Wednesday 26 November 2014

Interstellar , the enigma of Space and time


On this week end I decided to see Interstellar but the decision a unique because I also decided to take my 12 year old boy and 7 year old girl to the Cinema hall.
I had heard raving reviews from students I teach and believing on my own prowess at convincing students on the distinction between good cinema and money making cinema, I trusted their opinion.
Now the target was not only to watch the film but to also assess my skills at teaching cinema and to get an assessment on how I have taught my own kids the right cinema habits. So with a very curious mind and a thumping heart, I bought the tickets.
First things first, none can challenge Christopher Nolan’s understanding of creating magic with space and time. I don’t mean the space in screen but right now the space as the ingredient to cinema. I was at peace with the pace that the film established the relationship that was being built between me and the storyteller. It was as rotten Tomatoes has Quoted “ represents more of the thrilling , thought provoking and visually resplendent filmmaking movie goers have come to expect from Nolan”
The constant engagement with the visual storytelling and the metamorphosis of a father daughter relationship at a not so ‘current pace’ was a nuance that I admired. In real times, I don’t think father – daughter duos get that kind of time anymore…at least none that I have met.
The premise of looking for a new planet to inhabit might be the fetish of the developed world but its cinematic implementation was impeccable.
On one hand as a cinema lover, I was admiring the pace and the narrative building scene to scene on the other I was wondering what awaits me at the end of the film. Will my kids sleep, are they going to whine, is it going to be a verbal duel after the film on why they were dragged to the theater.
Well full marks to Nolan then, cause when it finished, I looked at my son and popped the question. Guess what the answer was!
 “ SUPERB” .
I felt vindicated. Good cinema and a gifted Director can entice audiences. 
And from then on, the little one wants a change in her bedtime story…currently its INTERSTELLAR in Hindi.

I plan to see the film again, this time alone and with greater intent.

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Just announcing my resolution to post every week anything about cinema :)