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About this video:
Thought you understood Interstellar? Time to discuss its hidden meaning behind time-transcending love.

Content;
0:00 Introduction
2:10 Part I. The Fundamentals of Time
6:43 Part II. Time's Relentless Prison
10:29 Part III. Transcending Time

Filmclips, in order of appearance;
Interstellar
Fabric of the Cosmos
Cast Away
Room
The Hurt Locker
Lion
12 Years a Slave
American History X
The Shawshank Redemption
Fight Club
La Jetee

Music:
Chris Zabriskie - Oxygen Garden
Oxygen Garden by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/divider
Artist: chriszabriskie.com

Ross Bugden - Flight Hymn
youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Chris Zabriski - I Will Fight for your Honor
I Will Fight for your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/honor
Artist: chriszabriskie.com

Ross Bugden - Parallel
youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Ross Bugden - I'm Coming Back
youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Please check out this article by Aaron Stewart-Ahn which was a huge inspiration while writing this essay. Note that some similarities were coincidental, nevertheless; this video wouldn't have been the same without it
medium.com/@somebadideas/on-interstellar-love-time-and-the-limitless-prison-of-our-cosmos-ef59ee28fd8e

Thanks to Ciara Wardlow for pointing out how Hans Zimmer's soundtrack goes 60 beats per minute in high tension scenes. Her essay can be found here;
youtube.com/watch?v=1cizEobKj74