Interstellar: Why you should re-watch the Christopher Nolan classic with your family this Christmas? A viewer's guide

If you think that Christopher Nolan's 2014 sci-fi film Interstellar is something for big brains and deep thinkers only, think again. Christmas is almost here, and you shouldn't just go for Die Hard or something Santa-stic. We are here to tell you that this maneuver will cost you just around three hours. But you'll end up with a lot of things when you get to the other side.

The film was released over a decade ago and still remains one of the projects that people still talk about in film communities. With all the Nolan films, it's filled with attention to detail, some music to raise the hairs on your neck, and, of course, visual spectacles.

As of this writing, the film has earned $773 million at the global box office from its original and later releases. As for its accolades, it was nominated for many, including five Academys, out of which it won the Best Visual Effects.

Let us now explore more in this viewer's guide.

Interstellar is filled with emotions

In case you haven't cried in front of your children, we should warn you that there are some scenes in the movie where a handkerchief might come in handy. There's a lot of sci-fi stuff in it, but the film initially begins with Joseph Cooper's family living in a future where humanity is facing extinction.

From the beginning, we see this extremely strong bond between Cooper and his children in Interstellar. They are experiencing things together, like chasing drones through a cornfield. His daughter, Murph, is really smart, and his son, Tom, is more of an explorer.

It is all this buildup in Interstellar that comes back in the form of some hard-hitting sequences. All you'll see is how important those little things are in life. Life spent with your family is the most important thing there is because you don't know when you'll have to make some harsh decisions that might come to haunt you. So, that is one reason you need to watch the movie this Christmas.

And then there's a lot to learn

Okay, you might weep watching the film, and kids will learn the importance of a bond with their loved ones. However, there are so many things to learn from it that the film also serves as an educational repository. Especially for the kids who are into science.

Christopher Nolan and the team who worked on Interstellar made sure they presented concepts like black holes and wormholes as accurately as they could. The scene where we finally see Gargantua, the black hole at the center of the story, isn't simply a visual spectacle, but no other film has presented a black hole better than the Nolan film did.

And if what you see on the screen is a little too much for you and your lil'uns, there's an entire book by Kip Thorne, who served as the scientific consultant on the film, called The Science of Interstellar. So, after you've watched this masterpiece, you can learn more about it with your kids.

Won't that be cool?