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Interstellar (2014)

'Interstellar'

[10/10 · 5 November 2014]

'Interstellar' was incredible. The visuals, the score, the acting, were all amazing. The plot is definitely one of the most original I've seen in a while. Most of the critic reviews have said that some bits are a little too unbelievable, but I have to disagree. Yes, there were some parts that were definitely in the "fi" part of sci-fi. But the thing is, 'Interstellar' deals with concepts that we know very little about. We have no idea what the 4th or 5th dimension is like, or what it would be like to go through a wormhole or a black hole. I don't think it's fair to call something unbelievable, when we have absolutely no idea what WOULD be believable in those circumstances. Either way, excellent writing from the Nolan brothers. The visuals were outstanding, and will no doubt be nominated for an Oscar. The performances were excellent, though nothing Oscar worthy, as is the case with most of Nolan's films ('The Dark Knight' being the obvious exception). Hans Zimmer's score was amazing and blended perfectly with the film. All in all, 'Interstellar' is an excellent movie, which I personally think is Nolan's most beautiful film to date.

Noah (2014)

Extremely Underrated

[6/10 · 1 April 2014]

First of all, I want to make it clear that this film is not an exact retelling of the original Genesis story, nor is it meant to be. Most of the bad reviews seem to stem from this very fact. Yes, it's based off the story of Noah, so it should be accurate, right? Maybe so, but the sole fact that it is not, doesn't justify all the negative reviews in any way. Arnofsky changed and added some details, but in my honest opinion, I didn't think they were bad changes.

Everything besides the accuracy of the story was excellent. The acting, the visuals, the cinematography, the score (Clint Mansell is amazing as usual), and yes, the story. Were they perfect? Definitely not. But, in my opinion, it was good nonetheless.

So, if you go into this film expecting to see the story retold word for word, you'll be disappointed. My advice, is to go into the film, temporarily forgetting the story you all know so very well, and just let yourself enjoy what is actually a decent film.