8 Problems Which Prevent Interstellar From Becoming A Masterpiece

5. Too Many Plot Holes

Another problem which Interstellar shares with other films by Christopher Nolan is plot holes, of which there are, sadly, far more than there are wormholes in the movie. A few can be acceptable even for a film which considers itself to rely on hard science, but others are not so forgivable. From Coop being NASA's only hope upon his unexpected arrival at their secret facility (were they just sitting around waiting in hope for a pilot to magically appear?), to the fact that he spends pretty much the entire movie trying to get back to his children only to leave them after a very brief reunion, not to mention technology which inexplicably cannot chart the surface of a planet and requires a ground mission in order to ascertain conditions, Interstellar contains a few too many plot holes and contrivances for its own good. Interstellar's grand attempt to fuse science with metaphysics is the theme from which ultimately many of these plot holes emerge - as viewers of entertainment we can suspend disbelief and still enjoy the movie, but when it comes to ascertaining whether or not a film is a masterpiece, these holes are harder to overlook.