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If it bleeds, it leads
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‘Interstellar’ delivers deep emotion, cosmic visuals

» Space flight flick goe

   
 

Cazzy Lewchuk
Staff Writer

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nterstellar is the latest film

directed by Christopher
Nolan, the man who brought us
such memorable blockbusters
as Inception and The Dark
Knight trilogy. This movie is a
very difficult one to summarize
without giving too much away
and opinions of its merit are
going to vary. It’s the type of
movie that you'll come out of
with your friends debating
its meaning, what exactly
happened, and whether it was
terrible or a masterpiece.

The plot can best be
described as Inception meets
Gravity. Set in the near
future on an environmentally
decimated Earth, the film
follows a rogue NASA sending
a group of astronauts out into
the galaxy to discover new
habitable worlds. Matthew
McConaughey, who has turned
into a phenomenal dramatic
actor in the last couple of years,

s further

: plays Cooper, a farmer and now
: pilot of this crew. He commands
: aship through a wormhole

: towards another galaxy,

searching for another world for
humanity to inhabit before they
go extinct on Earth.

The movie is visually

: spectacular, there’s no doubt

: about that. The movie is

: probably best to see in IMAX
: and/or 3-D if possible. There

: was no green screen used

: in filming—an absolutely

: astounding fact, considering

: most of the film is set in

: interstellar galaxies and other
: worlds.

Performances by every cast

: member are excellent, ranging

: from the lead to supporting

: actors: Anne Hathaway, Michael
: Caine, and Jessica Chastain.

: A lot of deep and emotional

: themes are explored. Not many
: movies will remind you of how

: much you love your family while
: also reminding you of how

: Massive and mysterious outer

: space and the universe are.

Interstellar suffers

: somewhat from its extremely

: long running time of two hours

: and 49 minutes. Just when

: you're wondering how the movie

: is going to wrap up, it drags

: on for another awe-inspiring

: sequence. Since it’s so visually

: astounding and captivating,

: this isn’t the worst thing to

: happen, but it’s definitely

: something to know going in.

: Every single sequence and scene
: is interesting and memorable

: in some way, even if you're not

: quite sure what’s happening the
: whole time.

This movie will appeal

: to the science fiction nerd

: deep within us (or, for many

: of us, already on the surface).
: Anyone with an interest in

: space exploration, the future,
: epic filmmaking, or dramatic

: performances will enjoy this

: movie. It’s a typical Christopher
: Nolan film—you don’t know

: what to expect or what to take
: from it and you may have to

: watch it twice to fully get the

: gist, but you’re pretty sure you
: enjoyed it.

In a decade where private

: space flights and talks of

: early space colonization

: exist, Interstellar is a definite

: reminder that, as quoted by

: Cooper, “Mankind was born on
: Earth. It was never meant to die
: here.”

Seen something worth sharing?
Contact: Cheryl Minns, Arts Editor

Marts@theotherpress.ca
www.theotherpress.ca

 

 

Steven's Man-Cave: It’s the funniest kind of warfare

» ‘Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare’ PS3 review

 

Steven Cayer
Senior Columnist

hen I heard that Plants
vs. Zombies was going
to evolve into an online
multiplayer third-person
shooter, I was a little skeptical:
how could a tower defence
game on handheld devices
go so far? Well, the answer
to that is, beautifully.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden
Warfare is the definitive
experience I’ve been desper-
ately waiting for. As an online
game, you'll be playing with

different game modes. First
we have Team Vanquish, when

: whoever gets to 50 kills first

: wins. Next is Gardens and

: Graveyards, when the plant

: team needs to defend certain
: areas from the zombies. Both

00000

: plants, your job is to defend a

: single area from AI-controlled
: zombies. You need teamwork

: if you want to survive. This

: is more in tune with the

: classic PvZ experience.

of these modes involve large

teams of 12. Last but not leastis :
: about this game, there’s just

: one problem. The only way you
: gain levels is by doing certain

: challenges with increasing

: difficulty. Normally you gain

: experience points by killing

: enemies. Instead, you gain

: money to buy packs of cards

: that have different consum-

: ables and upgrades. I found

: myself focussing too much

: on completing challenges

: than actually enjoying every

; moment. It’s the only thing

: making this game not perfect.

Garden Ops. As a team of four

There are four classes

of plants and four classes of

: zombies. On the plant team,

: there’s the Peashooter, the

: Chomper, the Sunflower, and
: the Cactus. New to the PvZ

; universe, you can now play as
: a zombie. You have the Foot

. : Soldier, the Engineer, the
real people in three completely : Scientist, and the All-Star.
So far, every class seems to
: be onan even playing field.

I love the ridiculously

: happy tone of this game: small
: details such as the Sunflower’s
: always smiling face to the

: Peashooter’s chilli bean bombs
: laughing before they explode.

Of all the great things

If you like to smile and

have a fun time with friends
: online, embrace them then
: crush them in this game.