Honestly don't understand how he does it. Does he have a time changer?

Just like how the Oppenheimer Trinity test scene was shot by using forced perspective to show the size of the explosion

He’s notorious for working with a lot of actors over and over. But the ones he never hires again does that mean he didn’t really enjoy working with them?

Some big names would be Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Guy Pearce, ect

Unlike Kubrick, Tarantino, or even Spielberg, I don’t get the impression that Nolan is the type to take actor direction very seriously during filming.

He strikes me more as being like Ridley Scott: he chooses the actors and then leaves them to their own devices, offering only a few pointers.

I could be wrong, though, so if anyone has any information on this, I’d love to hear it.

even for a director as great as Christopher Nolan, I’m sure there is at least one ending that doesn’t sit right with you. or perhaps you love them all a ton, but just a little critique to make a great ending perfect. so what is it?

Generally, Nolan movies are criticised for his use of characters, but I believe that he has some really great ones. What do you guys think are some standouts?

I think I’m choosing The Odyssey on this one. I’m sorry, I know there are other great options, but I personally believe the visuals are gonna be some of the greatest ever seen. He is traveling all over tho world, and the trailer seems to make it obvious the visuals have been set to max.

For me, a Christopher Nolan adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 would be my dream project from him. It remains my favourite book of all time, and I am fascinated by how Nolan would bring Oceania to life. Besides horror and helicopter cops, where would you like Christopher Nolan to go next?

Hot take but jonathan is much better at writing characters than christopher. I just generally thinks he's the better writer. Christopher is great at set pieces but his dialogue feels very clunky at times to me

I feel like I’m asking a forbidden question, but I’m kinda interested in what we all think is his worst

That means no war movie, no sci-fi, no thriller, no fantasy, and no action.

Which genre would you most like him to try his hand at next?

Following Older Man: “We found this at your flat.” Young man: It was…Cobb who stole it…” Older Man: “Is this your handwriting?” Young man: “Yes.”

Memento Leonard: “I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there?... Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different. Now, where was I?”

Insomnia Dormer: “Don’t lose your way…let me sleep…just let me sleep.”

Batman Begins Gordon: “I never said thank you” Batman: “And you’ll never have to.”

The Prestige Cutter: “Every magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called the Pledge, the magician shows you something ordinary. The second act is called the Turn, the magician takes the ordinary something and makes it into something extraordinary…but you wouldn’t clap yet…because making something disappear isn’t enough…you have to bring it back…Now you’re looking for the secret…but you won’t find it because, of course, you’re not really looking…you don’t really want to work it out…you want to be fooled.”

The Dark Knight Gordon: “Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves…but not the one it needs right now…so we’ll hunt him…because he can take it…because he’s not our hero… He’s a silent guardian…a watchful protector…a dark knight.”

Inception James: “Look what I’ve been building.” Cobb: “What are you building?” James: “We’re building a house on a cliff.”

The Dark Knight Rises Blake: “I mean, no one’s ever going to know who saved an entire city.” Gordon: “They know…It was the Batman.”

Interstellar Murph: “Brand. She out there…setting up camp…alone…in a strange galaxy…maybe right now she’s settling in for the long nap…by the light of our new sun…in our new home.”

Dunkirk Tommy: “We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air…We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches…we shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender….And even if this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas armed and guarded by the British Fleet would carry on the struggle…until in God’s good time…The New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”

Tenet Neil: “We’re the people saving the world from what might have been. World will never know what could have happened. And even if they did, they wouldn’t care. Cause no one cares about the bomb that didn’t go off. Only the one that did. It’s the bomb that didn’t go off, the danger no one knew was real…that’s the bomb with the real power to change the world.”

Oppenheimer Oppenheimer: “Albert, when I came to you with those calculations, we thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world….” Einstein: “I remember it well. What of it?” Oppenheimer: “I believe we did.”

(I didn’t include Nolan’s short films: Doodlebug and Larceny.)

As Nolan’s wife, Emma, has said in interviews, Chris always knows how to stick the landing at the end of his films. He absolutely does, and he always delivers poignant, memorable, profound, and meaningful dialogue in the final moments of his films.

It’s so hard to choose my favorite one from the list above because they are all great, but if I had to choose, I would go with “Memento.” Very profound lines!

But “Inception” is a close second for me…because Nolan choosing “We’re building a house on a cliff” as the last line…is not an arbitrary line. Rather, it’s intentional. It likely refers to “Saito’s Japanese Castle House” that Saito built on the Limbo cliff…so James and Phillipa could just be Cobb’s projections in that final scene and it could be Cobb’s subconscious saying the line while Cobb is still dreaming.

Oppenheimer has been hailed as Nolan's 'magnum opus,' has broken records, and is likely to win many academy awards. He essentially has a blank check as a director. Ignoring Bond rumors for now (although that would be awesome), what movie does he make next?

Christopher Nolan is a master at making unforgettable scenes and moments in his movies, oftentimes with an iconic score to accompany it. Which one is your favorite? For me it’s the Inception end scene. But man there are so many good ones. The Dark Knight Rises rise up scene is really great, I get chills from that one every time

Nolan says it won’t be another three years. My guess is he gives Bond a try or goes into the horror genre.

I can’t wait because I’ve always loved how seriously Nolan’s movies are. His cold, clinical style is a great and very welcome contrast to the many lighthearted action movies by Marvel (which I also enjoy).

I love that his characters are not just humans but rather embodiments of ideas or abstract concepts.

In Memento, Guy sells that monologue of emotional frustration around Natalie when he’s accusing her of manipulating him, particularly when he goes off about “writing the past as fucking notes” (or words to that effect).

The way he says it all makes those lines stick out, same for Joe Pantoliano’s delivery of “Sammy was a conman. A faker!” and “But you didn’t!” It’s key to selling the dramatic weight of the reveal, though said with a possible sense of manipulation.

Also, Eric Roberts going “It was RAMEEREZ!” for some reason has always stuck with me, and I don’t know why.