Christopher Nolan pulls back the curtain on Interstellar's mind-bending finale, revealing classic sci-fi influences that'll have Hollywood buzzing.
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Nolan channeled Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey for Interstellar's surreal, visually-striking ending, aiming to leave audiences as awestruck as the film's protagonist.
Despite the film's complex time-traveling premise, Nolan says his true goal was an emotionally resonant father-daughter story - a formula that often strikes a chord in Tinseltown.
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Christopher Nolan, Stanley Kubrick, Interstellar, Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey