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在不遠的未來，隨著地球自然環境的惡化，人類面臨著無法生存的威脅。這時科學家們在太陽系中的土星附近發現了一個蟲洞，通過它可以打破人類的能力限制，到更遙遠外太空尋找延續生命希望的機會。一個探險小組通過這個蟲洞穿越到太陽系之外，他們的目標是找到一顆適合人類移民的星球。在這艘名叫做“Endurance”的飛船上，探險隊員著面臨著前所未有，人類思想前所未及的巨大挑戰。

然而，通過蟲洞的時候，他們發現飛船上的一個小時相當于地球上的七年時間，即使探險小組的任務能夠完成，他們的救贖對于對地球上現在活著的人來說已經是太晚。飛行員庫珀（馬修·麥康納飾演）必須在與自己的兒女重逢以及拯救人類的未來之間做出抉擇。

【音頻文本】

Despite Christopher Nolan's conscientious efforts in keeping his filming projects secret, what he cunningly gave out to feed the press was enough to indicate his latest outing would be a very simple story. Monthsbefore the release date, I was looking forward to something similar to Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity". I knew it would be spectacular, but never expected it to be so phenomenal.

At least in China, the space epic stirred up huge ripples. Comments about the film were flying all over the internet: movie experts wondered how the amazing special effects were created, young women relished the loving family connection tale, the scientific community picked on a few bugs but were generally satisfied with the reportedly accurate presentation of certain astrophysical theories, science fiction lovers were probably bored by a lack of originality in the storyline but nonetheless made themselves useful by highlighting the director's tributes to previous, classic films, still some people complained they didn't understand what the film was all about, but they cared enough about it to put their ideas out there. So, in a word,the film was the topic of the day and everyone wanted to be a part of the discussion.

The nerds have been thorough in their examinations. Simplified scripts can now be found online, explainingevery detail of the story and helping people understand the intellectually challenging parts. It seemed most viewers were simply awe-stricken by the powerful images: the menacing look of an all-engulfing black hole, the thrilling journey through a worm hole, the bizarre environment of extraterrestrial planets, all ofwhich amplified and thrown at you on an IMAX screen, accompanied by the haunting scores from Hans Zimmer.

But above all the visual glamour, there is one point that the excited viewers and critics were missing, that is, the passion for space exploration. Just like the teachers in the movie who claimed America's moon landing mission was just a scam and a waste of money, people of our times are not showing much interest in space missions. Let's face it, Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" was just a visual stunt, albeit a smashing one; the reboot of Star Trek franchise is not longer about the spirit of going boldly where no man has gone before, as it is about action choreography and big budget special effects; and Marvel's cinematic universe isall but a fancy dream.

Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" may not be as realistic as "Gravity", or as funny as the Marvel's comicadaptations, but the space epic has successfully captured the sentiment of space explorers. Their fears are genuine fears that we all share and their love is true love that registers in our own hearts. So when you are watching "Interstellar", dwell not on the scientific aspects, just embrace all the sentiments that it can inspire on you.

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