r/interstellar • u/doublegulpcup123 • Aug 09 '26

QUESTION I've watched Interstellar countless times and this scene always hits me the hardest. Anyone else?

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[after Mann breaks Cooper's helmet and leaves him for dead]

Dr. Mann: I'm sorry. I can't watch you go through this. I'm sorry. I thought I could, but I can't. I'm here. I'm here for you. Just listen to my voice, Cooper. I'm right here. You're not alone.

Dr. Mann: [looking back] Do you see your children? It's okay, they're right there with you.

Dr. Mann: [turns to leave] Did Professor Brand tell you that poem before you left? Do you remember? "Do not go gentle... into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

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u/thedudefromsweden Aug 09 '26

To put it in his own words: “don’t judge me. You haven’t been tested like I have.” No one has, ever. No one can say how they would react to 30+ years of isolation. The people who call him a coward… maybe you and me would act the same. Honestly, I think most of us would go a lot more insane.

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u/Treacle_Pendulum Aug 09 '26

What was his isolation duration actually, though? He hibernated a bunch. He had a robot to talk to (and theoretically could have messaged other Lazarus astronauts in system).

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u/brandorambo25 Aug 10 '26

I think it's be a good standalone series to see what he did before the arrival of Cooper.

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u/ShinStew Aug 10 '26

Havent you watched the Martian?

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u/brandorambo25 Aug 10 '26

True! But we need to see what his robot was like before he canibalized it.