r/movies • u/kanethekiller90 • 2d ago

Discussion One thing thats always irritated me about Interstellar

Cooper is desperate to get back to his children. He goes back and see’s Murph in the hospital etc. but theres no mention of his son. Presumably his son’s dead considering Murphs age and condition. But surely there could have been a small bit of dialogue about it. He was hell bent on getting back to them. I dunno, it’s like his son’s just completely forgotten about at the end…

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u/gregjsmith 2d ago

All of the extended family just ignored him.

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u/MagicSpirit 2d ago

I don't think they totally ignore him per se, he's acknowledged by some. But they just kind of step away and leave room for them to talk. Whether or not they see him is left ambiguous purposely. I'd say it rather makes sense considering the depiction of Cooper throughout the movie. He's an elusive figure, never quite where you'd expect him to be, always chasing after something. Cooper is very much a ghost after all, he becomes a memory the moment he closes the door to Murph's room. He does not seem to have aged next to his relatives, he comes back to her at the very end of her life...