Interstellar: A Journey Through the Galaxy

    Throughout his filmography, Christopher Nolan has had a track record of extremely prestigious films that are recognized commonly for not only being very well shot, but extremely unique and thought provoking in the plot and script. Nolan's most recent film, Interstellar, is an intergalactic sci-fi drama that focuses on the end of mankind's time on earth and the race through the galaxy to find a way to help save the earth. Interstellar stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, John Lithgow, and Michael Caine. This film really showed just how amazing of an actor Mathew McConaughey is and was a gateway to display his legitimate acting chops and revive his career as a critically acclaimed actor.

    The entire plot of Interstellar revolves around a small team of scientists who must embark on a journey that could either save the world or leave it for doom if they don't complete their task on time. In the world of Interstellar, the earth is currently infertile and cannot grow crops or natural goods. Our star Matthew McConaughey is an ex scientist turned farmer who lives a quiet life with his family and after the world goes into turmoil, he must go back into his field of study in order to help save the world in a race against time.
     While most of Christopher Nolan's films are highly praised both critically and with fans, they are all recognized to be extremely complex and introduce ideas to people that are completely foreign and difficult to understand. Interstellar is widely recognized as Nolan's most complex and beautiful film yet. The film centers multi-dimensional travel, black holes, and space/time travel that all goes together into one scientific journey that makes you sit on the edge of your seat and scratch your head the entire time. Interstellar is a beautifully shot film that not only keeps you entertained but keeps you educated on modern scientific theories and beliefs that enrich your mind and provide you with an emotional journey through time and space.

The Incredibles: An Incredible Film

     Ever since the late 1990s when CGI became increasingly popular among films, Pixar has always been the dominant studio churning out quality animated films for all ages. Such a filmography includes the award winning Toy Story series, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc, and one of the more recent films, The Incredibles. The Incredibles tells the tale of an ex superhero turned paper-pusher nine to five worker who rekindles his relationship with fighting crime and takes up his mantle again defending the world from danger.
     Along the plot line of the film, Mr. Bob Incredible gets fired from his normal job and goes back to his old ways of being a superhero in order to fight this mid-life crisis of his and fill the rut that was empty ever since he stopped. During that time, he is hiding all of this from his ex-superhero wife and children because he doesn't want them to be put in harm's way. Eventually, the entire family finds out and suits up because of course, when two superheros mate, they're obviously going to create super-children. This creates an interesting family dynamic that allows the Incredibles to work together as one big super-team.
    One of the most intriguing and redeeming qualities of this film so the fact that it's marketed toward children as an animated movie, but it appeals to adults as well. The humor is surprisingly mature and the script is incredibly well written so all of that leads to an enjoyable time for the entire family. With The Incredibles, Disney and Pixar prove once again that they know how to make excellent and appropriate films for the entire family to enjoy. Not only is The Incredibles the archetype for animated films, but it is also a great example of a superhero film and could be seen as an inspiration for the many comic book adaptations that are coming out currently. The Incredibles is a film that everyone can enjoy and I can not recommend it enough.