First thoughts on Interstellar

I saw Interstellar yesterday.  It was an intense experience to say the least.  It was my most anticipated film of the year. I'm just going to jot down some thoughts.  Unfortunately this movie can't really be discussed without including SPOILERS. So I apologize in advance if you choose to read this without first having seen the film. 

• There are TONS of allusions to Stanley Kubrick and in particular his film 2001: A Space Odyssy. 
• The most obvious is the themes of both films: both of them deal with the evolution/progression of humanity into more or less Gods. 
• Both films have obelisks play an important role in the evolution of mankind.  I really don't think it was any kind of accident that Nolan chose the shape of a monolith for his robots. More of the robots later. 
• The idea that the moon landings were faked is a very prominent conspiracy theory. And among the true believers it is widely believed that Kubrick was the one who filmed the fake landings. 
• There is a lot of Christian/Mormon theological symbolism here.  I doubt the Mormon bits were intentional, but who knows. 
• The main character represents both Adam and Jesus Christ.  He sacrifices himself to save humanity and is 'resurrected.'  He also is considered to be the individual who 'prepares' the world with his Eve, Anne Hathaway.  
• The film is obviously a paradox: mankind couldn't have been saved without his future self, and his future self couldn't have existed without his previous self.  
• I inferred that we become progress into Godhood when we as a people understand the 5th dimension. Early Christians called this process 'Deification' and it is something that Mormons believe today.  And without Coop' (or Christ) it wouldn't be possible. I definitely took away the message that 'We Are God collectively.' 
• Matt Damon represents Lucifer and his world represents the Garden of Eden.  Damon will do anything to destroy humanity for his own selfish reasons.  He also wants the pull down the only remaining humans to his level.  Misery loves companny.
• I certainly hope Matt Damon at least gets nominated for his performance in this film in the Best Supporting Actor category.  It was his best performance ever, with his part in Hereafter. 
• Christopher Nolan is well known for his mastery of marrying high-brow cinema with the pleasing of the masses.  He usually makes his films as smart as they are entertaining, earning both critical and box office acclaim.  However, with Interstellar, I think he focused too much on the symbolism and not enough on making an entertaining film that the masses can consume.  
• This is a film that falls into the category of 'the trailer is vastly better than the movie.' 
• Technology is demonized at the beginning of the film, but it is technology that saves them in the form of the Matt Damon-voiced robot that provides the data to save humanity.