While it's a good movie and all, the one "cold" or emotionless thing about it was that ending: after a century he just sees her for 2 minutes and then leaves.
Not only that, but none of his descendants seem to care that he's there.
The movie is a good one, and the reunion is earned and emotional, but it is just way too brief and the Cooper decendants' indifference just doesn't fit well at all.
Anybody else thought about this or am I just nitpicking?
My personal and shared conclusion about the ending:
In the final act of a Dale Cooper-centric film, he made the self-sacrifice to propel Brand and the payload to safety, and possibly to their intended destination.
He then falls into the black hole to his death. Since death is not immediate, and Dale's stark reality is difficult for the brain to process, a montage of sorts is created by the brain.
What we see then is his dying wish. Fini.
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Est modus in rebus sunt certi denique fines quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum Goldilocks
We didn't see the whole scene. There is a cut after Murph says "Brand" and he just leaves in slow motion, indicating that there was more conversation taking place but was unnecessary for understanding the situation.
Also the movie has some sort of self-rightousness in a way that tells people are like this and that, they probably just forgot about him.
She's senile and was 12 when she last saw him, probably barely remembers him.
How well did you know your dad when you were 12?
And he doesn't recognize anyone in the room, including her.
She's a stranger surrounded by more strangers.
I can see why it wouldn't be that heartfelt.
Did you watch the film Thee_Justin_Sane?
your post is clear evidence that you did not
God does not build in straight lines.
I've seen it twice; one of those times was 3 minutes before I posted that.
I stand by my opinion.
He left when she was young, she didn't see him again for 70+ years.
Strangers.
Trust me, I have a little experience in this matter.
I posted that earlier. Imagine yourself as a ten year old girl close to her father that just sees him leave and holds a grudge for 25 years until the sixth sense kicks in and senses he's a spirit. But then another 60 years before you actually see your father again and he looks the same age. Yes, he will be kind of a stranger to you. Even in middle-age, how much do you remember when you were a preteen?
shareI agree with this. I was 14 when I moved to America. Didn't see my dad again until age 27. After the small talk "how's your husband, how do you like your job?" the 13 years apart and the distance became pretty apparent, even though we talked on the phone about once or twice a year. The affection I felt for him after all those years was like that of someone I didn't expect to see ever again, sort of like a deceased distant relative, a memory.
So from personal experience this scene makes complete sense.
Strangers? Now did you actually pay attention while you watched it those 2 times?
shareI support the "strangers" argument.
Dale may look familiar to Murphy, but her memories would be based on recent viewings of photographs. Perhaps before or after the cryosleep process.
Murphy certainly did not look like a prepubescent 12-year old. To Dale, she is just a name attached to a body.
Unless the two are attuned to each other's chemical signals, they are strangers.
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Est modus in rebus sunt certi denique fines quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum Goldilocks
Don't bother responding to Bull$hit_Captain he's a troll with nothing to offer the conversation.
He just keeps asking if I watched it.
I'm assuming he didn't.
Ssshhhh... Be nice, I think he might be a little slow.
We don't see his whole visit with her.
The movie ends with her still talking to him via voice-over.
Hail to the king, baby.
I agree with you - it seemed really odd that the man who saved the lives of everyone on the ship would be ignored by everyone in the room. I don't know why she didn't say something along the lines of "This is my Dad, He promised me 100 years ago that he'd come back. While he was gone he found and transmitted to me the quantum data with which I solved the gravity equations. He saved the lives of every living human. And he kept his promise - he came back." That could have been a three-hankie moment, which the actual scene wasn't for me.
I mean, she was written as if a brilliant scientist, but certainly the message of the movie is that brains alone are not enough. So he's certainly the real hero.
Alternatively, maybe the scene would have been better between only Cooper and Murph - a lot more room for acting. It would have allowed for a little more exploration of that love-across-time-and-space theme that they were using (right before Coop transmits a message to Anne Hathaway on that final planet as he steals away in the small ship).