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[deleted] OP t1_j1qypr7 wrote

Reply to comment by Biirke in Interstellar - is Coop a terrible father? by [deleted]

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Justreallylovespussy t1_j1qzh7r wrote

It is 100% a part of his motivation in the film, it’s shocking to me you could call this one of your favorite movies and miss the subtext so dramatically.

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controldekinai t1_j1r02yv wrote

It's pretty wild. Like you don't want to just reply "no" to someone who's written a wall of text like this but I mean wtf??? Did OP forget that AS SOON as he heard the mission was a farce he attempted to leave the planet to go home??

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Biirke t1_j1r0bbi wrote

No way OP has seen Interstellar as many times as he claims. He even thinks the father in law is Coopers dad

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[deleted] OP t1_j1r0z07 wrote

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Biirke t1_j1r1kz5 wrote

I'm not assuming because of that 1 detail, which btw is a weird thing to have wrong if you've watched it SEVEN times.

Im assuming based on this whole thread

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[deleted] OP t1_j1r11rn wrote

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georgethejojimiller t1_j1r1bih wrote

It was either he goes or his child doesnt get to live a future. The trip was supposed to take only a couple of years, the whole incident with the ocean planet kinda fucked up that part of the plan.

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bozz14 t1_j1r25lg wrote

Why though? What does waiting accomplish other than delaying the inevitable? As a parent you do whatever it takes to save your children and you do it immediately. That's what he did.

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[deleted] OP t1_j1qzopw wrote

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Justreallylovespussy t1_j1r0i60 wrote

Saving the world [because he’s the only one who can and he won’t doom his children and humanity to certain death on an unlivable world]

That’s not specific or powerful?

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georgethejojimiller t1_j1r1k04 wrote

You forgot how crop harvests are failing and they will slowly die of famine or conflict. It was an obvious choice but it certainly wasn't easy

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Biirke t1_j1qztgh wrote

I dont think we understand your point of this thread.

Was Coop motivated by his own desire to explore the stars? Absolutely.

Did he also have to go to save the world and his children? Absolutely.

So is he a terrible father, because he is motivated by his own pioneering mindset, while saving the human race? Absolutely not.

I mean it's not exactly a subtle topic in the movie, his father in law even says "Dont do the right thing for the wrong reasons", directly addressing this topic.

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blakemuhhfukn t1_j1r1dsw wrote

after a little re-reading I think OP made this thread to tell us how much he loves his future children

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Biirke t1_j1r38ki wrote

Its such a weird thread. Its like OP imagined himself having kids one day, and now thinks he knows how a father should act in this specific situation

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[deleted] OP t1_j1r1bzd wrote

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Mg5581 t1_j1r27j0 wrote

There is no universal standard for how someone should behave in situations like that. Why do you assume what you think is what everyone would think? Your entire thinking is completely binary, not all parents think things the same way and it’s weird that you expect that.

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Biirke t1_j1r2fo0 wrote

Man this thread is a trainwreck

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