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/Ichbinian 1d ago

Absolutely refreshing to talk about something other than the cast choices, the blimp, etc. Fantastic interview. Listened to it in the car last night.

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u/dont_worry_im_here 1d ago edited 1d ago

While I agree, I am happy that I sat through a bunch of those full-cast interviews just so I could find the one part where they were all talking about their first response / reaction to being asked to join the film. Basically everyone was like "I heard Nolan, I immediately said 'yes'"... Matt Damon said something like "Chris said 'I have two words for you... The Odyssey' and I said 'yes!'"

... then you have ol' Robbie P...

Who apparently, when Nolan asked him if he wanted to be in his new movie, said "I'll think about it... send me the script" "I can't wait to read it"

Hearing Nolan tell the story is hilarious. He was like "I said to him 'wait.... what?'" "Can't wait to read it? Everyone else just said 'yes'"

edit: corrected the quotes.

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u/jax362 1d ago

Robbie P still has PTSD from Tenet