Interstellar at 10: Christopher Nolan’s Most Emotional Film [Video]

Interstellar was, like so many Christopher Nolan films, promoted on the basis of spectacle. It was meant to be Nolan’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the clearest possible reflection of Stanley Kubrick’s methodical tendencies in his own filmmaking style, a film packed with lavish, awe-inspiring visuals and big ideas.

Real-life physicists were brought in to consult on Interstellar (now streaming on Peacock), to unpack its scientific concepts, to make sure everything retained a sense of plausibility. This was a film about conceptual breadth and depth, and its entire marketing push reflected that as it rolled into theaters 10 years ago this month. But that was never the whole story.

When Christopher Nolangets dinged for shortcomings as a filmmaker, what very often comes up is the sense of detachment some viewers find running through his films, the feeling that, while not emotionless, Nolan is less interested in the humanity of his stories than he …