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Many have said that Nolan's films are heartless (which I disagree with) and too "mathematical" (which I can scarcely describe as a bad thing). I'm actually looking forward to that cocktail. Nolan's energy comes from a different place than most "standard" action/suspense thrillers. Never trite, rote or trippy, his films present a sort of didactic entertainment which challenges genre conventions and narrative custom.
Can't stop thinking that this is the """Bond movie""" Nolan will never direct, for obvious reasons.
If this is his Bond, then who is Bond? :-?
The black guy, of course. :D
Nope, Interstellar, TDKR although easily the weakest of the trilogy I still enjoy but Interstellar was a mind-numbing slog of a film in the cinema.
I have no desire to return to it and my Wife still hasn't forgiven me for taking her to see it.
1. Memento
2. The Prestige
3. TDK
4. Inception
5. BB
6. Dunkirk
7. Insomnia
8. Following
9. TDKR
10. Interstellar
Each to his own and I know some Nolan fans share your view but I couldn't be further from that if I tried.
I like it. A lot, actually. But my favourite is and always will be The Prestige.
I'm sure that upon second viewing you might find things to enjoy, @Shardlake. It took me two viewings of Interstellar before I realised how much I truly enjoyed the film.
I might maybe but my 1st viewing was not pleasurable and there are plenty of films I haven't seen and plenty I'd like to re-watch for me to return to a film that I really didn't enjoy.
I love Nolan and have been his champion before BB turned up and the cult of Nolan started, but we can't love them all and I'm afraid this is one I'm not willing to experience again.
I'd rather watch one of his films I do love rather than that again, I'm not saying it was dreadful, it just wasn't for me I'm afraid.
That's fine, of course. I never would have expected Interstellar to make the money it did and become the success it became. I guess the film was coasting on a lot of goodwill from Inception and The Dark Knight (Rises).
Interstellar feels like Nolan wanting to make his own Clarkian/Asimovian Space Odyssey, implementing some of the cooler ideas of modern cosmology and astrophysics. I was really expecting the film to hit an instant home-run with me, but strangely it didn't. Something I couldn't quite put my finger on at the time kept me from praising the film.
It wasn't until my second viewing that I began to really gravitate towards Interstellar. Now, I consider it a very good movie which I tend to watch every once in a while. But the likes of The Prestige, Inception and his Batman trilogy still beat this one. Dunkirk is a better film in my opinion. So I guess I understand where you're coming from.
As for the "cult of Nolan", I was on board since Memento, but I never thought of his rise to success as a bad thing. He did great with the smaller projects, but he rocks with these biggies too. I'm glad that some summer blockbusters are made by clever people. ;-)
Agreed!
If nothing else, it has Anne Hathaway in it. So, yeah, I'd sit through it again -- for the same reason I will sit through the next Jumanji movie, which will again feature Karen Gillan in tight shorts. ;-)
And she'll wear half a shirt, lol. But seriously, I'm pumped for Tenet. I don't view Christopher Nolan as a god, like some. I think he just makes great movies.
Same
Lets face it, Nolan would have made a far more interesting Bond film than SPECTRE.
Totally glad he's around, as someone who is totally not seduced by comic book films, car crash/chase porn and falling at the altar of the Cruise, having Nolan around is a breath of fresh air.
Having only one of his films that I don't like is a good hit rate I'd say ;)
Can't wait for Tenet, it looks very intriguing and like Inception, Nolan is taking the blockbuster into unknown territories again, blockbuster shouldn't mean I switch my brain off should it?
It's great he's a success the cult of Nolan is fine, although there are examples where these fans have taken it too far and don't give the rest of us who appreciate his work a good name.
I'm starting to feel that this may be the Bond film we are all waiting for in 2020. Cary Fukunaga as a lot to do to prove me wrong currently.....
Just look at these set photos. it has a really Hitchcock vibe but with a modern edge:
It's not his job to prove you wrong
Oh man I hope Cary proves you wrong, I wouldn't want to hear that you were personally let down because you saw some set photos.
I'm on the same page as you, here. I've given it four or five rewatches since it came out, and it gets worse with each viewing. It's visually stunning and gloriously scored, but the narrative is so very weak. The last time I walked out of a Nolan film satisfied was Inception.
Hopefully Tenet will be a return to form. All the pieces are there.
I wasn't really a big fan of Interstellar either, but I loved Dunkirk.
I was more than Satisfied with Dunkirk, I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea but I was suitably stirred by, at times it was most immersive.
It felt like Nolan wanted to compete with the 3D blockbusters on display that summer and make a film that was real experience.
I must confess that I haven't seen it since and have yet to buy the Blu-ray.
Very excited about Tenet, it looks like something very special.
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