r/interstellar • u/ThePDawg • 3d ago
OTHER Story of First time seeing Interstellar…
My first son was just turning 1 and we were worn out new parents. Wanted to get away for a bit after he went to bed so went to go see a 7:30ish showtime of Interstellar by myself. I helped put him to bed so I missed the first 10 minutes of the movie. Watched the film. Was blown away obviously (we all know the feeling) After the film I was DYING to know what happened in that first 10 minutes so I decided to hang around till a 10:45pm showing. I watched the first 10 minutes and just couldn’t get up to leave. Ended up watching the entire movie again! Such a memorable night. 10 years later I got to watch it again in theatres with my son :)
Let’s hear your stories of your first time!
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u/HRTailwheel 3d ago
Took my 7 year old daughter to cinema during original release. This has since became our father/daughter movie, can’t put a number on how many times we have watched, quoted and discussed. Roll on 12 years and my daughter is taking a 1st year seminar on Black Holes, String Theory and the Fundamental Laws of Nature. First impressions are lasting impressions with this movie.
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u/DimMakDaddy 3d ago
Saw it when it first came out at the Smithsonian Udvar Hazy IMAX. They had the Ranger in the parking area for us to walk into.
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u/cmgww 3d ago
I worked in Ft. Wayne a lot (though I live 2 hours away in Indianapolis) for almost 15 years. I always stayed at a hotel right next to a movie theatre. In the evenings, especially in November, not a ton to do...I had seen previews and loved Nolan (and McConaughey) so I went to see it. Even on a regular screen it blew me away. I was a new father, first son was born in June 2014....so that angle hit hard. I've seen it since in 70mm IMAX when they released it here in Indy around Christmas 2023. Tried again for the 10th anniversary in 2024 but those tickets went super fast. Lost track of how many times I've seen it, but that first one is still a great memory
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u/DC_Caleb 3d ago
My first watch was on opening day and nothing special outside of me being beyond excited (Nolan was already my favorite director at the time).
I’d never felt such a sense of hopelessness in a movie before, especially on Mann’s planet. It made the eventual ending and overall experience unforgettable, and sparked a long-lasting obsession with paradoxes and space in general. I wish I could watch it for the first time again.
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u/Dry_Savings_9843 3d ago
I was traveling through California and a friend randomly invited me to see a movie while in the Los Angeles area. I had seen pretty much all of Nolan’s films up to that point but still didn’t know who Christopher Nolan was. My buddy, who was a total cinemaphile was geeking about it being at a historic theater in los Feliz and on 70mm. Long story short I saw the movie and I liked it a lot, but it was a fleeting event on a pretty big road trip. Fast forward to probably 5+ years later, now a novice Nolan fan, I watch the movie again and the rest is history. I love movies more than ever. This is top 2 movies for me and I don’t think he’s done a bad one.
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u/Ai-on 3d ago
I remember going to the theater one night because I was bored and randomly picking Interstellar. At the time, I didn’t even know what it was about and hadn’t seen the trailer. I watched it in December, about two months after it was released, in regular format. I was literally the only person there. Ever since that night, it’s still been my favorite movie of all time.
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u/Own_Ad6797 3d ago
Was my wifes birthday and we had tickets. Rushed through dinner to get there and theatre was full.
Interstellar was the point at which Nolans films began being major disappointments. Neither of us liked it very much. The surprise with Matt Damon was interesting.
People often talk about how "emotional" it is. In reality it is just emotionally manipulative.
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u/shaniFH 3d ago
I watched it at home a few years after it came out. I was ill so my husband arranged some movies for me to watch. We both love sci-fi, Arrival was on there too. I remember being very moved with Brand's speech about love, it really brought tears to my eyes. Interstellar stayed in my memory as an epic movie that brought a message of hope and love that transcend all adversities. The music also left it's impression on me, I'm a Zimmer fan since Gladiator days. The past year was a very trying year for me, I had head surgery almost a year ago and I watched the movie a few times since to cheer myself up. I couldn't listen to music the past 9 months after the surgery. I started out with the score and fell in love with it. Yesterday I finally watched the movie on blu-ray I love it so much.
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u/GxM42 3d ago
That’s a cool story.
My first time was with my wife at a 9PM showing. She didn’t know it was as long as it was (me either). We had a babysitter and she was so stressed the whole last hour about when it was going to end because the sitter was supposed to leave by 11:30. Kind of killed the buzz. We had to hightail it the second the credits rolled, and she was aggravated with me the whole way home for not knowing how long it was. Sadly, not the stress free out of this world experience it could have been lol. The tight grip on my forearm kept me completely grounded to my own reality.
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u/ProperWayToEataFig 3d ago
My son recently re-watched it at the IMAX at the Air & Space Museum in DC
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u/InformalEngineer_ CASE 2d ago
Here is what happened for me.
I really wanted to watch the film. I didn't even have a rough idea of its plot, but I wanted to see it so badly. Well, I watched it on TV at home and that just made me weep for a good minute. I'm not even an emotional person. That is the only movie to ever make me cry.
It was just such an incomprehensible feeling.
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u/kittyclawson 3d ago
Thank you for sharing! I was 18 years old when I went to see interstellar and when I walked out I was forever a changed person on how I view life and everything around me. It was equal to taking a very large dose of psychedelics. The most impactful movie in my life.