To start it off, it was actual good science fiction. All ships and wormholes were all based on science, well, at least scientific theory. In fact, some say Interstellar's black hole and wormhole are the most scientifically accurate ever portrayed, and I believe it. The visuals and effects in this movie were fantastic, nothing was cringeworthy CGI or unnecessarily added special effects. Not only that, but the planets in the movie are incredibly believable. I almost wish that it was just a 3 hour movie of planet exploring because it was all so interesting seeing these really foreign planets. It was interesting seeing how different factors affect how a planet forms and what the weather is like, etc. every part of this movie seemed like they put a lot of work into studying the theories and making sure all scenes were spot on, which made the movie constantly engaging with surprisingly little slow parts throughout the 3 hour span of the movie. One sidenote thing about the movie that I really liked were the robots. They weren't the typical humanoid machine we are seeing, in fact they looked more like a vending machine or a refrigerator than anything. What makes them useful is the shaped they can turn into, becoming extra mobile in rough terrain or folding in to become a ships onboard AI in a way. The robots just like the movie were a refreshing switch up from the typical science fiction thriller we are all used to seeing.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Interstellar
The movie Interstellar isn't brand new, but its still worth talking about. I recently saw it over the weekend and it was surprisingly good and made me wonder why not many people were talking about it. I knew hardly anything about the movie going in, but that wasn't a bad thing at all. It has a lot of plot twists, making mystery a big part of the movie. Hopefully Without spoiling anything, I'll talk about what Interstellar did right.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Star Wars Teaser
Over the weekend, something dropped onto the internet. A certain trailer for a certain movie that looks to have high hopes. Yes the new Star Wars teaser trailer came out over the weekend and I have watched it at least 10 times. I knew it was coming but I had assumed only to those select few theaters and I don't live in those areas. But now anyone can see it online and I highly suggest that everyone does because it is fantastic.
If you had any fear about the direction that Disney was taking the new Star Wars movie than hopefully this clears that up. It is short but in about 5 or 6 twelve second long scenes it is clear that mystery and darkness are going to be key underlying themes here. It opens with the sprawling dunes of Tatooine and the a man wearing what appears to be Stormtrooper armor frighteningly pops up onto the screen from below. The man is sweaty and looks frightened by something, like he is running from something. He is either a Stormtrooper (which would be great to have a main character as a Stormtrooper,) or he is in disguise like Han and Luke in A New Hope. This fits with another part where a woman on a speeder that looks like a fridge quickly puts on her goggles and rides, 2 people in a hurry, both adding to the mystery. Another scene shows off the Stormtrooper armor a bit better. The scene seems to be Stormtroopers in a ship, most likely assaulting somewhere because they are experiencing turbulence and the lights are flickering, a door begins to open and then the scene ends. The rebels are also featured in this, some X-wings fly over a lake on what could be Yavin and the Millennium Falcon does a ridiculous spin move evading some Tie-fighters. But out of the whole thing, none of those were as controversial as the darkside scene. A sith-type character walking in a snowy forest and whips out what appears to be a lightsaber, but then two more beams come out the side. I have two different theories. One is that it is a hilt, preventing certain hand accidents that happen far too often in the Star Wars universe. The other is they are exaust ports for the saber itself and it is heat coming out. The saber looks unstable so it is possible he made it himself and it needs those modifications. I don't know what the uproar is about it looks fine. All in all I am very happy with the way this movie feels, after dealing with a lot of crappy Star Wars products over the last few years, its nice to see something Star Wars that lives up to the Star Wars name.
If you had any fear about the direction that Disney was taking the new Star Wars movie than hopefully this clears that up. It is short but in about 5 or 6 twelve second long scenes it is clear that mystery and darkness are going to be key underlying themes here. It opens with the sprawling dunes of Tatooine and the a man wearing what appears to be Stormtrooper armor frighteningly pops up onto the screen from below. The man is sweaty and looks frightened by something, like he is running from something. He is either a Stormtrooper (which would be great to have a main character as a Stormtrooper,) or he is in disguise like Han and Luke in A New Hope. This fits with another part where a woman on a speeder that looks like a fridge quickly puts on her goggles and rides, 2 people in a hurry, both adding to the mystery. Another scene shows off the Stormtrooper armor a bit better. The scene seems to be Stormtroopers in a ship, most likely assaulting somewhere because they are experiencing turbulence and the lights are flickering, a door begins to open and then the scene ends. The rebels are also featured in this, some X-wings fly over a lake on what could be Yavin and the Millennium Falcon does a ridiculous spin move evading some Tie-fighters. But out of the whole thing, none of those were as controversial as the darkside scene. A sith-type character walking in a snowy forest and whips out what appears to be a lightsaber, but then two more beams come out the side. I have two different theories. One is that it is a hilt, preventing certain hand accidents that happen far too often in the Star Wars universe. The other is they are exaust ports for the saber itself and it is heat coming out. The saber looks unstable so it is possible he made it himself and it needs those modifications. I don't know what the uproar is about it looks fine. All in all I am very happy with the way this movie feels, after dealing with a lot of crappy Star Wars products over the last few years, its nice to see something Star Wars that lives up to the Star Wars name.
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