Guess I'm a weirdo, but... (Off-Topic)

by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Monday, November 24, 2014, 15:01 (3440 days ago) @ Kermit

I'm actually with you on this. I liked the film for the most part, and I'd absolutely see it again if I have 3 hours to kill, but there was too much exposition in places. They tried too hard to make sure I got it. It would have been a better film if they'd spent less time and dialogue trying to explain everyone's motivations, and explain the physics.

Just as an example, take Dr. Mann: I loved the idea of that character, and what being alone out there did to him. But he shouldn't have needed to say anything to explain what he was doing in his climactic scene with Cooper. It all could have been communicated later, when the data is dug up from his robot. In fact, as I remember it WAS all explained then. Even as that scene was happening, I was thinking there must be a better way to reveal his motivations than to just have him spell it out.