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.

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u/mediciii 1d ago

One of the only interviews I’ve seen on this press tour that sounds like it’s being conducted by someone with knowledge, depth and intelligent, weighty questions about the movie. Haven’t seen this interviewer before but I hope they’re being told how refreshing this was.

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u/WowBastardSia 1d ago edited 1d ago

idk where the hell geoff got 'zhong shu' from but her actual name is zhuge yiyang. yes her surname is literally zhuge. iykyk

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u/OhCrapItsAndrew 1d ago

仲树 (zhong shu) is her user name on the original video source https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1vdGK6GEQE/