gang but failed. Mann is killed.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, Cooper's daughter, Murphy, is now a scientist under the tutelage of Prof Brand. The dying Prof confesses that his whole gargantuan plan for repatriation on another planet was all falsified. He actually just wanted to pursue Plan B - i.e. start life anew with human embryos in a new planet!
Amelia is catapulted to the third planet while Cooper and his robot return to Earth through a black hole. This black hole was man made in the future. Back at home on Earth, however, Cooper, finds himself to be trapped in another dimension (the fifth). He can see his young daughter, Murphy, but is unable to communicate with her.
He discovers that the only common denominator between the third and fifth dimension is gravity. Hence, he connects with his daughter via sand patterns on the floor transmitted in Morse Code through his watch, which he had earlier presented to his daughter during his departure.
Now, it all makes sense. The 'ghost' or poltergeist interference was actually Cooper trying to communicate with his kid and telling how to save the rest of mankind.
Fast forward, Cooper is in a space station somewhere named after his daughter who had helped to change the course of mankind with his help! An old ageing Murphy visits Cooper.
In the next scene, Cooper leaves for planet Edmund to join Amelia...
This offering is said to be true to principles of quantum physics. A scientist was consulted to edit the story to keep real and sensible from the point of science. It may not draw interest from the audience who look for visual gratifications as the subject matter is very cerebral, and plenty of dialogue is involved with a tinge of philosophical punchline thrown in for good measure. From a storytelling perspective, the storyline itself is entirely predictable and does not surprise its viewers in the awe department. The only new idea seems to be the sand pattern and the suggestion that poltergeist is actually attempted by people from another dimension communicating with the living!
Cooper lives his father-in-law and two kids. As a single parent, he is finding it tight with the lousy sand storm and the kids who are under-performing in school. His daughter is also perturbed by the presence of poltergeist in their home.
One day, father and daughter interpreted a sand storm pattern as a bar code which understood to coordinates to a location. The location turned out to be a secret hideout for scientist Prof Brand (Michael Caine) who is hellbent on finding a new place for mankind. He had found a wormhole near Saturn which would open up to another world. If that plan failed and they failed to return, there was Plan B where the spaceship carried embryos to start civilisation elsewhere all over again!
Cooper is chosen to lead the mission with Prof Brand's daughter, a scientist, Amelia (Anne Hathaway) and 2 others. Two blocks like robots were also in the crew to complement the marvel of special effects in the movie.
The daughter takes Cooper's departure badly as he was meant to go for years. As he was going to travel at the speed of light, when he returned to Earth, he would be of about the same age as his young children.
In the course of his trip, Cooper communicates regularly with his kids via delayed messaging. He can see that his kids are quickly maturing physically whilst he remains the same.
Cooper's mission includes finding data of previous spaceships which had made the trip via the wormhole to study 3 planets there. The first planet, Miller, proved inhospitable with tidal waves and shallow oceans. Time moves extremely fast there. As they were to return, they were caught in a mishap that the life of one crew member. They made it out anyway.
The second planet, Mann, saw the astronaut surveying there still alive. He had falsified his data just so that Earth control would send somebody to rescue him. He tried to sabotage Cooper and gang but failed. Mann is killed.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, Cooper's daughter, Murphy, is now a scientist under the tutelage of Prof Brand. The dying Prof confesses that his whole gargantuan plan for repatriation on another planet was all falsified. He actually just wanted to pursue Plan B - i.e. start life anew with human embryos in a new planet!
Amelia is catapulted to the third planet while Cooper and his robot return to Earth through a black hole. This black hole was man made in the future. Back at home on Earth, however, Cooper, finds himself to be trapped in another dimension (the fifth). He can see his young daughter, Murphy, but is unable to communicate with her.
He discovers that the only common denominator between the third and fifth dimension is gravity. Hence, he connects with his daughter via sand patterns on the floor transmitted in Morse Code through his watch, which he had earlier presented to his daughter during his departure.
Now, it all makes sense. The 'ghost' or poltergeist interference was actually Cooper trying to communicate with his kid and telling how to save the rest of mankind.
Fast forward, Cooper is in a space station somewhere named after his daughter who had helped to change the course of mankind with his help! An old ageing Murphy visits Cooper.
In the next scene, Cooper leaves for planet Edmund to join Amelia...
This offering is said to be true to principles of quantum physics. A scientist was consulted to edit the story to keep real and sensible from the point of science. It may not draw interest from the audience who look for visual gratifications as the subject matter is very cerebral, and plenty of dialogue is involved with a tinge of philosophical punchline thrown in for good measure. From a storytelling perspective, the storyline itself is entirely predictable and does not surprise its viewers in the awe department. The only new idea seems to be the sand pattern and the suggestion that poltergeist is actually attempted by people from another dimension communicating with the living!
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