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“After a brief announcement, the trailer unspooled to show Matthew McConaughey driving his truck through corn fields while a lush orchestral score swelled in the background. Later, the fields had caught fire, an ominous dust cloud could be seen looming over a baseball game, and McConaughey (playing a character named Cooper) was reassuring his daughter that he loved her — right before being shot into space in order to save the world.”
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This may be a dumb question but do directors have any involvement in the making of the trailer?
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“Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.”
The tagline in the new trailer.
So awesome.
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Coop (McConaughey) walks into an office with David Oyelowo or Gyasi and someone else.
"A little late Coop…" - David's character
"We had a flat." - Coop
Cut to Coop racing through corn fields in his pickup truck with his two kids... there is a drone chasing them.
"Indian surveillance drones… solar cells power an entire farm..." - Coop
"What did ya do Murph?" – the kid from Homeland, to his little sister Murph (played by Mackenzie Foy)
"Ah, she didn’t do nothing." – Coop
"Murphy’s Law!" - Homeland kid
Cut back to the office
"You’re a well educated man, Coop. And a trained pilot." - David's character
"And an engineer." – Coop
"The world doesn’t need any more engineers. We didn’t run out of planes and television sets… we ran out of food." – David's character
--- through this preceding part, there are interspersed shots of burning cornfields with Chastain and a bearded Affleck looking on (in different shots).
[From Christopher Nolan, Director of Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy.]
Murph and Coop standing by the pickup truck...
"Dad, why did you name me after something that’s bad?" – Murph
"Well, we didn’t." – Coop
"Murphy’s Law?" – Murph
"Murphy’s Law doesn’t mean something bad will happen… it means that whatever CAN happen, will happen." – Coop
Cut to baseball game/massive dust cloud shot
cut to Professor Michael Caine and Coop walking by the massive construction/maintenance of what are probably space ships or something.
"We must confront the reality that nothing in our solar system can help us." – Caine's character
"Now you need to tell me what your plan is to save the world." – Coop
"You’re not meant to save the world. You’re meant to lead it." – Caine's character
"… this is the mission people train for." - Caine's character
"I got kids, Professor." - Coop
"Go out there and save them." - Caine's character
Cut to tearful Murph in their house.
"(How will I know you’re) coming back?" - Murph
"I’m coming back…" - Coop
(after this point, it was all a blur and I can't remember most of what was on the screen)
Blasting off into space, Coop in the ship, space imagery, two of the astronauts submerging in some tank (cyro freeze? idk)
"We must reach far beyond (…)" - Caine's character
(other stuff) - Caine's character
Space imagery, the ship zipping through a worm hole.
"Murph, I love you, forever." - Coop
"I’m coming back." - Coop
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Just getting a glimpse at that scene where Cooper and his kids are racing around cornfields in their pickup truck, there is a great sense of adventure. But at the same time, there are obvious dire circumstances that are forcing man to leave earth to search for solutions. Cooper is extremely attached to his kids and he has to leave them behind. The music at the end and McConaughey's delivery of "Murph, I love you. Forever." is really powerful stuff.
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Caine wasn't on screen for most of his dialogue, but he's pretty much the standard Grade-A Michael Caine in a Nolan movie. He says some other stuff in the second half I didn't catch, something about "not thinking as individuals."
I think the last shot, which is a ship going through what I assume is a worm hole, looked pretty sleek and simple (in a good way).
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I think it's awesome this is getting an "extended play" at the Air & Space Museum. I think it speaks a lot to what Nolan is trying to do with this film which is really rekindle that love of space and adventure.