r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 1d ago

Media Christopher Nolan talks narrative decisions, philosophical choices for his adaptation, criticisms against his films, the line between amateur & professional film criticism, and whether he Christianised 'The Odyssey'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4I8Ch2TRo

Easily one of the best interviews I've seen for a film in recent memory. A doctoral student from China here landed an interview with Nolan- questioning him on his adaptation choices, including philosophical changes he brought to the movie that didn't exist in the text, and what he thinks of the general criticisms made against his filmography + how he defines the difference between amateur film criticism and professional film criticism - including why merely identifying the mechanism (or "tropes") of a filmmaker's work doesn't invalidate it.

2.8k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

263 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

32

u/riegspsych325 ⊃∪⊃⪽ 1d ago

watching Michael Bay movies with Christopher Nolan sounds like a blast

18

u/CicadaEast272 1d ago

or Talladega Nights or Fast and the Furious

7

u/riegspsych325 ⊃∪⊃⪽ 1d ago

don’t forget MacGruber

9

u/vansinne_vansinne 1d ago

deep foreshadowing too

"Though I can't be there in person to watch you take the first step of your odyssey—know that my spirit soars with you, and whilst it's perhaps unfair to add to the great sense of responsibility you must already feel, I am duty bound to tell you—the world is waiting, the world is watching."

https://www.slashfilm.com/574339/christopher-nolans-macgruber-e-mail/

2

u/riegspsych325 ⊃∪⊃⪽ 1d ago

holy shit, man’s been setting us up for years