INTERSTELLAR
Interstellar is a 2014 epic science fiction film directed, co-written and co-produced by Christopher Nolan. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Casey Affleck, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, it follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity. The film was successful at the box office, with a worldwide gross of over $675 million, and received positive reviews, particularly in regard to its science fiction themes, visual effects, musical score and the cast’s performances. It received several awards and nominations; at the 87th Academy Awards, the film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. (More from Wikipedia)
I just saw the Christopher Nolan film Interstellar; despite some shortcomings, I liked it quite a bit more than Inception (2010). Many people might not realize that those horrendous dust storms heralding the eclipse of Earth as a habitable planet occurred in real life in the U. S. Midwest during the 1930’s. As if the Great Depression weren’t enough misery, a combination of severe drought and ignorant agricultural methods ruined the rich farmland in the Heartland for years at a time. As a native of Oklahoma, Woody Guthrie naturally identified with the thousands of “Okies” set adrift during the “Dust Bowl” period.
(March 2015)
