Why Are Nolan Movies Like That?
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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Following, Christopher Nolan's first feature film, might look like it doesn't have much in common with his more recent IMAX blockbusters. But if we dig a little deeper and look at how he made Following, we'll find parallels in the way he approaches things.
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Could you do the same on The Coen-Brothers, Damien Chazelle, Martin McDonagh, The Wachowskis and Terrence Malik please?
Definitely planning to do Malick soon, and the Coens before to long. (I'll probably wait until First Man is out to do Chazelle. I'm not familiar enough the the Wachowskis and McDonagh's whole filmography to do them yet, but I'll keep them in mind!
It’d also be great to see you do David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, and Paul Thomas Anderson.
Definitely planning to do one on Lynch and PTA. I need to brush up on my Kubrick.
Loving this series, keep it going strong !
Nolan loves to make films about obsessed protagonists. Which is why he was perfect for Batman.
And it makes sense. He himself is an obsessive filmmaker. Perfect fit
I read that in Batman's voice.
I thought his first movie was doodlebug
Doodlebug is a short film. This series covers first feature length films.
In Nolan we trust.
I hope that soon Nolan will decide to do something smaller in scale. Something with lower budget, and use all his experience there.
Umbrella Man A sequel to Following \ (•◡•) /
Seriously dude... I want old Nolan magic back. I don't know why but After Inception his scripts lack that flawless writing which used to be the selling point of all the Nolan films of last decade. He now focuses more on making big, Ultra High Budget movies for so called "Cinematic IMAX Experience" but somehow he is compromising with the writing. Look at Memento, Insomnia, The Prestige, these movies are still one of the best movies and still blow people's mind despite being low budget(comparatively) films. Since The Dark knight , All of his films budget goes well above 100Million$ but only two of them are genuinely Masterpieces.
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You’re probably not going to see that utterly flawless Nolan ever again. Great directors usually have a peak and I’d say he’s probably gotten past his peak.
Even if he does go to smaller budgets, I don’t think that’ll mean he’ll recreate the magic of Memento, Insomnia, and the Prestige.
They’ll likely be great no doubt, though. The upside is that he probably will never make a bad movie.
And to ask of him to make a masterpiece every time is just a fantasy. Nobody hits a home run every time they go up to bat.
I think it would do him some good to sharpen some of his skills up a little. Maybe even take his filmmaking to another level which would be crazy.
One thing you can know for sure with Nolan and Tarantino
Quentin will always bring feet.
Nolan will always bring time.
Time is always a reoccurring theme in every one of his films
Do David Fincher!!!! Love that director and would like to know his before techniques and him as a auteur
Thing is that Fincher's first - Alien 3 - is a very muddled, interrupted vision, which Fincher didnt have full (or even much) control over. So it's not as straightforward to extrapolate from it as other first films in this series.
I actually think an essay on Fincher would be fascinating considering he started as a TV commercial and music video director. I also feel a comparison video to Michael Bay would be great just because they worked at the same TV commercial production company.
Actually I wont see superhero movies but nolan dark knight was something special in narrative form and characters and visuals
won't or don't? u should watch logan tho. great movie that subverts the genre. plus it's rated r.
Yes Logan is amazing and you should also watch The Batman. There are plenty of superhero comic book movies that are amazing as narrative character driven films. You just have to find them.
Nolan with 6000$ : Following
Directors in my country with 1000X the budget : Race 3
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I love that a lot of the similarities here are more thematic than stylistic. Only two episodes into this series and already it’s breaking the mould, I love it!
Each director is different, and I'm quickly realizing that my approach is going to have to vary dramatically to adequately discuss each director and film (especially looking forward to THX1138 and George Lucas, but doing that one is going to be interesting because it's SO different from all his other work). It's a fun challenge!
I wood like him to use more black-and-white. I mean, i want many more directors to do so, but i think Hoyte would nail it
Dunkirk would have been gorgeous in black and white.
Oppenheimer is black and white
Also, I'd like to see one on Scorsese. Not a request, just a suggestion. :). Looking forward!
Great video Thomas! I eagerly await future episodes! I too am getting ready to launch a new series vaguely similar to this(discussing a filmmaker as a whole, as opposed to one film at a time) and this is making me really want to step up my game!
wow!! amazing fact that nolan never went to film school - youd think he'd have a PhD in film if he did!!
No one can teach him. He is a master of the art already.
@@williamzhang963 Indeed. When it comes to art there is not much value in being taught by less talented people.
He's a BUSINESS man for the most part.
@@darnellmajor9016 or just an artist that cares about money as well
Great insight on the background score. Nice detective work, Thomas!
Nolans movies are big in theories and scale and themes. We have no director like this. Nobody would have done inception or interstellar better for example, not to mentiom that insanely flawless dark knight trilogy
Actually we do have other directors like this. Denis Villeneuve being one of them. But I agree, Nolan is fantastic.
Nolan is how i want to make movies, doing by learning not reading a book
Reading is also good
Doing by learning *PLUS* reading a book will be much much better
My Filmschool fucked up my passion for filmmaking. I hope I can go back to that time...
@@benjaminfranklinstyl how so ??
You should look at The Coen Bros' Blood Simple next.
i like following. it had some French new wave vibe for me maybe it's because of the limited budget
"If Nolan's movies have a sound, this is it." Oh yeah this feels just good. 👏 🙌
Great video, though I caught a mistake at 7:51. The Dark Knight came out in 2008, not 2010.
Something interesting about Christopher Nolan is the fact that almost all his protagonists are the same (not too unusual for a writer/director) a white middle class criminal who is aware of his actions (with Interstellar and Dunkirk being exceptions to this rule). His brother (in prison for murder and fraud) is basically a protagonist of one of his films, it's a strange thing I think most people miss.
You forgot to mention parental love... Which a feature of his most of the films
You're right, I left it out however because it isn't in Following.
very inspiring and interesting good job!
The Dark Knight is from 2008 - you put 2010
I remember seeing this movie ages ago at the art-house theatre, but I couldn't remember it's name. I googled "movies with scenes out of sequence", read through the long list, and here I am. I had no idea it was a Chris Nolan film I was remembering!
Bravo, man. Great video. And I say that as somebody who doesn't think Nolan's made a truly good movie since "Memento." But damn, those first two are some good films.
Blood simple, el mariachi, and thx-1138 are all films I think would be great for this series
Outstanding Christopher Nolan's filmography incite and powerful editing. Thanks Ginny Monroe #Masterplayer #Seamaster.
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love the concept for this series, thomas. i watched following a while ago and didn't think much of it. definitely learned a lot
Darren Aronofsky Pi
There is one minor mistake here 7:55 The Dark Knight came out in (2008) not (2010).
3:22
Narrator : .... necessary
*Showing footage from Interstellar*
Well played *clap*
Please do Noah Baumbach - Kicking and Screaming
The two leads in Following had a dynamic a whole lot like Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Bedazzled.
I wish Nolan could direct a series like G.O.T it will be grand.
Great work Thomas. Your videos are so inspiring!
Thanks!
a Gore Verbinski episode pls
Are there spoilers in the video?
this is a good series, please do Michael Mann!
Your take on Nolan's protagonists.....makes SO much sense.
Especially now.....with the new film, Oppenheimer.
Fits the theme perfectly huh?
Nolan should make a drama to appease all the haters that think he doesn't put effort into characters and that he only focuses on spectacle.
He wrote a biography on Howard Hughes. He said that it's the best he had ever written. I hope he's going to make that very soon.Can't wait to see.
Incredible analysis.
Now this is a movie worthy of a remake!
No. Because it's soo good it doesn't need any remake. Also this remake would not have the magic of the first, defining film of a great filmmaker; the magic this video describes in some way…
@@MrJamesC I hate remakes, but he's remaking Memento though... Between them, better to remake Following instead!
@@AlbertoFolres what? Memento? U kidding?
@@AlbertoFolres No, it's not him making the remake
I don't think this kind of premise can be interesting for a remake. Its main charm is that it works for a low-budget first-try movie, but I can't see how you can make this premise into an interesting full-length, studio-made film. It's basically a story of a guy who has OCD and he likes to stalk people.
Now i'm starting to push like for videos on this channel before watching them.
this is more about the writing than directing, no?
Christopher Nolan is a silent guardian, a watchfull protector , a dark knight
hey, love your videos, hopefully we can both make a movie someday
The Dark Knight was 2008 ...not 2010
Weird how his low budget movies are his best movies
The Dark Knight is from 2008
Really amazing.... worth appreciation
Name of song at outro plz
Have you done taika yet? I love him so much
The dark knight was made 08 not 10
would like to watch one about P.T.A, keep up the great work
Is Mubi like Steam but for films?
The ending confuses me i thought it was Just cobb framing him be the handwriting part makes me think the ending implies bill has split personality
bill was told to write it. that was the final framing
Where is Jeremy Theobald????????
Do one with Denis Villeneuve 💜
7:54
The Dark Knight (2008)
Great video👌👌 make more such videos🙌🙌
I still believe Following is his best work.
Insanely good videos mate
Not to forget, all his films end with a montage with an ominous voice-over
Not inception...And it is still one of his best ending...
Ridley Scott please
Name of the song?
fantastic work
Great video
This is such a great series!
Good Job
Yessss
8:36 which movie scene??
Batman Begins.
Very insightful about the Time bit, was just listening to the "Time" ending score from Inception and noted how time as a concept was used in a more upfront way with Tenet. Nolan really likes messing with time, I wonder how he'll use it next!
I hope he stops making movies
lov u thomas