“You’ve changed things….forever” was a line from The Joker meant for Batman, trying to explain how nothing in Gotham will ever be the same since Batman’s emergence. But this line can easily be applied to the visionary director behind the hugely successful The Dark Knight Trilogy, Christopher Nolan. While helming The Dark Knight Trilogy has really made Christopher Nolan a household name, Nolan has been a trailblazer since his first film;Following was unspooled way back in 1998.
Whether it’s the way he takes what can be considered a “simple story” and turn it on its head by finding a fresh way to tell the story, or the fact that the man didn’t even go to film school and in spite of that, Christopher Nolan is without a doubt one of the most innovative and visionary directors working in Hollywood today. In this list, we will explore 5 ways in which Christopher Nolan has changed cinema forever. Some ways (one in particular) will be obvious, while some may be something no one has though of.
“And..here…we…go!”
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Great article, agree with everything you’ve said
Thank you for taking the time to read my article by the way, I really appreciate it! Glad you share my affinity for Christopher Nolan!
The Dark Knight and No Country For Old Men weren’t a part of the same Academy Awards ceremony. Two different years.
Agreed. TDK was pitied against Slumdog Millionaire !!!
TDK should have won !!!
You’re right, Nick. My wires crossed when I saw No Country won in 2008 and forgot that TDK came out in Summer 2008. Yikes :-/ And I can’t be too angry that SLumdog Millionaire won Best Picture that year it’s an incredible film!
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I see the Nolan lovefest continues. Look I like the guy as much as the next person and I am looking forward to his next movie but can we go at least a week without referencing Christopher Nolan?
The Searchers didn’t get a single nomination – no one attributes that to its greatness = failed article.
nice article. love nolan’s films
Thank you for taking the time to read my article by the way, I really appreciate it! Glad you share my affinity for Christopher Nolan!
You know most of history is fill with people in their days not getting the recognition by the Academies. It is best sometimes not to care what someone with a degree says about a movie or tv show. I only say this because a lot of them are surrounded and taught by people of similar mindset and structure. There are also time when to get your grades, you made have to give up your independent views and go with the opinion of the professor.
No Country for Old Men and The Dark Knight weren’t nominated in the same year but if they were they would have both been in competition with There Will be Blood which is the best film of the decade. Nolan is immensely underrated but Paul Thomas Anderson has got to be the best director in the world yet he continues to get snubbed just as Nolan does
You are right about No Country For Old Men and TDK coming out in seperate years. My wires crossed when I saw No Country won in 2008 and forgot that TDK came out in SUmmer 2008. Yikes :-/ However, I cannot agree more about Paul Thomas Anderson! As an aspiring filmmaker myself, I hope to one day be at least half as good as him. He is grossly underrated but will get his due. There Will Be Blood is a masterpiece, and I don’t throw that word around lightly! Thank you for taking the time out to read my article by the way, I really appreciate it!
i think are forgeting the spectacular The Dark Knight Rises in this list
Best article ever! Just the name Christopher Nolan makes me drool. The man is perfection.
Thank you for taking the time to read my article by the way, I really appreciate it! Glad you share my affinity for Christopher Nolan!
You forgot that he created a whole new type of fanboys.
Speaking of an early fan of Nolan’s, with Memento, Insomnia, and The Prestige being favourite films for years – I feel that since TDK Nolan is becoming a victim of his own grandeur.
I found Inception to come off as a a rather simplistic vanity project which could have been amazing but for the fortress charge. It was an easy way out of a complicated idea and he went with it and overall wasn’t that much innovation there cinematically, barring the zero-gravity turning set fight scene as you mentioned. TDKR is an incredibly amazing mess of logistical nightmares, driven by an inane script but as final say, he could have cleaned it up much better. I doubt he won any new fans with that one. It reminded me of Sam Raimi’s like Spider-Man 3 that comes off as a bit of a ‘have to do it to fulfill my contract’ feeling.
Unfortunately, Christopher Nolan is quickly becoming one of the old guard that gets stuck in filmmaking past. Film investors/studios aren’t looking for big budgets but big payouts and it’s those directors that can do much with little is what made Nolan great.
He needs to pull a Dave Chapelle and back off for awhile – he’s believing too much of his own press.
Danny Boyle is still Britain’s most amazing established director. He totally deserved the Oscar for Slumdog. I did enjoy your article though, well thought out. I just happen to disagree.
I cannot agree more about Danny Boyle deserving the Oscar for Slumdog! That was an incredible film. I am a huge fan of Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later is another one of my favorites. Thank you for taking the time out to read my article by the way, I really appreciate it!
Good article shows everything Nolan stands for he is a best director more than spielberg i would say….Nolan will define film making with every movie he directs.
Great article! Christopher Nolan is one of the finest directors in the world. I would argue, though, that Nolan is better than Spielberg in at least some areas if not all. Almost every director has made at least one stinker through the course of their careers but not Nolan.
Very nice article. I’m a giant Nolan fan as well, have given all his movies 10s.