While 2014 was a good year for pertinent messages sneaking into Hollywood blockbusters - think the subversive counter-culturalism of the vaguely socialist The Lego Movie, or the mutually-assured-destruction allegory of the covertly anti-war Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Interstellar took perhaps the bravest stance in asking us to consider the fate of our children and grandchildren on this planet. Interstellar has a responsibility, as a blockbuster, to first and foremost entertain the audience, but there's a lingering sense of dread over those initial scenes set on Earth that suggests Nolan is asking a generation to really think about where things are heading. The dread doesn't relent much when the action moves into space, and the feeling that time is running out on this last-ditch attempt to find alternative shelter for mankind worsens as the film rolls on. This makes Interstellar an important film, even if it's not always a narratively successful one. No other recent blockbuster has been so conscious of our need to explore and move forward; no other recent blockbuster has tackled environmental awareness with such effect. And it's done so effectively because of...
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