Realistic visions of the future in sci-fi films are often frighteningly dark and cold. They deliberately take away our hope for a better world and show us the worst possible ending to serve as a warning. But sometimes we forget, that we still want to empathize. Interstellar, available to stream via subscription on Amazon Prime today, lets us do just that.
Because Christopher Nolan combines his realism and the reminder of the need for action for our generation with more than just stunning images. He adds perhaps the most important ingredient for each to the leading roles of Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain memorable story: Emotions that take everything to a whole new level.
Interstellar on Amazon Prime sends its heroes on a mission into space to save humanity
Our planet is dying, and we with it. Hardly any crop species can still grow on the dry earth hit by dust storms. Providing food is our top priority, and that’s why Engineer and space pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) became a farmer against his will.
But now there is one last hope for humanity: NASA has a wormhole near Saturn discovered that leads to a completely new galaxy. A galaxy where there may be habitable planets. The first researchers have already been sent there, now the task is to find them and their data again and, if possible, to resettle humanity.
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In order to give humanity and thus his children a future, Cooper is persuaded to accompany an expedition into space. His daughter Murph (McKenzie Foy) wants to stop him because… Whether and when her father will return is literally up in the air. What awaits him is also unclear. Cooper risks everything: his life, his family and the hope for tomorrow.
Interstellar feels incredibly real and knows exactly how to break our hearts
Despite quantum physics and the theory of relativity, the linchpin of the entire film is not science. The exploration of the unknown also takes a back seat. Not even saving humanity is the sole height of the fall. No, the survival of the entire earth’s population is constantly weighed against it. And against the simplest but most moving thing we all have: Humanity.
The close connection between people carries the emotional core of the film. In every, infinitely personal form. Between partners, between dear friends, survivors – and between parents and children. Two father-daughter relationships go in hers Intensity and authenticity really gets to the heart of it and makes even the most surreal circumstances tangible.
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None of these relationships are always easy or understanding. You will be put to extremely tough tests, suffer from selfish, stubborn decisions. But that’s precisely why they become so realistic and pull us mercilessly into the heart of a story about the future and the cruelest losses – but also about love and confidence.
Interstellar now offers you a glimpse into a fascinating, nerve-wracking and perhaps even hopeful future on Amazon Prime as part of your streaming subscription.
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