Pulse – entertainment

The best sci fi movies make the science real and the fiction wildly entertaining. Interstellar does just that—blending the best of both worlds to create an imaginative tale that soars into the far reaches of space but is firmly rooted in the human experience.

Wormholes. Black holes. Higher dimensions. The space-time continuum. Interstellar explores all of this in a style that stimulates your eyes and ears—and your brain. (I saw the movie in a regular theater but now wish I saw it in an IMAX theater because the visuals are amazing.)

Interstellar, which was directed by Christopher Nolan who also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan, incorporates the scientific theories and script treatment of theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. It’s the real science woven into the fabric of the movie—and then interspersed with speculative science and educated guesswork—that makes the story so captivating.

In the Rolling Stone review of Interstellar, Peter Travers says, “Nolan believes it’s better to think through a movie than to just sit through it.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. And that’s why I love Christopher Nolan’s films. Movies like Inception and Memento, and now Interstellar, take you on mind-bending journeys to new frontiers never before explored, whether it’s in dreams (Inception), the mind of a man who can’t make new memories (Memento), or space and time (Interstellar).

Go see this movie. And watch for the waves—a truly spectacular sight that had me on the edge of my seat.