4. Blatant Exposition
Overt exposition is one of the main problems with Hollywood blockbusters in general; they just don't care about massaging ideas and plot information into the script in a subtle way. Instead, they will ladle out the rules of the universe in the most unbecoming, procedural manner possible, and sadly, Nolan's films aren't a whole lot different. It is as though the playbook is just being read
literally out of a book sometimes, most notably in Inception, a film that has so much expository information that an entire character is created simply for the purpose of explaining it all. While Ellen Page's Ariadne is a suitable enough figure to guide us through the labyrinthine world, the constant back and forth of questions and answers isn't the most invigorating way to grip an audience. Though Nolan was delving into some especially heady ideas, there
must have been a more enticing way to convey at least some of these concepts visually, or simply with more interesting dialogue.