Every Christopher Nolan Movie Ranked

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[@Grayman2003]

I will never forget Joker’s iconic “THERE ARENT ANY LAWS AGAINST THE POKEMON, BATMAN!”

[@heluvab]

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[@Alenaexists]

Justice for Lopunny ✋😔

[@Alf-gm7tf]

It’s a lopunny Batman.

[@MDX_Vibes_52]

I caught a Lil pokemon too... buddy

[@gazem_3211]

"JOKER, NOOO, ITS AN ANIMAL JOKER!!!!"

[@romanhoppe3868]

“THE PROTAGONIST, oh I should probably use his real name, THE PROTAGONIST” had me rolling😂

[@heluvab]

Part 2: Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@ShadowSorel]

atlus in a nutshell

[@howisthis8849]

​@@ShadowSorel john persona

[@camerantherollermain]

@@ShadowSorelexactly! we've finally solved the name debate!

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Imagine having a birth certificate and his name is "The Protagonist".

[@danielzdanivsky4984]

I love how Nolan isn’t tied down to a specific genre or style. He can spend two decades making some of the best action sequences in cinematic history and then suddenly make a movie comprised almost entirely of people talking in rooms just because he feels like it.

[@jp3813]

Well, he does have an identifiable style. He loves realism and non-linear storytelling. And there are many genres he has yet to dive into. I think the most versatile popular director is Steven Spielberg: Duel, Jaws, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones, ET, The Color Purple, Hook, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report, etc...

[@realsanmer]

My sister still gives me shit for crying at The Dark Knight Rises' ending. I was 9 at the time. Imagine showing a 9 year old Batman, a hero they like, fucking dying.

[@the_Punisher_]

I cried too 😭

[@thealphasam7350]

Holy shit same! I was 10.

[@McServers2000]

I cried at the end of Spider-Man 3 as a kid so don’t blame you lol

[@user-gw3bs2in5i]

That was a lot of people with Endgame tbf

[@onepresence9460]

My father cried at the ending. I thought it was a nice end to the trilogy.

[@RandomGuyWhoMakesVideos]

The fact he was able to get General Audiences to watch Oppenheimer, a movie where its just 3hrs of people talking, is bonkers.

[@jasonjungreis203]

Tbh I think part of that was definitely due to Barbenheimer, but yea Nolan did a great job with that film.

[@bruhwtf2662]

as a monogatari fan, oppenheimer dialogue is amazing

[@SupremeOverlord24]

To be fair, it's 3 hours of people talking, and a massive explosion.

[@Nisemono21]

​@@bruhwtf2662true

[@Paraguai123]

​@@SupremeOverlord24and not one but two explicit sex scenes

[@thisusernamewasnttakensomehow]

If Schaffrillas doesn’t use the Tim Curry “I’m going to the ONE place that hasn’t been corrupted by capitalism… SPACE!” line for Interstellar’s placement, I will be quite disappointed. EDIT: I am quite disappointed

[@4546Bean]

SPAYCE!

[@superninja493]

I was disappointed he didn’t use Yesterday by The Beatles for Only Yesterday in the Ghibli video

[@corn582]

This made me cry… Hope you will get over it one day

[@bobertastic6541]

womp womp

[@hasbeen1850]

too spacepilled by pointlesshub

[@Draiyu]

The thing about The Prestige is that the first watch will blow you away when you learn the twist, but the second watch will blow you away *because* you know the twist. There's so much packed into that film that you find something new every time you watch it, but for the first watch you don't actually need to pick up on any of it to enjoy the story and that's the craziest part to me.

[@connoradamson2846]

Everytime you rewatch, it's a fun exercise to try to figure out (SPOILERS) which Bale is which in each scene.

[@legome_theog]

44:04 HOLY CRAP IM IN A SCHAFRILLIAS VIDEO

[@LegoEpicAnimator]

Let's go!

[@totokikii]

HOLY CRAP IS THAT LEGOME_THEOG? FROM SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023)?

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Aw holy shit it’s that kid who did the Lego stuff for Spiderverse! It’s a pleasure to interact with you on the internet!

[@mr.mister3960]

I find it funny that an animator in a nearly billion dollar Spider Man movie is this excited about being featured in a KZbin video made by a talking Coconut Crab

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

@mr.mister3960 You’re telling me that you WOULDN’T be thrilled at the prospect of being featured in a KZbin video made by a talking coconut crab?

[@ClownPuncher139]

Honestly, the fact that Nolan’s worst works can still be considered like 6/10 is a testament to how great of a filmmaker he is. Even when he misses, he doesn’t really miss.

[@christianwise637]

A truly great filmmaker can take even the weakest and most underwhelming script imaginable and turn into something that's impressive from a technical perspective and mostly quite fun to watch

[@TheDiamondCore]

The lowest score he gave one of these on Letterboxd is 5/10 and that was for the bottom 3

[@elijahalbiston]

That's how most every great director is. Spielberg, Scorsese, Kubrick, all of them had "misses" but you can tell that someone knew something.

[@sugondeez1708]

Nice to see you clownpuncher

[@heluvab]

Part 2: Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@itssharktime6560]

Petition for Schaff to rank all of Guillermo Del Toro's movies, to me he's one of those directors that when I hear he's directing I'm immediately excited for the movie.

[@pabungus]

Nah he needs to do the M. Night Shyamalan ranking for a REAL auteur.

[@flzrian3623]

Sure, right after the John Ford and Kurosawa rankings

[@CrumbledOroes]

I would love one but I think only to hear Schaff talk about hellboy

[@spongemaster]

Sam Raimi would be another interesting one given the variation in different genres and quality across his movies but also the fact they all share his unique style in some way or another.

[@TheDiamondCore]

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans would be a frustrating and sad last place there.

[@kendjichirac5850]

Wait till he finds out that Dr Mann's cannonical name is actually HUGH MANN lmao

[@felipebusteros6526]

No. It can't be

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

Why is Mann a doctor? Is he stupid?

[@mojobeavisproductions5527]

I was disappointed that Christopher Nolan didn’t have Einstein explain the time he met Mr Peabody and Sherman

[@TheSuperCenaFan]

"Swear to me" has to be simultaneously one of the funniest yet hardest moments I've ever seen in a superhero movie because of Christian Bale's delivery

[@commercialairliner]

I SWEAR TO GOD 😭😭😭

[@leithaziz2716]

I'm happy we got Robert Patinson as Bruce Wayne in the new film. The guy really shifted how people saw him as an actor after Twilight. He's great as a loner, still-immature Batman that's learning to improve as a hero.

[@reikun86]

I love that line. It’s a badass line delivered hilariously. 😊

[@reikun86]

@@leithaziz2716Me too. It’s also reflected to see Batman as a detective and not just a brawler.

[@TheSuperCenaFan]

@@leithaziz2716 I loved his take as Batman too

[@axelpalais2514]

Every day we get closer to that "Every live-action Disney movie ranking"

[@UltimateDespairado]

Wonder where Mulan, Lion King, and Pinocchio would go

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

​@@UltimateDespairado The dumpster

[@cobiepal]

​@@UltimateDespairado Congregation

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Would that or would that not include Disney Channel movies (because honestly it’d be so much fun if he did a ranking of Disney Channel movies)

[@UltimateDespairado]

@@one-onessadhalf3393 Wonder where he would rank High School Musical (the classics), Lemonade Mouth (kidz bop Breakfast Club), Descendants (Ever After High called, they want their thesis back), and ZOMBIES (Perhaps I treated that one Pixar movie harshly. Despite it being bad at some parts *cough the ending, cough stupid tree kid who is roger from Sister Sister*,at least it wasn’t a generic white savior story and doesn’t have a weird message)

[@tankofish937]

“the protagonist… im sorry i should use his real name. the protagonist…” IM CRYING

[@omega5159]

Ok so the reason The Dark Knight Rises feels so underwhelming is because originally Joker was going to have a massive role in it. Obviously after Heath Ledger’s death that plan was scrapped. Nolan had pretty much no passion for making a third film but was forced by the studio

[@ReichLife]

Is there any meaningful proof of such claims? Information of the time was that there was no third movie seriously planned, and ending of Dark Knight rather reinforces that when compared with B.Begins with obvious Joker cliffhanger.

[@CouchSpud91]

​@@ReichLife Yeah, it was my understanding WB kinda strong-armed Nolan into making Rises via his contract and so he kinda rushed Rises out hence it not being up to snuff with his other works. Tenet has no such excuse.

[@ReichLife]

@@CouchSpud91 Same feeling here. While Ledger death more or less impacted Nolan's approach towards third movie, overall picture showcases there never actual desire to make one, with only contract and/or promises for funding of other projects which were to follow TDKR actually made Nolan direct third movie. And yeah, while I consider Nolan to be easily one of the best directors of our times, he is hardly perfect. Didn't even bother with Tenet since it didn't sound appealing to me, all while Dunkirk or Oppenheimer while great movies, painfully suffer from Nolan's stubborn obsession of avoiding CGI.

[@CouchSpud91]

@@ReichLife Sadly I'm right with Schaff in that I don't like war movies so Dunkirk is a skip for me as well, but I love all of his other works (I even enjoy Rises despite its faults) and really need to see Oppenheimer sometime.

[@ReinBelmont]

That part of Interstellar where Coop screams "Murph! Don't let me build my website without using today's sponsor, Square space, by using the link in the description to get an additional 10% discount!", it was so emotional that it made me ugly cry.

[@kygodragon4782]

I am Inceptions number 1 fan and that's a FACT, I watched it 7 times in one day and have watched it over 1000 times since it's release, I have a spinning totum tattoo on my face. I can tell you that sentance you said was not in the movie.

[@ReinBelmont]

@@kygodragon4782 Not in Inception, Duh. That was a Helix mattress sponsor, remember?

[@deliriumintheheavens]

@@kygodragon4782I aspire to be you…. I love that movie SO MUCH!!!! But I always just end up watching my favourite scenes hahaha

[@toganium4175]

Seeing Schaff acknowledge the Arkham Man meme is a life changing experience.

[@1unar_eclipse]

24:08

[@OK-wm2mr]

I think he acknowledged the is he stupid meme earlier

[@tanner201x8]

Not surprising at all, he loves that type of humor

[@arnahunas4048]

@@OK-wm2mrWhen?

[@crestothegecko6279]

@@OK-wm2mris there a canon reason i can't find it? am i stupid?

[@samkilpatrick1259]

I feel that The Dark Knight needs its own separate video. ‘Why The Dark Knight Is A Cinematic Masterpiece’

[@nerdcastproductions5778]

I am a huge fan of TDKR, and knew going into this video, “My favorite KZbinr is either going to make me really pleasantly surprised or very sad.” It didn’t take long to find out which one

[@user-gw3bs2in5i]

Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow gave off MAJOR Tumblr sexyman energy ngl

[@tiramisu7339]

I've ALWAYS thought that lol

[@noneknowstheswagger]

I wish he was

[@someonestupid9854]

Cillian Murphy in general gives off tumblr sexyman energy ngl

[@heluvab]

Part 2: Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@jackdanielsinthelionsden1887]

Can’t find a source for this but I remember hearing something about the director of photography for Batman Begins having him take his glasses off for a lot of scenes as to not obstruct his big blue beautiful man eyes.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

My favorite part was when Batman was like, "I'm Batman" and then he Batmaned all over the place. And after that, Bane talked about Squarespace

[@heluvab]

Part 2:Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@TheRibottoStudios]

God this joke is so fcking dead.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

"And I thought my jokes were bad." *-Joker*

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

​@@TheRibottoStudiosWhat joke? That was my favorite part!

[@dimshds]

reddit ass comment

[@connerrock1164]

Damn the Batman with no ears being “Man” cut away is pure genius

[@RZ-21510]

Yeah, I’m Mann

[@tylerdrechsel8840]

My favorite thing about the ending of Inception is that it doesn't matter whether the top fell over or not (which it did). What matters is that Cobb no longer cares about whether or not it's reality and just goes to see his kids.

[@MoonWielder]

"The entire movie felt like a placeholder" has to be the best description I saw for TDKR

[@Renegade-kf8fp]

That film gets dismissed way too easily Like the opening sequence is legendary

[@haydenrhead7692]

Nolan didn’t want to make TDKR, he only did it so that he could make his own movie with no interference

[@CellmateX]

Yep. I remember that one scene where Batman responds with 'No, I came back to stop you.' to Bane when he confronts him at the climax. That was such a missed opportunity to dive deeper. That and how it took place in BROAD FUCKING daylight. He felt so out of place that it made him look less intimidating. It's so disappointing that moment in the movie was poorly handled.

[@sugondeez1708]

The opening sequence is visually stunning but makes no fucking sense

[@nicodiangelo7051]

@@Renegade-kf8fpit’s good but not legendary

[@realmikefjord]

here's the rank list. ur welcome. 2:47 12. Tenet 5:42 11. The Dark Knight Rises 12:59 10. Dunkirk 15:46 9. Following 16:50 8. Insomnia 19:27 7. Batman Begins 26:20 6. Inception 30:22 5. The Prestige 32:55 4. Interstellar 39:07 3. Oppenheimer 44:28 2. Memento 46:48 1. The Dark Knight

[@AdrianAnimations360]

Wow that was fast

[@orange-qj3yd]

Now I don’t have to watch the video YIPPE

[@reikun86]

What do you guys think of John David Washington? I think he’s a good actor, but he’s missing the gravitas and charm that his father effortlessly conveys.

[@revilo1340]

this is literally the worst nolan ranking ever 💀 how is tenet last, inception 6th, insomnia that high and interstellar not in top 3. also why the fuck is memento 3rd and theres no way he thinks insomnia and following is better than dunkirk or the dark knight rises. all these placements are unforgivable my ranking (From worst to best): Insomnia Following Memento Dunkirk Batman Begins The Prestige TDKR Oppenheimer Tenet Interstellar TDK Inception

[@adamb5132]

@@revilo1340I’m really curious on your reasoning for liking tenet. I do agree that he does have some wack rankings sometimes, but I feel like he’s explanation of tenet and why it’s bad sums it up nicely.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

"Subverting expectations is great" **Dark Knight Rises** "NOT like THAT though!"

[@silashurd3597]

About the Inception ending, it turns out that in an interview a while back, Michael Caine stated that during the production, Nolan told him that any scene his character is in is in reality and not a dream. And since Caine’s character is there at the very end bringing Cobb to his kids, the ending was in fact a reality. THE MORE YOU KNOW🌈🌟

[@chapablo]

Or was it? *DUNNNN DUNNNNNNN*

[@silashurd3597]

@@chapablo GASP!!!!!!!! 😱 🤔😨😰

[@invexes]

on God I thought "Michael Caine" was a pun because it sounds like "my cocaine". turns out it's not

[@SparklingWithNiGHTS-yv5fe]

Timestamps. 2:47 #12.Tenet. 5:42 #11.The Dark Knight Rises. 12:59 #10.Dunkirk. 15:46 #9.Following. 16:50 #8.Insomnia. 19:28 #7.Batman Begins. 26:21 #6.Inception. 30:22 #5.The Prestige. 32:55 #4.Interstellar. 39:07 #3.Oppenheimer. 44:28 #2.Memento. 46:48 #1.The Dark Knight.

[@CosmicPotato]

Thank you. I was looking for this comment so I didn't have to waste time watching the video after seeing Tenet ranking dead last.

[@thesailentonefrostlight9675]

Thank you so much for this dude!!

[@dawsonlandar7038]

When Batman says "Officer Balls" and Joker laughs...man what a reveal

[@teddylockley]

Why did the Choker laugh? Is he immature?

[@asahdo]

"Come on Nolan, you made Oppenheimer 11 years after this, you should know this" HAha I get it it's a non linear time joke. I'm fully expecting to see a youtube video come out from some random youtuber next detailing all the non linear time jokes in Schaffrillas Nolan video

[@patrickthehenchman2679]

It's also wild how Oppenheimer kinda had a direct sequel later that year, focusing more on the Japanese perspective on the ramifications of the bomb ending World War 2, and that the chain reaction that'd destroy the entire world.... ended up being a giant radioactive dinosaur.

[@fakebird000]

If you wanna do another Japanese double feature with Oppenheimer then watch Grave of the Fireflies right after, will definitely fill you with a hopeful spirit and a positive outlook on humanity and war!

[@solgaleo3497]

In This Corner of the World (2016) is better than Grave of the Fireflies IMO but they're 90% the same movie

[@killert_7759]

And ended up somehow being even better than Oppenheimer

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

Yeah

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

@@killert_7759 yeah

[@BugsyFoga]

It was so nice of Nolan letting Tron Legacy Star, Cillian Murphy keep popping up in his films .😁👌

[@heluvab]

Part 2:Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@kdusel1991]

Dude's a great actor so it was warranted. 😊

[@Keycil]

I was just about to say; This video showed me that Cillian Murphy is in like half of Nolans movies

[@noahthe0tter]

As a otter dressed in a Tron suit, I must agree

[@expendableindigo9639]

I know they were probably setting him up to be the main villain of Tron 3 (who doesn’t wanna see that? :p) but even back then I thought it was so disrespectful to not credit him lol.

[@pepsibola4726]

the super metroid music playing as he talks about sequels over shadowing what came before is so perfect

[@aaronbaker5406]

A song from Super Metroid plays during the review of Batman Begins? If so, which song?

[@pepsibola4726]

@@aaronbaker5406 the norfair depths theme the area before the ridley fight

[@aaronbaker5406]

@@pepsibola4726 Are there different versions? Because the version I found sounds different from the version I hear in the background of this part of the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGrNYaKfo6lprqc

[@pepsibola4726]

@@aaronbaker5406 there’s a good chance it’s from samus returns on the 3ds but i just recognized the song from super because it originated there

[@himynameisbarny]

​@pepsibola4726 it's the song from magmoor caverns or the lava regions magmoor in metroid prime 1

[@stonerbland7621]

Saw this and said "cant wait to hear schaff talk about tenet" and i didnt have to wait long

[@JustinHasNoLife]

People need to talk about Memento more, definitely one of the most gripping examples of how a story can be revealed, not just told

[@blahthebiste7924]

One of the only perfect movies imo

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Prior to this video, I had no idea it was a Christopher Nolan movie.

[@PlateofBread]

Bro the reveal was mind blowing 🤯

[@AllieiceMC]

I was literally JUST on an 8 hour flight watching interstellar and thinking “I wish schafrillas will do a Christopher Nolan ranking” crazy

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

Huh, last flight i took a few months ago I watched Inception for the first time, guess his films are great for making flights feel shorter.

[@leomaguetta7873]

You're now on the cognitive world

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

That's a wild place to watch Interstellar, sounds cool though

[@AllieiceMC]

@@irecordwithaphone1856 it’s one of my favorite moves I could watch it anywhere hehe

[@andreavasquez4355]

I really want to see Schaff rank all of Shymalan's movies. I want to see him spiral into an never-ending abyss of agony again.

[@jacksykes4680]

It’ll be a mix of pretty good movies like (sixth sense, split and glass) and really terrible movies like (signs, hapoening, lady in the water and old)

[@dogeshark204]

@@jacksykes4680 why do people hate sings so much? I don't have much issues with it.

[@jacksykes4680]

@@dogeshark204 idk either

[@TheFinalEvent97]

9:05 In fairness it is stated by Dr Pavel that it's a neutron bomb where the radius is only 6 miles, neutron bombs radiation is far more concentrated at the center and the speed required to get that distance clear of the city in the time left before detonation (roughly a minute) is plausible.

[@mynameisharry8739]

Finally watched Memento last year and can't recommend it enough. It's one of those movies where the confusing plot structure is legit justified and actually makes sense for the movie. The movie playing in reverse order does such a good job at putting us in Leonard's shoes and helps us understand his short term memory loss. We're forced to experience his condition every time a new scene begins, because we have no idea what happened just happened before.

[@orriarmannsson4609]

Bro is Joe Biden too old to bee president?

[@jd1800]

Only the color scenes are in reverse order.

[@elijahalbiston]

Honestly it was waaaaayyyy darker than I thought it would be. I'm not sure how soon I'll rewatch it just because I found the ending to be such a dark corner of human consciousness.

[@blahthebiste7924]

I cannot stress enough that this is NOT just a fun gimmick like it sounds, it is 100% necessary for the flow of the plot and works perfectly.

[@Depth217]

Scarecrow’s criminal trials in Dark Knight Rises are honestly such a treat. Saying Bane doesn’t have any power to overturn any proceedings, and even Bane just knitting while he listens are such fun touches.

[@leithaziz2716]

I was just happy to see Crane again. He's sadly somewhat underutilized in the trilogy and gets overshadowed in his own movie by Ra's.

[@jp3813]

20:33 Arkham Asylum has the best Scarecrow encounters, the best atmosphere out of all the games, and the most focused story since it's more linear. While Arkham City is better overall, your issue has more to do w/ the order that you played the games.

[@justaguy1708]

No shot he put Dark Night Rises at 11. Criminally underrated movie.

[@borikidor]

Interstellar is probably my favorite Sci-fi movie of all time. Especially since Nolan had an actual scientist on board to make it realistic. He even had him create the most realistic image of a black hole at the time.

[@Fppiq]

Remember that Nolan never actually went to Film School. Let that sink in for a bit

[@cortomaltese5206]

You can find other ways to learn about cinema, specially with your own experience. Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Charlie Chaplin or Myiazaki also never did.

[@felipebusteros6526]

​@cortomaltese5206 was film school a common thing in Chaplin's time? Even if it was, he did have plenty of experience in theater

[@matrix-5466]

I am 17 and consider myself to be a studying film student not because I am in film school (though I plan to) but because I watch masterful films like Nolan’s and take notes from them

[@noneknowstheswagger]

let that sink in

[@WA-ow1fr]

He started filming at a young age.

[@kyranhagens2603]

The way I view tenet is that it’s a character study using a convoluted Christopher Nolan plot. Most movies are centred around knowing a character or getting invested. Having the main character be called “Protagonist” does the exact opposite. And for me, I was still hooked with the plot and the action scenes were enough to keep me locked in.

[@CraT1K]

Tenet's the only movie that I've watched in theaters, and during covid as well. I get that many people dislike it for many reasons, but I feel like people go into the movie already having made up their mind or just get caught up on "it's confusing I give up". I find it super engaging and each time you watch it, it gets better!

[@TheAngryRedBird]

The first time I saw Interstellar was (unfortunately) not in a theater, but on a 4K disc at home. I wasn't able to get the full cinema experience, but I did have a cheap 5.1 surround system and the audio on that disc blew me away. I could put my hand in front of one of the rear speakers and that thing felt like an air conditioner with how much sound it had pumping through it. My dad came home from work while I was watching it, and came up to my room to see what all the noise was. He ended up getting so engrossed in the movie that he just stood there in the doorway and watched the last 45 mins or so with me, without having seen the rest of it. It's truly a great film and I gotta give it another watch soon.

[@meinthefuture789]

All valid film criticism aside, the bomb in the dark knight rises would not cause a deadly amount of radiation to the city for two big reasons, 1- it’s said to be a 1megaton nuke and anything over 700 kilotons blasts most of the radiation into the upper atmosphere 2-It’s a fusion based bomb which hypothetically would have less than percent of the radiation caused by a fisson bomb aka every nuclear bomb in real life

[@TheFoxHound626]

Thank you meinthefuture789

[@Pedro999Paulo]

When Tenet is the last spot, we know that this ranking gonna have some really good moovies. I like Tenet.

[@theyeetusmaximus170]

Real

[@cabnbeeschurgr6440]

Based unnecessarily confusing plot enjoyer

[@boozados]

I remember this guy from Markiplier playing a fangame where he interacted with a hole in the ground saying, "Christopher Nolan must've dug this hole because its deep"

[@mqiahsn]

SCHAFF… I never comment on videos. Like ever. But I can honestly not thank you enough for this video. I have never even heard of half of these movies (an uncultured swine I know) but I have been following your content for awhile particularly because of your animated movie reviews/interest in musical theatre. I love them. I watch you like every single day. For the first time from watching your channel I actually checked out a movie I haven’t seen before after watching your review. I JUST finished The Prestige (literally like 3 minutes ago) and I immediately ran back to this video because of how GOOD and absolutely floored I was with the twist. It was just such a good film. And I would have never even known about it without watching your video that piqued my interest. Now I can’t wait to watch more movies on this list (I haven’t seen Interstellar or the Dark Knight trilogy yet). Keep making your amazing content you’re my favorite KZbinr. And guys WATCH THE PRESTIGE you won’t regret it. Love ur content crab man :)

[@ExtraTerrestrialTipTickler]

When Christopher Nolan said "it isn't you Oppen its me Heimer" I sharted😫, cried😭 and bounce👻 around everywhere, keep going Christopher Robin ✈🏢🏢💥💥💥💥

[@heluvab]

Part 2:Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@ExtraTerrestrialTipTickler]

@@heluvab Part 2:Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@jsenn8140]

Errrm what the sigma

[@user-tn9en3vt3m]

What the scallop

[@CiphersVII]

what ancient language is this

[@DanGamingFan2846]

The PNG of Nolan's head on trail is peak comedy. I'm so glad Nolan finally got the oscar he deserves. I love his style and the way he plays with time. And Dark Knight, inception, and Oppenheimer are such incredible films.

[@watershipup7101]

I couldn't agree more.

[@Mrcryalot]

You are everywhere now and it is going to be my duty to try to be one of your top replies. Until We Meet Again!

[@waterbullstudios9195]

It was a long time coming. He definitely earned it.

[@ZachSMarsh]

*trial

[@rogeryoungblood2452]

A PNG of a head is peak comedy for you? Damn bud...you need to broaden your horizons lol

[@Cyynapse]

oh boy new schaffrillas video cant wait to see his thoughts on my personal favorite nolan film, tenet

[@stroie824]

Nolan has 3 movies within my top 10. Interstellar Inception The Dark Knight He’s a legend and I hope he continues to make incredible movies. When your worst movie is Tenet (which is fine)… you know you’re a boss.

[@zacharygate9842]

Tenet was one of the only movies I remembered coming out in 2020 that isn't Sonic The Hedgehog.

[@Renegade-kf8fp]

It’s Nolan yeezus

[@zacharygate9842]

@@thefirstofthelastones8952 I said one of.

[@robertthechannel1799]

Um…Soul?

[@zacharygate9842]

@@robertthechannel1799 I said one of.

[@whydidyoueatsnailpo]

@@Renegade-kf8fp but yeezus was good

[@awdsqe123]

Hearing that Frozen was only a year after Dark Knight Rises breaks my mind, they feel so far apart.

[@tomlinson1710]

Truth

[@betafurret1503]

I originally watched Memento because it was one of the required films for an Intro to Film class I was taking. I hadn’t heard anything about the film before watching outside of the events being in reverse chronological order. Just from my first viewing it immediately became one of my all time favorite films. It is so rare to have a story where everything just works together to make an unforgettable masterpiece.

[@dylandaly2002]

I would say the easier ones to do that I would recommend Stanley Kubrick - 13 Films Paul Thomas Anderson - 9 Films Quentin Tarantino - 9 Films

[@a_ninja2376]

I was wondering why this video had so much time left and the fact that you pulled a Christopher Nolan in your video, genius

[@theincredibledrl9684]

I know a lot of people dislike it, but the dark knight rises is one my favourite batman movies and probably my favourite of the trilogy. I love Bane, genuinely one of the most unique versions of him, and I absolutely just can't stop quoting him. The message Batman learns to strive at your lowest. The genuine threat I felt seeing Gotham reduce to chaos. Yes it's flawed, but that made it memorable for me But that's my stupid opinion, you all can chastise me now;)

[@bane2201]

You're an honorary Big Guy.

[@lukefantini9770]

Agreed, and it has so many good emotional beats. The prison scene is amazing and the ending with Alfred is so emotionally charged it may be one of the best endings ever.

[@ltdrmg]

I agree. I don’t like it more than The Dark Knight but I like it much more than Batman Begins. I just rewatched them all a couple days ago and, yeah, it’s messy, convoluted, and kinda dumb… but I love it! I disagree with James in that I think it is pretty damn well paced and keeps me gripped. I also like the scale and the stakes to the story, despite the bomb being dumb.

[@leithaziz2716]

The climb from the pit is still hype to this day, you can't deny that. RISE! RISE! RISE!!

[@angreyhewe4009]

I agree, whilst the Dark Night is good, I didn’t feel super intimidated by the joker as his motive of chaos…wasn’t that interesting. Bane’s philosophy is far more interesting

[@mediamaniac898]

When Interstellar came out, I first saw it at my local theater. Even though it was far from my favorite Nolan movie, it’s stunning in IMAX.

[@liambuchanan6342]

My personal ranking would be: 12. Tenet (C) 11. Following (B) 10. The Dark Knight Rises (B) 9. Insomnia (A) 8. Dunkirk (A) 7. Batman Begins (S) 6. Momento (S) 5. Inception (S) 4. The Prestige (S) 3. The Dark Knight (S) 2. Oppenheimer (S) 1. Interstellar (S)

[@damonlam9145]

One of the things I will always respect about Christopher Nolan is always making everything as real as possible with little to none cgi, he even said in an interview that one of the reasons why he mostly uses practical effects rather than cgi is because it was more fun that way and watching some behind the scenes on how certain things were created made me respect him even more on how impressive he could do it as practical as possible.

[@anna-flora999]

He still uses tons of cgi. Basically Every movie marketed as "no cgi" does. They might use physical props, too, and those are definitely very useful, but no cgi basically just means invisible cgi

[@ReichLife]

Too bad he went to far lately with this approach. Dunkirk and Oppenheimer visually suffered from this obsession of his of avoiding CGI.

[@f5tornado831]

The music alone in interstellar can bring me to tears, and I don't even know what emotion I'm crying to other than pure awe.

[@agentjp106]

LETS GO NEW SCHAFF VIDEO

[@robinbaxter3055]

My ranking (I haven't seen Following) 1. Memento (10/10) Christopher Nolan's masterpiece, one of the cleverest movies you'll ever watch. 2. The Dark Knight (10/10) An all-time modern classic and the second-best superhero movie ever made (after The Incredibles, obviously). 3. Inception (9/10) A stunning, monolithic achievement of blockbuster filmmaking with a compelling story to boot. Aside from a little too much exposition, a whole-hearted success. 4. Dunkirk (9/10) Cinema in its purest form, this is a visceral and masterful technical tour-de-force, though some won't gel with its lack of character development. 5. Oppenheimer (8.5/10) An explosive and masterful historical epic, although the Florence Pugh subplot is pretty terrible. 6. The Dark Knight Rises (8/10) Plot holes and all this is a gripping example of superhero films at their most bad-ass and thoughtful. 7. Batman Begins (7.5/10) This origin story does its job very well indeed, although it's a glum watch and it can be dull. 8. Interstellar (7/10) A technical masterpiece that starts out flawlessly before losing focus in the second half. The entire Matt Damon subplot should've been cut. 9. The Prestige (6.5/10) Held back by excessively unlikable characters, The Prestige is an uneven film that eventually arrives at a flawless third act. 10. Insomnia (6/10) A mediocre and soullessly grim detective thriller, though too well-acted and well-made to be called bad. 11. Tenet (4.5/10) One of the worst-written Hollywood films in recent memory, this is Christopher Nolan's biggest failure as a director.

[@LukewantsaVOD]

7:15 Schaff I really appreciate this part because as one of the few people who loves TDKR, I know it's got problems, but it's nice to be able to look past them and enjoy something regardless. It's even nicer for someone to say, "yeah you can like this thing, even if I don't like it, I'm not gonna make fun of you for liking it."

[@ElementiaYT]

⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️ 2:47 Tenet 5:43 The Dark Knight Rises 12:59 Dunkirk 15:46 Following 16:50 Insomnia 19:28 Batman Begins 26:21 Inception 30:23 The Prestige 32:56 Interstellar 39:08 Oppenheimer 44:29 Memento 46:49 The Dark Knight

[@TeddyB3ARGaming]

“Are you communist Oppenheimer?” “No senator, I’m Singaporean”

[@zaneheaston8254]

Gotta love the Persona 4 song playing over the segment of the Dark Knight

[@JAProductions494]

If you want a suggestion on which director to do next, I think Martin Scorsese would be appropriate Killers of the Flower Moon came out last year just like Oppenheimer, Marty has been on people’s minds thanks to his Internet content on TikTok and Letterboxd and (most importantly) HE’S PUFF DADDY!!!!

[@ExtraTerrestrialTipTickler]

i spread thy buttocks if you don't know thy way

[@EnricoPacu]

I would like to see a David Fincher Ranking, but oh boy, Martin Scorsese deserved it betterl

[@andrewheaney4874]

Honestly, either Martin Scorsese or Robert Zemeckis would be excellent choices. I’d love to see him rank both. Others that would be great to do are David Fincher, Denis Villenueve, Tim Burton, and Quentin Tarantino (though I’d wait until his final film comes out). He mentioned M. Night Shyamalan, but that’s… not a good idea honestly.

[@jakematthews7434]

Personally, I would like to see him rank the Zack Snyder films. Knowing that he talked about generally bad animation studios in the past, I think it would be fair if he talked about generally bad directors as well

[@neonskylite2242]

i've thought about rob reiner but i don't think there's any surprises in ranking his films to be interesting

[@pepsiisbetterthancoke6283]

the png of Christopher Nolan's head on trail....we're so back

[@heluvab]

Part 2:Batman kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIGqlKWYasSNjsU

[@elinorris1739]

This video began with us having many similar takes (except with flipped opinions on rises vs begins) but the ending diverged quite a lot. Here's my list: 1. The Prestige 2. Interstellar 3. Oppenheimer 4. The Dark Knight 5. Memento 6. Inception 7. The Dark Knight Rises 8. Insomnia 9. Following 10. Tenet 11. Batman Begins 12. Dunkirk You mentioned in your video that you'd only seen The Prestige the one time for when you made this video, and i swear to you - you absolutely must watch it again. Every single time i watch it again i just get sooo blown away, its incredible. The best part is watching it with new people who havent seen it before, and talking about it afterwards. I will die on the hill that The Prestige is Nolan's best film, its just SO good and expertly crafted and i eat it up every time

[@Bananajosuke0]

Fun fact: Timothy chalamee (I know I spelt that wrong don’t bully me) actually plays the son in interstellar. I only learned that like 2 days ago in a completely different video

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

Genuinely one of your best vids you’ve made! The way you talked made it sound like you were just having a good time making the video

[@kingsleycy3450]

The Dark Knight Rises at least gives Batman a fitting ending. There isn't a lot of stories where Batman actually reformed Gotham for the better and passed on the mantle. DKR will be special for that

[@ReichLife]

Years later it indeed becomes apparent how good TDKR ending is. Mere comparison with other biggest batman series showcases that, when in Animated he turned out into old hermit with his crusade being basically meaningless, or Arkham games where ending was quite bitter sweet. Or comics with never ending story. Nolan conclusion indeed looks great.

[@joshhuntermovies]

Would love to see a Linklater or Fincher ranking next

[@slashingkatie7872]

I love these director rankings and seeing Schaff talk about adult movies

[@benthe10isben]

Finally, I have been waiting for this video ever since I discovered your channel way back!!!! Thank you for this Schaff! :))

[@ad-sd-vids5332]

the only thing bad about Oppenheimer is that Einstein never stuck out his tongue

[@CarrieTooTired]

I remember watching memento for the first time w/ a big group of friends, a lot of them wanted a horror movie but someone suggested this and the majority won. All the reveals and twists were so good, there were gasps and theories popping in left and right every fade out but we're all immediately shushed when the movie came back; the ending left us more shaken than any horror movie we could've picked, watching memento for the first time is truly an experience.

[@bluewater6878]

12. Tenet 2:49 11. The Dark Knight Rises 5:44 10. Dunkirk 13:00 9. The Following 15:47 8. Insomnia 16:50 7. Batman Begins 19:30 6. Inception 26:25 5. The Prestige 30:24 4. Interstellar 33:00 3. Oppenheimer 39:10 2. Memento 44:30 1. The Dark Knight 46:51

[@Froggonew]

Using a non-linear structure for a video about a guy who's whole deal is that his movies have a non-linear structure is honestly really creative.

[@DCSMedia]

Holy shit non linear video making!!! Woah how epic. Loved the ranking Schaff

[@cristhianmlr]

Schaff and Cosmonaut in the same video (well at least mentioned), this is a certified unexepected but welcome moment

[@OnlyGoken]

Entirely unrelated but to that editor who played Xenogears music u a real one I like how everyone's favorite Nolan film tends to be different, as mine was Interstellar

[@Phentem2]

Thank you for uploading

[@MinnowTF]

So glad Schaff is continuing this series. Hoping to see Lars Von Trier next time!

[@charmaster2458]

I just want to say this, but your the reason why I'm going to college and getting my masters in film. Without you, I would've never seen these amazing movies and appreciate the artsy side of things. So if I ever make a movie and win an Oscar, your one of the first people I will thank.

[@1Comment2RuleThemAll]

Hit the nail on the head with the Arkham/Dark Knight comparison. Had the EXACT same situation

[@michel0dy]

THANK YOU!! Batman Begins is a gem! I always say this film is seriously underrated, and I feel validated by the crab.

[@society7394]

It says a lot about Heath Ledger’s performance of the worst part about it is what future Batman projects took away from it, rather than anything it actually did. What made it so great is that it chose to be different from the typical portrayal in previous media and it really felt a distinct, rather than most things that came after where they were just trying to emulate Heath Ledger.

[@thunderpantz]

In example Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor.

[@cadenz7719]

Bane is a hired gun, basically does the same thing in the movie except stick around for the nuke since he doesn’t have a death wish. Batman picks up on this with his mannerisms, his words, as well as subtle things like having the intelligence to pull it of but not the information or motivation to do so. He figures out it’s Talia before her plan works, having Catwoman steal the key or something. There’s a twist villain as well as a subversion of it, connecting the first movie with Ras comments about family and how a older Batman is smarter and stronger. He subdues Bane before he can get away, and basically can clown on Talia by laying out her entire plan out to her and at the end tells her she’s already lost. Why would he relieve the entire plan if it wasn’t already stopped?

[@victoriajohn7079]

I literally just finished a media studies class on Christopher Nolan movies. Personally I liked Tenet it was entertaining for me. The Dark Knight is my favorite one I’ve seen it 10 times. The Prestige is a new favorite of mine too. Awesome video dude.

[@funnyhappystudios]

Wonder if Schaffrilias will consider doing a *EVERY DON BLUTH MOVIE RANKED*

[@Jorge-xi1dl]

YOOO I'm so glad you got Memento so high up on your list, it's legit one of the best movies I've seen but not many people talk about it

[@CarterJoel-pw9oh]

I watched interstellar on a flight to Washington to go to a backpacking camp but I didn't quite finish the movie and was right around the part where the final act started when I had to get off the plane. This meant I waited around 21 days for the conclusion of the movie but I can say with confidence it was worth the wait.

[@kzyrt]

FINALLY, I'VE BEEN WAITING

[@HerMajestyVelvet]

Dark Knight introduced me to how amazing both Batman and Joker could be It’s truly a masterpiece and it’s still one of my favorite movies to this day And of course, may Heath Ledger rest in peace

[@heluvab]

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