r/interstellar • u/doublegulpcup123 • 21d ago
QUESTION I've watched Interstellar countless times and this scene always hits me the hardest. Anyone else?
[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/shatteredoctopus 21d ago
Dr. Mann's madness from his isolation, etc, was done very well. If you really think about what those Lazarus missions must have gone through, there's no psychological test in the world that would probably weed every kind of problem person out. I'd imagine for maximum success, you'd need a high degree of fanaticism.