Why Do Christopher Nolan Movies Feel Different

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@user-friendly-b6q Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Nolan for everything you have given to movie history and to us , audiences around the world. Cinema is not understood in the 21 st century without Christopher Nolan movies. There are not enough awards to thank your contribution to movie making . Thank you for so much. October 21, 2023.

@bobbasseyjnr240 11 ай бұрын

I second this 21st December 2023

@_..Ankit.._ 11 ай бұрын

Superb analysis! Especially inclusion of his weaker aspects which usually gets blurred out in the light of his movie's success.

@ivanvonbewski 10 ай бұрын

Very high quality video. Nolan at the very least is an auteur. Love him or hate him you know his films when you see them.

@yawatuahene5588 3 күн бұрын

And you love them(his films) too

@rhetiq9989 4 ай бұрын

Nolan is the king of cross-cutting and slow zooms. I’m always on the edge everytime he does either

@redrox3312 2 ай бұрын

Unrelated but I don’t get why redditors like to accuse people of being Nolan meat riders just for liking his films. Like it doesn’t matter if they are pretentious or try to be too smart. I’d rather have a film that’s too smart than too stupid

@alexman378 10 ай бұрын

Tenet remains one of Nolan’s best movies, endlessly questioned by people who didn’t pay enough attention to it. The Protagonist from the very first mission we see him in, is established that he will divert from the mission for the sake of saving people. He does succeed in the main objective in the Opera, but he also takes it upon himself to save the civilians in the crowd as well. As soon as he returns from his coma, the first thing he asks is whether his team made it out. When he hears they didn’t, he cries. From the get go we realize he will do whatever is necessary for his missions, but that he also cares for people and will deviate from his main objective to save lives. Nolan doesn’t have an exposition problem. Audiences have simply proven themselves to require spoon feeding information, and Tenet’s unfair backlash is a prime example.

@noahpetersen6344 4 ай бұрын

Great video, but I feel like it is missing out on one of the key aspects that elevate Nolan's movies to the next level: his exceptional, mind-bending plot writing. His stories are incredibly detailed, original and planned out to perfection, almost always containing at least one unexpected twist that so many movies nowadays lack. Complaints about his stories being too complex are simply a result of a lack of attention during his movies imo.

@TheZynec 2 ай бұрын

I'd agree with all of that except how his stories are really complex, being honest. People always say they had to watch his movies twice or thrice before understanding, and I've never once watched any of them more than once. Every movie has a well structured story that is self explanatory on the first watch, and I'd only ever agree that maybe Memento may have had a few people re-watching. And even more, Inception is revered so much despite just being very much "inspired" by Paprika (the colors, scenes, direction, etc.) and the Japanese novel Paprika was adapted from, and I feel Inception was inferior in originality comparatively to those two, and nowhere near as good as Nolan's other movies, except TENET (which didn't feel much like a Nolan's movie either).

@Gr8GooseYouTube Ай бұрын

@@TheZynecIt’s like poetry, you have to read it multiple times to eventually understand it.

@TheZynec Ай бұрын

@@Gr8GooseKZbin Before you talk about reading poetry twice, at least read my comment fully once. It's literally explaining that the movies aren't complex enough to only be understood on a re-watch. It's just a matter of paying attention and comprehension. I know it's such a shocker that you require media literacy to understand the media you consume, right?

@Gr8GooseYouTube Ай бұрын

@@TheZynec I’m agreeing with you, I’m just saying sometimes people have to read poetry twice, it’s a sign of good writing. I’m not trying to correct you or argue with you, I am simply adding to the discussion. Don’t jump to conclusions, but thanks for the long paragraph.

@Starlynightlight 3 ай бұрын

Interstellar WILL NEVER be beaten, EVER!

@99footballfreak 3 ай бұрын

Its largely boring dotted with a few interesting scenes with a very loud score to cover. Contact from 1997 is a far more interesting movie with a similar run time.

@Starlynightlight 3 ай бұрын

@@99footballfreak nah, you're just upset that Interstellar challenged your nostalgic ego 😂

@maxverstappenworldchampion 2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah🫡

@Rkives-218 2 ай бұрын

I agree, makes me cry everytime, not because of the sad plot but because of the magnificence

@jonofthehill 4 ай бұрын

I don't get the whole inaudible dialogue complaint. Never in theaters or at home have I had any trouble understanding Nolan's films.

@blackdynamite_5470 4 ай бұрын

You just gave yourself away Clark Kent

@charlesburns7391 4 ай бұрын

@@blackdynamite_5470everyone is overreacting. There are times when the sound mixing isn't the best, but from how the internet acts, it's inaudible

@waquasalam1450 4 ай бұрын

Same here

@fishingjeepbc9519 4 ай бұрын

@charlesburns7391 I struggle to hear dialog in his films quite frequently. I don't hate him for it, and I think there are times when environmental and background noise are more important than dialog, but I often struggle to hear what the actors are saying. I don't hare Christopher Nolan for this, but everyone processes audio and dialog differently, which is something to consider. The fact that it's a know topic regarding CN films indicates that this may be an issue for some viewers, and others' opinions may be perceived as inconsiderate and apathetic

@DonPeppinoo 3 ай бұрын

kinda funny i just commented on a interstellar video that the audio is terrible, i can't even hear the dialog,.

@LT-tc8ny 4 ай бұрын

Within the first minute, saying most of Hollywood relies on Hollywood tent pole movies using previously established intellectual properties, and showing Batman, then calling Nolan an outlier. He directed three Batman movies. I love Nolan movies and this was a good video. Just thought that was funny.

@rinaldijames 2 ай бұрын

I think a lot of people overlook that Christopher Nolan's best works were done in collaboration with his brother Jonathan Nolan.

@claudio6032 2 ай бұрын

Great Point. Jonathan Nolan did Westworld, wich was so Deep and Mindblowing. Did you watch it?

@rinaldijames 2 ай бұрын

@claudio6032 No. I've heard of the show but never knew which OTT platform steamed it.

@claudio6032 Ай бұрын

@@rinaldijames its on Amazon Prime.

@alexandersims1613 Ай бұрын

I've said this time and time again! Chris best scripts have his brother's involvement, whether heavy or just a touch.

@souravkumar6698 2 ай бұрын

5:30 -- Dunkirk 8:42 -- Hater gonna Hate and Lover gonna Love 😵😵

@BEYONDPREMIERE 11 ай бұрын

The editing is beautiful!

@cinelumi 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@robertmarginean164 3 ай бұрын

I never understood this sound issue people have with his films. English is not my mother tongue, but I watched Tenet and Oppenheimer in The Netherlands, without speaking a word of Dutch, so the captions didn't help whatsoever, and understood everything just fine

@Calibound8 2 ай бұрын

how old are ya?

@basher5107 4 ай бұрын

Inception restored my faith in film

@c111samakalam5 4 ай бұрын

Go and watch Stanley Kubrick 2001

@hyperunboxing9304 13 күн бұрын

@@c111samakalam5 I watched it and it's a masterpiece 😍

@MINDSPARK-u6e 2 ай бұрын

_Ah yes, Christopher Nolan, the maestro behind the curtain of _*_Man of Steel_*_ not only lent his golden touch to the film’s production, but also, in his infinite wisdom, carefully curated the sonic experience, handpicking none other than Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard, and Patrick Cassidy for the score._ _Because when you're sculpting a modern-day myth, you don’t just leave the music to chance-you summon titans of sound._ _It’s as though Nolan, in his quiet omnipotence, whispered to Snyder, “Here’s how you craft the perfect Superman, and while you’re at it, let me arrange the soundtrack that will make every goosebump rise in synchronized awe.” Of course, Nolan’s selection was impeccable-as if he was gifting Snyder a symphonic roadmap that could only be read by the gods of Olympus themselves._

@rottensquid 4 ай бұрын

I'm not overly impressed with that VOX article you quoted. It mistakenly assumes what the film Tenet is trying to say, and then criticizes the film for failing, rather than even considering whether the initial assumption might be wrong. I feel like there's a phenomenon in modern film appreciation that I think amounts to jumping on bandwagons. There's so much discourse, so many emotionally charged hot takes, that once an opinion takes hold in the public arena, a veritable mob emerges, ready to die on that hill. When The Last Jedi came out, critics for the most part thoroughly enjoyed the way it examined and deepened the Star Wars universe. But once the mob took over the discourse, no one wanted to discuss it in the face of emotional "fans" coming out of the woodwork to proclaim, yet again, it had destroyed Star Wars. So discourse vanished, leaving the least considered, most emotionally reactionary opinion as the last word on the subject. The same seems true for Tenet. After it proved to be its own thing, and not the new Inception, everyone had a hot take on what they think it's supposed to be, and how it fails. In particular, it's assumed that the connection between the protagonist and Kat is romantic in nature. Of course, because it's Nolan's take on James Bond, what else should it be? But in fact, this is anything but the case. Everyone is wrapped up trying to follow all the details of the dialog, and getting frustrated when it's unclear, while simultaneously criticizing Nolan's reliance on dialog-heavy exposition rather than character development. Meanwhile, the real story plays out in the actions. The protagonist cockily appears in Kat's life as a savior, and then promptly puts her in mortal danger. But he doesn't really seem aware of how cavalier he's been with her life while playing his spy games. Not until she rakes him over the coals for it, shattering his self-image as a smooth action hero. Suddenly, he's no longer strutting around as he did earlier in the film. He's trying to fix his mistakes, taking risks to protect her, and ultimately, rebuilds his whole mission around saving her life, because after all, he's the one who put it in danger. Ultimately, the point of the whole story is "What does it mean to save the world if you don't care about the people?" As for Sator's threat to destroy the world, that's not the real stakes. The stakes come down to Sator's philosophy that the world is meaningless, vs the protagonist's desire to find meaning in it. If no one matters to the protagonist, if he's only saving a hypothetical whole world and not a particular person, then saving the world doesn't really matter to him anymore than it matters to Sator. The whole film is a philosophical debate about the need for faith in the real, objective existence of other people. Sator's stance, stated plainly at the end, is that he doesn't believe in anything or anyone beyond his own experience. So it doesn't matter to him that it all ceases to exist. "If I can't have you, no one can." That's the philosophy of solipsism, the belief that the universe can't be proven to exist beyond one's own experience of it. It's the ultimate narcissistic belief, the locked room from which there's no escape, because it can't be disproved. To escape it requires faith, and true empathy. Ultimately, the protagonist's determination to save Kat is his expression of empathy for her, something he didn't give thought to in the beginning. So in the same way, it doesn't matter that we don't know Kat's son, whether he's a good kid or a bad one. Kat's motivation isn't about his qualities. It's about Kat's absolute love for him regardless. That's what motherhood means, but it's also a demonstration of faith that inspires the protagonist. She models for him the love without judgement he should feel for humanity as a whole, especially if he's going to lay down his life for it. All this is right there in the film if you stop worrying about timelines, stop trying to tease out the puzzle. That's the point of the film, to be presented with a complex problem that's nearly impossible to unravel, until you realize that unraveling the puzzle was never the point. The point is to save the Kat.

@FranciscoJV0 4 ай бұрын

TL'DR

@rottensquid 4 ай бұрын

@@FranciscoJV0 I get that a lot. 🙂

@kuku1647 4 ай бұрын

Don't try to understand. Just feel it.

@Krwler 4 ай бұрын

This was a fantastic video. Broke down what makes Nolan great with clear examples and also showed with examples the legitimate criticisms people have with his work. Outstanding stuff. Educational, entertaining, and informative.

@brudieon948 Ай бұрын

Honestly, i don't see Nolan as a director that focuses on characters more than the plot, while i do love the plot and story he gives us, just wish he could focus on the characters more so we could actually connect with the characters. That's my opinion though

@TheNeonEmbers 2 ай бұрын

Video was good until it went off on a negative tangent about Tenet. Film is a masterpiece and I don't want to hear anything else

@jimmyispromo 4 ай бұрын

The amount of work on this video is appreciated. Thank you

@javirojeda 3 ай бұрын

The horns in Inception are actually the horns in Edith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien", (theme song of the movie) but played 7 times slower, as if you were hearing it from a different dream layer.

@kushagra13 4 ай бұрын

those last lines were cool; and pretty much summarizes the magic behind his movies

@thefinalball 4 ай бұрын

awesome video! very insightful and informative. In regard to his sound mixing... I do agree that it is very hard to understand at times, but he made a great point in an interview a while ago. He basically said that it's intentional because he considers dialogue to be not the focal point of his scenes, he prefers all other sound over the dialogue. What I gathered from him saying that was it is basically a "you'll figure it out" situation. And I usually find that upon rewatches I understand it way more. Denis Villeneuve works similarly with (lack of) dialogue in his movies. All that to say, I totally still understand why people are annoyed by not being able to hear haha it's totally valid. The other thing I've noticed about his storytelling is that a lot of his plot points are very subtle. For example the motivation of Sator in Tenet that you mentioned... he has a line directed toward his wife in the movie "If I can't have you, then nobody can". I think that line right there mostly explains his motivation for ending the world (as odd as it may be, but alas, he's the antagonist).

@dr.downvote 8 ай бұрын

There he goes, finally a well deserved Oscar.

@DADDYsHomeHomeformeeeee 3 ай бұрын

At 12:10, the thing is cooper is not just any pilot he is also an engineer, skilled and knowledgeable through Math and Science also add technology, that's why he understand the deep meaning of every theoretical situation.

@Platypus2814 2 ай бұрын

You misinterpreted what she said. The argument is he would already understand/be the slightest bit familiar with it as an engineer

@alvarodiamzon5069 3 ай бұрын

I don't know whu but I can't help but to compare and align Nolan's movies and Hideo's video games. I got the best of two worlds honestly, both makes you feel wonder and critical about things. So glad that I get to witness these two in the same lifeline.

@MiloJadez Ай бұрын

Nolan is the best director of all time. Period. He is an artistic genius, up there with the likes of Leonardo DaVinci

@lexc1560 10 ай бұрын

The relationship in Tenent doesn’t need much beyond “Mother wants to be with her child”. The protagonist is in a position to achieve his goals and actually help. She tells us he’s purposefully keeping him from her and damaging their relationship, so the distance we see as the audience makes sense because it imitates how the mother feels herself. As for Sator, we often have to react in the real world to others with knowing the full scope of their motivations. Like the other complaint it would feel out of place to have him monologue an explanation in full detail. People who are truly set on ending their life have few words left and we see this behavior. And to visibly show the stakes would feel cheap and preachy given the current political climate. Many of the other claims are 100% valid imo. Tenet seemed to be an exercise in seeing how much the director could get away with in terms of conveying a narrative experience mostly through the experience.

@DonPeppinoo 3 ай бұрын

theres movies i watched i didn't know he directed and i loved them.. when i found out it was a duh moment why i loved them

@millex9827 17 күн бұрын

First part about overlapping plots is well said

@gmo2932 4 ай бұрын

My Theory as to why the dialogue sound is crappy on Nolan films has to do with the over exposition. If it was very clear dialogue every time then it would get very cheesy very fast: “a dream within a dream within a dream and I go in there and put a thought on a persons mind“. “Reverse bullets from reverse universe I made and sent myself to stop myself “. 😊

@addynagar827 Күн бұрын

yeah broo that mightt just be it instead of all these so called intelectual guesses, i do that too with my poetry just to lessen the cheesy ness i use unfamiliar words

@thanasigray4776 15 күн бұрын

Authenticity, being true to one’s self is something people love. As they should.

@austinkrause5421 Күн бұрын

Nolans films have a sense of mystery to it and that's why I love them

@shmookins 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate you going through the whole spectrum of good, bad, and ugly. Too many videos exclusively swing to one extreme or the other: either all of this is the best thing, or all of this is the worst- which is insulting and tiresome. You did a proper critique and I enjoyed watching your video. Cheers.

@Cinema_guy 4 ай бұрын

Christopher Nolan is one of the greatest directors ever his use of sound and imagery is just brilliant

@iamPrinceK 2 ай бұрын

More than great analysis video 🫡✨🎥

@JunebugPresents 4 ай бұрын

I like Nolan, more as a film creator than a film director. You praised things about him that make him weak as a director, in my opinion. The comparison between The Dark Knight's fighting scene to the 2022 fighting scene was a fail, the latter being the better.

@nicolaspuerta18 Жыл бұрын

love nolan

@gothxm 5 күн бұрын

a lot of his movies always have a dash of noir in them. connects them all really nicely. guys in suits doing dashing things in good lighting tied to some more complicated idea hes trying to get across. the noir genre is his vehicle for the ethereal i many cases. not always though (interstellar for example).

@mahdiblake8179 10 ай бұрын

incredible video

@Encrypted_codes 2 ай бұрын

...and it is so nicely made. Really enjoyed watching it.... thank you!

@divoarioo 3 ай бұрын

My favourite director, love his amazing works!

@milodarocha742 2 ай бұрын

13:10 Her kid is Neil who came from the future and became friends with the protagonist

@parneetkaur416 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video

@cinelumi Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@agathacccc2710 24 күн бұрын

Very interesting analysis and good illustrations to go with it. Thank you!

@lukemartin1001 4 күн бұрын

I think the complaint about Nolan’s character development and the risks always being too much misses the point. While those things are nice I believe Nolan wants us to primarily to directly grapple with the complex issues that frame the problems

@Jazzypanttss 9 күн бұрын

This is the guy I wanna be when I get into making movies

@RawEditPodcast 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video, well edited as well adds to story ur telling and critical points u make and i agree with with both the pros and cons of Nolan's Directing style. Often his amazing technical direction makes us loses the emotional pull.

@whatisyourname8450 Ай бұрын

My favourite is memento-inception-batman-interstellar-tenet-oppenhiemer-dunkirk-prestige-following-insomnia

@SO-YEON2904 3 ай бұрын

At this point whatever nolan is making is incredible , we want to watch what he is making regard of the fact how it should be , we just want to watch whatever he is up to.

@meenakhare7362 20 күн бұрын

Christopher's nolan flims can never dissappoint in any way wheather in action or logic or science. He makes everything so realistic that it feels we could somehow able to do 😅 It's so good that we have such incredibly genius directors on earth which can think of life on another planet 🎉😂

@yawatuahene5588 3 күн бұрын

Awesome breakdown of Nolan.

@Surannhealz 2 ай бұрын

The fact that I, as the viewer, had to do homework to understand all the things going on in TENET, made me super respect that film. I’ve never had a movie that *required* me to understand things about the movie before I could appreciate the movie. 1. Story is told in 2nd person. Making Neil the main character. 2. Neil is Maxmillien 3. Based on the SATOR square 4. I didn’t realize I liked Robert Pattinson until I saw this movie

@BelfackeR Ай бұрын

And still many filmmakers out there insist to make movies their way… Snyder, Paul ws Andersson, guy Richie, they make a banger of a movie just to follow up with flopping harder than last time. No consistency, it’s like they can’t make a good movie with whatever script. They just can’t seem to make it work. “You gotta wait for the Snyder cut” has been the latest excuse I’ve seen people use… like wtf

@captainviper3888 11 күн бұрын

I love his expositions

@havenreuben2_ 6 күн бұрын

1:10 he's going to be in a Christopher movie with Tom Holland

@sidharthshaji3157 2 ай бұрын

you made me realise what were the cons of tenet that made me disconnected to the film , couldn't agree more . Was unable to figure it out over my blind love for Nolan

@sam-uo9gu 2 ай бұрын

Shoulda write why stanley kubrick's film feel so different.

@justthinkingoutloud2538 2 ай бұрын

Nolan is a genius, but he can be too smart for his own good, and he doesn't go out of his way to make the stories more digestible or understandable for the audience and often just expects then to know what's in his head to appreciate what he's doing. There's no doubt his filmmaking is brilliant, but it's frustrating when he's so self-indulgent in creating this intricate puzzles of stories that he forces you to watch his films several times to get what he's trying to say.

@sakuragi1062 Ай бұрын

Isn’t that what makes Nolan popular and people love him in the first place?Because he makes complex movies like Puzzle?Its just happenes that he is a big director doing it Inception and Tenet has no difference than Doni Darko,Primal,Triangle or Mulholland Drive the only difference was those movies are in smaller scale needs to require multiple viewing and niche compared to Nolan that has high budget and popular.Thats Nolan strength as a filmmaker he makes high budget mind bending movies.The most normal movies he makes was pretty much the Batman trilogy and Oppenheimer most of his movies like Memento required multiple viewing

@emilyrln 2 ай бұрын

It's genuinely hard for me to remember a time before the *_BWOMMMMMMMM_* sound was used in movies 😅

@GearUpind Ай бұрын

But 2 things are common in Nolan movie universe they all assemble for mission & survival / Just survival thriller

@techbetold 2 ай бұрын

nolan isn’t the best film maker or story teller. but he does get the required budget from studios to present his vision, which others don’t.

@AGILISFPV 2 ай бұрын

Do you recommend any other directors that you think are better in either aspects? Just curious

@weddingsbysbp 2 ай бұрын

What was the budget of movie that you have directed

@IshanWayne Ай бұрын

Nolan's movies feel more like documentries than movies 🤣

@MrJeffrey938 4 ай бұрын

"We never see anything to justify this level of emotional connection". Sure we do; she kills her husband, the protagonist saves him; it is his fault she is in danger.

@Naratifan 2 ай бұрын

super nice video, thank you !

@hiteshsharma9252 3 ай бұрын

ALso, his face on thumbnail. Totally diffrent...

@alexandersims1613 Ай бұрын

Next...Edgar wright!

@KrissPerspective 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video ❤. Do Quentin Tarantino next

@TylerJHill 4 ай бұрын

Not watching videos from creators who use AI

@Sus_Bak 4 ай бұрын

Then go watch Cocomelon

@Lodosdelavida 3 ай бұрын

in what part did they use AI?

@vivekthegenius 4 ай бұрын

Very nice video. New perspective.

@LokiVixen 2 ай бұрын

It's because he's very intelligent period

@generalph9400 2 ай бұрын

They had Rembrandt we have Nolan..

@MrMelonsz 4 ай бұрын

17:49 heheheh “despise” hehehe Good review lol

@amazingblur3543 4 ай бұрын

Oppenheimer was an exercise in cramming as much exposition in each scene as possible, at times it felt like a musical but without the music

@johnathonvinson9018 7 ай бұрын

It's bc the son in Tenet is Robert Pattinson

@GG-zv9ku 4 ай бұрын

His movies are what movies should be. An event that takes you to another world or time. Disney movies are too political same with other Hollywood studios. When I go watch a Nolan movie I know I will be entertained not pandered

@wakeupcall-p7v 2 ай бұрын

Talented Director but I don't fully agree with his choice of actors.

@FarhanDostoevsky 2 ай бұрын

Why? How?

@hadisid8369 2 ай бұрын

Make one detailed analysis on Quentin Tarantino also

@screenwriterjohn 3 ай бұрын

Funny enough, Nolan made the Snyderverse possible. My theory is Zac Snyder has blackmail material on the Nolans. Can't prove it.

@reillycorner9641 4 ай бұрын

OSCAR WINNER FINALLY I LOVE YOU BROTHER

@translatortranslator3818 23 күн бұрын

UGH, THE FAKE VOCAL FRYYYYYYYYY OF THE NARATORRRR

@empGaming_Music_Movies 13 күн бұрын

and use IMAX cam give some advantage no? All best movies = Imax

@kiranhello3905 4 ай бұрын

7:10 what scene it is

@KaushikBaroliya 2 ай бұрын

It's a scene from Batman vs Superman

@DaveDacoby 3 ай бұрын

The Video was good until she started to talk about things she/they/team didnt understand. Chris didnt build the kids character, because it was Neil himself as a kid...it was a clue and you missed it...just to highlight the many layers the movie offers. Nolan didnt lost himself in any movie, you and many ppl are just not into physics and quantum physics. Also a lot of ppl are just not intelligent enough to unpack it. They just want to watch a fun cinema after a long week and thats fine. BUT that is exactly why masterpieces are often fail at box office. His movies demand a rewatch...you want to rewatch it. Its beautiful!

@AakashSahu-ut4kv Ай бұрын

I want to EDIt videos like this

@jedgould5531 4 ай бұрын

12:31 Isn’t that to bring the audience along? I suspect he writes exposition both ways - showing and dialog - to decide. In some cases he may shoot it both ways to see what works best. A big pain to re-shoot if crucial feedback complains about clarity. 7:37 Maybe watch audio levels, 18:47 and strongly consider saying “Warner Brothers” or “Warners.” 13:21 True. Many of us have fatal illnesses without wanting to kill the world. Well done.