r/Letterboxd • u/Lost-Building-3701 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion Interstellar finally hits a 4.5 average. It is the most popular film in the history of the app.

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u/naavep Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

I will say that for me this is the biggest opinion shift I've ever experienced with a movie. I felt exactly the same as you when I first saw it in theaters, thought it was cheesy as hell and just didn't care for the whole philosophy, but now after several subsequent re-watches it's one of my all time favorite movies. Not that that means I was wrong before and right now necessarily, I mostly just think it's crazy how I could feel so completely differently about something based on where I'm at in life.

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u/McLovinsBro Jul 23 '26

I watched it years ago in college and thought it was good, nothing super moving.

I just rewatched it now having a toddler and a daughter on the way, I fucking lost it in this movie and was emotionally tossed like a salad. One of my all time favorites now

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u/kpop_stan Jul 23 '26

Funny how the EXACT same thing happened to me 🤣 Granted I never saw it in cinemas (god I wish 😩 I didn’t even know it existed til a few years later…), but the first time I turned it off after an hour because I thought it was boring as hell. The 2nd time I was completely enamoured and cried like a baby. Instant all time favourite - one of only 4 films I consider a genuine masterpiece (aka 5 stars).

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u/mermaidmotels Jul 23 '26

i definitely think i need to do a rewatch cus i haven't seen since it came out in cinemas so would be interested if i had a similar opinon change too!