This thread is for discussion on the wonderful film making wizard that is Christopher Nolan and his amazing films.
This thread is for discussion on the wonderful film making wizard that is Christopher Nolan and his amazing films.
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. Glad there's a space for it now though!
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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
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.
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I've seen all of Nolan's work. The man is good.
Big town's got its losers, small town's got its vices...
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
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7. Insomnia
6. Batman Begins
5. Following
4. Memento
3. The Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
1. Inception
Big town's got its losers, small town's got its vices...
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.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!
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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 ):
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.
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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
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!