The concept of time has always been known to assist people in healing. After all, “Time heals all wounds”. That is not the case in the sci-fi film “Interstellar” by Christopher Nolan. Time dilation is used as a negative element throughout the film which essentially puts the audience on edge. The film shows us a future where there is scares food supply, a collapsed economy and dust storms are the new norm. Earth is slowly going extinct and it’s up to Joseph Cooper (Mathew McConaughey) and the rest of the Endurance crew to save mankind by travelling through a wormhole to a completely different galaxy to find habitable planets so the human race may continue. Cooper is faced with the choice of staying with his kids, Murphy and Tom which will eventually …show more content…
The concept of time plays a major role because time is slowed down in space. There is a scene in the film that shows Cooper and the rest of the crew land on the first potential "habitable" planet. They are faced with the reality that the planet is only water and Uninhabitable. When Dr. Brand and Doyle are trying to collect the data to see if the planet is habitable, two enormous waves appear. While one wave is going away from them, the other is coming full force towards them. When trying to return to the ship Dr. Brand gets stuck under debris. Doyle sends CASE, to retrieve her and bring her back to the ship. CASE and Dr. Brand return and enter the ship but Doyle is swept away by the wave right before he’s about to enter. Moments after the wave hits you can see Doyle’s body floating on the water. While Cooper and the crew where on the planet for about an hour, it was twenty-three years back on earth. The characters in the movie get very emotional about how much time they spent away from their families and the film shows how Cooper 's family lost faith in the possibility of his return. The concept of time is what makes this movie very appealing. It makes the audience feel in touch with the characters and feel bad for them. It makes us feel engaged in the movie and that is an enjoyable