This thread is for discussion on the wonderful film making wizard that is Christopher Nolan and his amazing films. :D
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This thread is for discussion on the wonderful film making wizard that is Christopher Nolan and his amazing films. :D
You know, I could've sworn we had a Nolan thread (maybe I'm getting it confused with TDK thread). Otherwse, I'd have made one. :lol: Glad there's a space for it now though!
Yeah, I usually just made threads for his movies as they were released in theaters, but there's enough of us Nolan lovers now so I figured he needed his own thread :D
Darn right he does! :clap:
I had to wait for DVD for Inception, plans to see it kept falling through due to scheduling. We were going to go one afternoon then my friend got a job interview and we never made plans again. Oh well, it'll be on DVD for end of November I am sure.
I've yet to see The Prestige as well.
I've seen all of Nolan's work. The man is good.
How about we start this thread off by everyone ranking the Nolan films they've seen ? I'll start us off :
7. Insomnia
6. Following
5. Batman Begins
4. Memento
3. The Prestige
2. Inception
1. The Dark Knight
now that I think of it, I understand more clearly why I didn't like Memento: it lacked development. I fully realized that it was intended, but two hours of the same stuff all over again, with only my brain working - while my heart and soul were not given anything other than they had been offered during the first fifteen minutes - was way too long for me. It felt like an experiment, kind of a lab work; very good, but not enough for a movie, it takes a lot more to satisfy a bear.
The Prestige, on the other hand, is thoroughly satisfying. I expect it to feel much better on next viewings, because the irritating charade component will be, thank God, reduced to zero. It is, as has been stated elsewhere, beautifully crafted, and I love it in a movie. More important, it is a story of a soul, of a life wasted, and in that it doesn't hesitate to play it rough with my emotions; it is subtle and raw at the same time, and this is what I can't help but admire.
3. Memento
2. Following
1. The Prestige
7. Insomnia
6. Batman Begins
5. Following
4. Memento
3. The Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
1. Inception
I thought he had done more films than he has for some reason? it just seemed like he was everywhere at one point? strange
the only one i have not watched is the Following, so i can't rate that one unfortunatley
6. Insomia
5. Memento
4. Dark Knight
3. the Prestige
2. Inception
1. Batman Begins
To be fair though, i didn't like rating them as i love them all in different way, strange how they are all different - but have similarities.
I love Batman Begins for its explanations and how things start. I love Inception for its vision and its intricate story line.
I love the prestige for its complexity and its beautiful arc.
i could go on, but you catch my drift?
yes, we do, but I still think you should go on. I love reading people's opinions about movies. Especially my friends' opinions.
Yep, do go on, candy. I'm exactly the same when it comes to films Jean, I love reading friends opinions on them, whether we agree or not. Unless they're making an opinion that they haven't seen, that i'm not very tolerant towards, admittedly.
You'd probably enjoy reading my opinions on Edgar Wright films Jean, even if you haven't seen any of them: I'm such a big fan of his work that my recent mostly spoiler free reviews on nearly all his films (I've yet to see A Fistful of Fingers) were massive. God help me if ever I review all 14 episodes of Spaced, it would probably be Lord of the Rings length! :lol:
I haven't seen many, but I like them all! :)
1. The Prestige
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. Momento
As of right now (it could very well change the next time I do a re-watch :lol: ):
1. The Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
3. Inception
4. Batman Begins
5. Following
Still need to see Memento and Insomnia. The latter I'm less concerned about.
Yeah, Insomnia isn't anything spectacular - it's a very by-the-numbers mystery thriller, but it's still a fairly decent film.
Also, only Nolan could have both Pacino and Williams in a film together and persuade them to ground their performance as much as possible and keep them from going off the rails as they usually do :lol:
It’s a departure from narrative tradition, yes. It would have meant more from an established director, I imagine: It could have been more polished, and I have a theory that it feels even more like an experiment as it is, in contrast mainly to the work of others, than it would have been if it were plain experimentation from one with a larger body of his own.
For me, at least, the film did raise a lot of emotions, though; it’s just that, with the plot obscured, I could never trust any of those feelings. Isn’t that interesting? I rather fancy that facing doubt can also be good for soul.
Of course, I’d probably feel differently about Nolan if he’d gone on to show no interest in conventional drama or no aptitude for exploring the normal human condition, but I still appreciate an occasional stretching of the medium.
As for The Prestige, I don't feel entirely qualified to criticize the story because I still haven't read the book, but I really did not find the film thoroughly satisfying. Good, yes. It just didn't mean that much to me.
Have you seen Nolan's Batman films, Path ? If so, what did you think of them ?
Don't you remember my ginormous first post on the Dark Knight's thread?
I was seriously biased against Batman Begins but I liked it anyway. Nonetheless, I still was also very biased against The Dark Knight... but I loved it.
5. Batman Begins
4. The Prestige
3. The Dark Knight
2. Memento
1. Inception
Genius=Nolan
Interesting order, Shizzie. Do you feel that Memento is a better movie than TDK, or do you just like it better ?
I have just seen Memento for the very first time and thought it was genius! Guy Pearce is seriously great, and fortunately and quite unusually considering the time it's been out, it hadn't been spoiled for me in any way. I didn't really know what the film was about or anything, so it was perfect.
I'd like to say a little more about it if you're interested. Perhaps a Memento spoiler thread?
Hmm .... sure, as long as you know that it will most likely end up getting merged back here though at some point throughout the course of our lives.
Well, then I guess we should just post here with spoiler tags. I mean *I* don't care... just trying to be sensitive.
Please do, I'm intrigued now! :D
bears are all ears
Is that large beardy guy, the one who's the hotel clerk in Memento and Gordon's dodgy partner in Batman Begins, in all of Nolan's films?
Ah ! You're referring to Mark Boone. No, he only appears in those two films.
I love Mark Boone. He has some of the best lines in Sons of Anarchy.
I don't want to post in here until I've seen The Prestige, which I really need to hop on. I've started to watch it twice and been interrupted both times. Hopefully this week I'll try again. So. I'll be back.
It's going to change your life, Auntie Em. In at least 5 ways.
Which Nolan films have you seen, Emily ?
Yes, Nolan's Directing Batman 3
But when will the sequel film? Michael Caine thinks he knows.
September 29, 2010
Everyone has been assuming thus far that Christopher Nolan would indeed be back in the director's chair for Batman 3, although no one had officially confirmed it. Until now.
Nolan spoke with Empire Online today, who asked the Inception and Dark Knight helmer if it was safe to assume that he's directing Batman 3. "I think you can at this point, yes," he replied.
Nolan also said, "It's becoming inevitable, I'll put it that way. ... I feel myself falling into it, I guess. And getting it all figured out and I'm pretty excited about what we're doing so... If I haven't announced it, I think that people probably all know at this point that I'm doing it."
In other Bat-news, Coming Soon points out that Alfred Pennyworth himself, Sir Michael Caine, appeared on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 Wednesday, where he advised them that Batman 3 will probably begin filming next May and that he assumes he'll once again be a part of the cast.
I've seen Memento, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and Inception. I saw Memento years ago before I knew of the awesomeness that is Christopher Nolan. I just thought it was an unbelievable movie. Then we watched it in my film interpretation class in high school and I loved it even more (my brother and I used to get high and watch it a lot in high school also, which are some of my fondest memories of those years).
I don't know how I'll be able to put them in order, every time I think I have it right I have second thoughts. Hopefully after I watch The Prestige I'll be able to do it.
Cool, looking forward to it. :)
I still have to see Inception and The Prestige. Watching The Illusionist killed my drive to see another magician movie for sometime.
Inception is my personal film of the year.
The Prestige is an amazing film as well, don't let that other magician film sour you from watching this gem.
My favourite of the year so far is Moon. Maybe Inception on DVD will change that.
But Moon is a 2009 release ? ... :unsure:
For me, it's difficult to decide which film is more awesome. True, Inception was one of the cleverest and most brilliant pieces of work I had seen in a long term, a true merger of the mediums of film both as a blockbuster and as art...
...but Moon had Matt Berry in it, for crying out loud! True, only for a minute, but Matt Berry is God!
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