10 Incredible Sets You Didn't Know Were Built From Scratch

5. The Tesseract (Interstellar)

Christopher Nolan is one of the most beloved directors of this generation because he€™s consistently pulling off stuff like this. What he might lack in emotional subtlety, he makes up for with his practical elements, since he approaches all facets of filmmaking on such a grand scale. He easily could have resorted to computer tricks to create the tesseract, but he instead chose to create the real thing instead. A higher dimension is a hard thing to visualize, and even if it was a little corny that love tied Matthew McConaughey to it, the visual representation of this plane was absolutely inspired. The lattice work, the alternating axes and the repetition of the office with Murph were all actually built, making the climactic scene all the more effective. The idea of turning this abstract idea into a physical structure was incredibly well-handled. The space was both infinite and intimate at the same time, and plenty of directors could learn a thing or two from this type of approach to visual storytelling.