I get what you’re saying, but I have to disagree. Nolan’s films might stick to some foundational rules, but he’s also known for breaking and bending many of them. Take Memento, for example-it doesn’t follow a traditional three-act structure at all. Instead, it uses a nonlinear narrative with two timelines: one in color moving backward and another in black-and-white moving forward. That’s not exactly “basic.” Or look at Dunkirk. Nolan ignores traditional character development-there’s barely any backstory or emotional exposition. The focus is purely on survival, which is rare in most mainstream films. And then there’s his use of time as a narrative device in films like Tenet and Inception. He’s constantly experimenting with structure and storytelling techniques that challenge what we expect from movies. Sure, his films rely on some filmmaking fundamentals which I mean, he kinda has to as he’s still making a film at the end of the day, but saying he sticks to all the basic rules? I don’t think that’s fair.
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Great nolan
He's the GOAT! Whats your fav Nolan film?
@picnee for me , all of his films but if i had to pick only one movie , thats not possible but : interstellar
Nolan's films break all rules? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 his movies are stuck with all the most basic rules of filmmaking EVER, wtf are you talking about?
I get what you’re saying, but I have to disagree. Nolan’s films might stick to some foundational rules, but he’s also known for breaking and bending many of them. Take Memento, for example-it doesn’t follow a traditional three-act structure at all. Instead, it uses a nonlinear narrative with two timelines: one in color moving backward and another in black-and-white moving forward. That’s not exactly “basic.”
Or look at Dunkirk. Nolan ignores traditional character development-there’s barely any backstory or emotional exposition. The focus is purely on survival, which is rare in most mainstream films.
And then there’s his use of time as a narrative device in films like Tenet and Inception. He’s constantly experimenting with structure and storytelling techniques that challenge what we expect from movies. Sure, his films rely on some filmmaking fundamentals which I mean, he kinda has to as he’s still making a film at the end of the day, but saying he sticks to all the basic rules? I don’t think that’s fair.