Interstellar is a science-fiction film with aspects of adventure woven into its plot. When Earth becomes uninhabitable for the human race, a team of astronauts, led by former NASA pilot Joseph Cooper, must find another planet to call home. Directed by Christopher Nolan, this film was recently re-released, celebrating its 10th anniversary from its initial release on Dec. 6, 2014.

   William Molen (’25) was amazed when he first saw the film, which was back in 2014 as well, a couple weeks after its initial release when he was only eight years old.

   “I thought [Interstellar] was awesome. It was very interesting how they tied in the very beginning to the end. I literally just rewatched it at IMAX and it was so good, better than when I first saw it,” Molen said.

   The scene where Cooper is behind the bookshelf begging his daughter not to let him go, Molen explained, was his favorite scene due to the fact that “it holds a lot of emotion”.

   “I gave [the film] more credit than when I first saw it, because the first time I did I was eight years old, so I guess I didn’t give it too much thought. Now I’m like ‘This is so much better’,” Molen said. 

   Similarly, Jackson LeBlanc (’27) credits the film as his favorite movie.

   “For my first impression, I was kind of confused but I still thought it was well executed. I like it because it’s just fascinating and I personally think it’s underrated.” LeBlanc said. 

   LeBlanc first saw Interstellar two years ago, and believes that for a movie released 10 years ago, the computer-generated imagery (CGI) was astonishing. 

   “I actually saw the movie two weeks ago and it was so good. I think it’s impressive how real it looks for how old it is. I liked when the astronauts went to Miller’s planet, and when Cooper goes into the black hole and finds out that he was the ghost in the first place” LeBlanc said.

   Interstellar changed the way that LeBlanc viewed the film in that it puts how big the universe is into perspective. He believes that the film easily remains a masterpiece even after 10 years due to the acting and the overall plot of the movie. 

   “I think it’s better as a standalone film because it allows the audience to think of their own ending, and I don’t think they should make a sequel because the movie won’t be as good if they did,” LeBlanc said.

   However, everything has its shortcomings, and not everyone has the same thoughts on the film. Paris McCann (FAC) found Interstellar to be a weird movie.

   “You couldn’t really get the point of it, I was very confused,” Ms. McCann said, when she first watched it right after its initial release as well. 

   Ms. McCann’s view on time and space didn’t change at all after viewing the movie, and believes that much of its content is only now being covered by the media rather than 10 years ago. 

   “I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, I watched it once and I was done. The whole scene with him in front of the bookcase was really confusing because there were a bunch of things moving and happening all at once. There was no connecting the dots throughout the whole movie, and I guess that’s pretty much why it didn’t really make sense to me. There was no debriefing on it either, nothing to go back to,” McCann said.

   As of right now, McCann said, it’s just one of those movies that get put in the back of your mind and you don’t really think about it.

   Either way, whichever side the audience takes on Nolan’s Interstellar, anniversaries give people the opportunity to look back and reflect on how cinema has evolved over time, no matter how long it’s been on whichever planet.