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[Hawking Radiation]

Only movie to depict how a black hole would really appear like in real life. Well maybe it was like 80% accurate because we should have gotten this:

However the soundtrack, time dilation and story was all worth it in the end.

I do however prefer the initial draft of the script which can be found here and would have made the movie x10 better for me:

Interstellar: the 2008 script & its wildly different ending

 

[nkarafo]

I thought it was one of the lamest. They reduced the black hole awe into a sappy family/love situation. I know Contact gets hate for a similar feel ending but this was far worse.

I just wanted the science.

 

[Neolombax]

Its one of my favourites, not even sure what my favourite is. I enjoyed the plot, the acting was great too, had me teary at some scenes. Arrival is another great sci fi movie, enjoyed it very much. A lot of gaffers seem to suggest 2001 and Contact, I've never seen them before so I'm gonna give those a go. Cheers.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

I like the first half of the movie better than the second.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Here's my hot take. Gattaca is a better Nolan sci-fi film that is not made by Nolan.

 

[Superkewl]

It's a good film but, as with most of Nolan's films, I could hardly hear half the dialogue. It's such a pretentious, self-indulgent way to make films. I know you think you're being artistic but I do need to actually follow the plot.

Pretty much. Where it lost me was with all that "love" bullshit.

 

[pramod]

BTW I was thinking of a movie the other day and was reminded of this thread.

I just want to say what a huge crime it is that no one mentioned The Fifth Element.

Sure it's not considered a "great" movie, but I think it ranks up there with Alien and Bladerunner in terms of depicting futuristic worlds and art direction.
In fact looking back I can't believe it didn't win an Oscar for visual effects. There hasn't been anything made since that comes close.

 

[gaming_again]

BTW I was thinking of a movie the other day and was reminded of this thread.

I just want to say what a huge crime it is that no one mentioned The Fifth Element.

Sure it's not considered a "great" movie, but I think it ranks up there with Alien and Bladerunner in terms of depicting futuristic worlds/art design.
In fact looking back I can't believe it didn't win an Oscar for visual effects. There hasn't been anything made since that comes close.

It basically predicted TikTok influencer style.

 

[Rentahamster]

It's the whole turning love into a magic power that just doesn't fit in the movie well

It's not supposed to be a literal magic power. It's an emotional metaphor to describe the human drive. You get the scientific explanation in the private conversation between Cooper and Mann.

 

[yet_another_alt]

I was going to drive by post about Contact being the best but at this point I think everyone's got the message already.

 

[Catphish]

Coherence is an incredibly underrated sci fi film.

I just watched it. Loved it.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Not sure about greatest and I don't think it matters but it sure was an incredibly affecting movie. I've seen it several times and the score combined with scenes of constant movement and the personal investment create a level of drama, in the good way I mean, that feels insanely engaging. I don't really know much about any of the science being discussed so I couldn't care less if it's accurate, it just looks and feels incredible imo.

And I still listen to the score on Spotify, the church organs just fucking rule.

 

[Any Questions]

I really enjoyed it. Watching gravity however in 3D when Sandra Bullock lands.... I felt the weight of it all. Amazing

 

[Thaedolus]

The fact they have little shuttles that can land and take off from planets without boosters kinda breaks the whole premise of the movie, but it’s still very entertaining and the soundtrack is GOAT tier

 

[Wildebeest]

Here's my hot take. Gattaca is a better Nolan sci-fi film that is not made by Nolan.

It isn't like a Nolan film at all because it is actually intelligent and deliberately makes sense.

 

[Corpsepyre]

Stalker, Solaris, Alien, 2001, Contact, The Incident, Gattaca, Moon, Event Horizon, The Man From Earth are some of my favourite sci-fi films, but Interstellar is a good honourable mention. If it wasn't for the needless exposition, it would have been up there.

 

[GMCamaro]

I rewatch Event Horizon from time to time. I only watched Interstellar once.

 

[nemiroff]

It's not my favorite but it's mostly pretty damn solid.

 

[kruis]

I think Spielberg's "Minority Report" and "Artificial Intelligence" are vastly underrated SF movies. I'd rate both of them much higher than Interstellar which I never considered a masterpiece (except for the soundtrack which is magnificent). And yes, I think Contact is better than Interstellar, too. Such a shame that Robert Zemeckis wasted the latter part of his directing career with crappy CGI movies.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

This thread reminded me to rewatch Arrival. I remember loving it but thinking "okay, I absolutely need to see this again now that I have the what happens out of the way".

 

[Cinco de Mayo]

check out this website: https://awesome-movies.life/?rank=sim&ix=2153

It scraped the plot of all films after 1976 from Wikipedia and recommends films based on plot similarities.

 

[bender]

I've tried to watch it a few times but always end up falling asleep. It joins Blade Runner in the list of great movies I can't make it through.

 

[mclaren777]

Interstellar wouldn't even make my top five sci-fi list.

I would easily put Edge of Tomorrow, Arrival, and Oblivion above it.

 

[Ecotic]

Its nonsensical plot ruins it for me. That's really the hallmark of Christopher Nolan movies, his movies don't make any coherent sense, but you assume it does, and you blame yourself for not being smart enough to understand it.

 

[Gamerfan81]

The movie was okay, but forgettable for me.

Excellent sci-fi films:

Robocop
Terminator 1&2
Matrix
Original Starwars Trilogy
Back to the Future 1&2
Gattaca
Starship Troopers
5th Element
12 Monkeys
Minority Report
2001 ASO
Alien
Aliens

 

[Days like these...]

Even High Life is better than Interstellar

 

[gaming_again]

Some of the latter takes in thread have me legit raging. I’m furious.

 

[German Hops]

Interstellar wouldn't even make my top five sci-fi list.

I would easily put Edge of Tomorrow, Arrival, and Oblivion above it.

This has to be a troll post.

 

[mclaren777]

Are you not a fan of Tom Cruise?

I thoroughly enjoyed both of those movies.