Christopher Nolan is by far one of the most successful directors of the last 2 decades. With countless films, across many genres, Christopher Nolan seems to have an obsession with Time. Movies like Momento, The Dark Knight, Dunkirk, Tenet, Oppenheimer, and pretty much everything else in Nolan's filmography all have a running thread of time, and how it affects his story. But why is it that Christopher Nolan uses Time as such a key aspect of all his movies?
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I like how you went backwards through his filmography. Playing with time in your own way. Nicely done.
I was waiting to see this comment. I noticed it too!!
I was just about to say that when I say this comment 😅😅😅
I love how Nolan has one distinct theme which connects each of his projects together. It's been over two decades since Memento was released, which is the first movie of his I ever saw. The unconventional way it was told cemented him as one of my all time favourite directors.
The thing I love the most about Nolan
From *Memento* to *The Prestige* to *The Dark Knight* to *Inception* to *Interstellar* to *Oppenheimer* - its amazing how you can come across so many different fans of Nolan & factions of those people can describe why each is Nolan's best. Whatever your choice is, I'm sure we can agree that we hope he doesn't stop making these films that make us think & feel anytime soon.
Agreed! MY favorite is The Prestige because of how he kept telling us the plot twist throughout the movie but we just didn't want to hear/see it although he TOLD us to pay close attention in the beginning of the movie.
@@yomomma4367 Yeah, the prstige for me. But knowing, the end, I'd probably choose to rewatch a few others first.
Hollywood needs filmmakers like Nolan more than ever
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What Hollywood needs is MORE diversity, MORE inclusivity and MORE strong female characters
Wtf, how does diversity make movies better or worse?
@@fruehlingsobst8123 Complex themes, intricate storylines and philosophical depth are no match for the knowledge that the main character has a different amount of melanin in their skin and enjoys rectal congress with members of the same sex
@@fruehlingsobst8123you're clearly a cis white male if you have to ask
Nolan deserves an Oscar. His movies are so good.
Got a detail wrong. Describing Memento, "the ending of each scene is the beginning of the next" but that's just how normal chronology works. In this film, the beginning of each scene is the end of the next. Big time travel lover, huge fan of Nolan.
Yes, I noticed it too
The editing in Dunkirk is bloody brilliant. Especially the sound editing. Which is strange for a Nolan movie, but this is the one case it works. I feel.
I wouldn’t say his sound editing in general is bad, it’s just sometimes it gets a little too drowned out in his style that it eventually just come across as “bad”.
The sound is really good in all of his movies, imo. Very bold in the "bigger" films.
@@anthonymartensen3164 ye agreed
Okay, I like the fact that you covered Nolan movies backwards as opposed to forwards. That’s pretty good
I would love to see Nolan make a Bond film and a horror one.
Nolan remains the only visualist to have shown me images that I have only seen in my imagination
Time was also an obsession for Borges, who happens to be one of Nolans favorite thinkers/writers
Watched Tenet last night, absolutely magic, underrated by many
I love Tenet and I'm hoping he does a part 2!
Christopher Nolan is a genius. The man deserves an oscar
Is it possible you can make a video on why directors like certain actors? Like how Scorsese really like DiCapprio and Nolan really likes Michael Caine?
I think that's just more down to compatibility, personality and chemistry between actors and directors. Statham and Ritchie, Tarantino and Sam L. Jackson are 2 pairs I can think of where I just know these guys have the time of their lives between shoots
Now let's do, Scorsese and his obsession with swear words 😆 Anyways, I truly wish we have more filmmakers like Nolan, the way his movies make you think, make you broaden your horizons, the way he engages you into the stories, is just something else.
And Quentin Tarantino and this foot fetish...!!
I love the fact that with the invention of video and dvd, and now streaming, we can go forward and backwards in movie time whilst still moving through reality time. Movies assist us to go back in time via our memory of when we might have first watched a particular movie, whilst affording new perspectives about a movie by us moving with time as we grow older. Both reliving those times that have passed, as well as living in the present moment.
Talking about Nolan, I will ask you to research on his layered scripts. It's happening every single time. U r going to watch a movie with some expectation, u r watching with another different goal, and at the end u just watch some movie u don't understand . Example 1 - in Interstellar, everyone was excited to see the blackhole scene, the main goal was to find a suitable planet, the solution of the equation, and after the end, the simplest idea was a story of father daughter relationship. Example 2 - in Inception, everyone was amazed to the concept of dreams within dreams. The main plot was to plant an idea, but at the end, the movie was simply about to let go off the dead wife and forgive yourself. In conclusion, Nolan's films are supposed to be big, detailed and complex. But inside the plot, there is a simple seed, a simple idea the actually makes the story relevant.
"Nope, he's chasing me." and 'waking up' in the shower, forgetting that he was hiding... Memento is such an amazing flick.
Because time is the greatest antagonist
"Time makes fools of us all." CN: "Yes... but no... but yes... but no... but yes..."
Nolan's time impulsiveness is more interesting than the DCEU and the recent Marvel
Always glad I subscribed to this channel. Would love to see the evolutionary timeline of Batman characters from comic books to screen to film. Thanks for an awesome show.
Was hoping you were going to add Oppenheimer’s time sequence up here but I’m guessing it is too soon , I have watched it 3 times and I still get a little confused with the time jumps in that movie 😂.
If he ever did a film about clocks i would say it is about time
Nolan is my favorite director
Great vid! I liked insomnia because in that one the main character can’t sleep because the sun never goes down. Effectively making the day feel like it’s lasting forever and time is not changing even as characters go about their lives. 🎉
Thank you for this video. You're awesome 👌🏽
Great video thanks. I guess no one will fault you for skipping Insomnia. But that one also does some clever flashbacks and portrays the blurring of time we experience from lack of sleep.
Watching a Nolan movie is time well spent
Other 2 filmmakers worth of style analysis: Guy Ritchie and Luc Besson 👌
Great video! Nolan is my favorite director ever
Time and time travel are some of my favorite elements in movies and why I love Nolan and James Cameron so much. Memento still makes my brain hurt but not in a bad/annoying way like Tenet. IMHO, Inception and Interstellar strike that perfect balance between high concept, action and character. We relate and root for Cobb and Cooper. Nobody really cares about the protagonist in Tenet, they didn't even bother giving him a name, family, background or motivation. I know that Nolan is all about the "concept" so whoever is in the script room or on set pushing Nolan to add more character and story, give that guy a raise.
Wonderful video!
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Soren Kierkegaard
Even Insomnia uses time in its central narrative. Losing sleep means experiencing all the time available, and how going through that effects the mind and body. Time is relative, and being awake for days would feel very slow and be a detriment, which is what the film shows.
Great video.
My personal favorite twin stories were tv shows: Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Both very similar in their epic scope yet creating their own strong, respective universes.
Thisbis a concept for a Video essay that i have had on the back burner for YEARS Of course it would be Nerdstalgic that put it together LOVE the video ❤
As per other creators and their muses, please cover Tarantino and his obsession with female feet
Bet
Very inherently interesting director
Good analysis
They must make him a cover of Time magazine
Word of the day? "Eschew"
I always thought that what Nolan does is Play with the Perception of Reality and because time is Part of the reality that’s what he “plays” the most with.
“But where’s his brother?” Shout out to Jonathan too.
Time is everything it shapes our lives, but perhaps we can shape IT.
Its a style he has mastered
So timely!!! Ive been rewatching momento so much I finally got frustrated that they never bothered to give his wife a name, and no one even asked!!!!
Drinking game: take a shot every time the narrator says "time".
You misspoke on Memento. The beginning of each scene acts as the ending of the next.
I recently watched The Prestige great movie
6:30 i think you mean the beginning of each scene acts as the ending to the next
‘Interstellar’ was definitely his peak
In regards to The Prestige, SPOILER for The Prestige do not read if you want to watch it, it's worth noting that the story telling there also isn't told linearly as the bulk of the movie is told through the two main character reading each others journals/diaries at different points in their lives and how the reality of the story alters once we see the vail of lies the story is told through as both diaries are a deception. Man that movie is so freaking good!
23 YEARS AGO!? 😅 I feel old now 😔
i wanna see a nolan movie based on DARK
Dead or Living, Human or Non Human, Black or White no matter the classification, Time rules all from the speck of dust on the ground to the furthest corner of the universe. Time bends to no one. That description does make it a thing to obsess over
“Eschewing”
Hands up who knew the beach scenes take place over a week?
Hey, Nerdstalgic! Where is the old voice guy, I want him back!!!
You should make a video on the unexpected success of RRR in the Western market....
You forgot to say that was because his father used to beat him with a belt made out of time
I love Christopher Nolan, I've watched all his movies, but Inception is not original. Idea of entering peoples minds was already done in Satoshi Kon's Paprika from 2006. Definite recommendations for it.
Say eschewing one more time
It’s time (see what I did there?) for Nolan to do a Monster movie. A giant monster arrives from the future and terrorizes a city or region. A team must go into the future to figure out how to prevent the monster from arriving in the first place.
Christopher Nolan is obviously obsessed just like everybody else. Everyone knows that Thyme can be used fresh or dried, and works well in soups, roasted vegetables, pasta, sauces pizzas and more! 🍲😋.... 😳 *The More You Know 🌈🌟©️* *"NUFF SAID"™️*
Why no words for Insomnia?
I've never found the "cold and emotionless" characters in Nolan movies a problem in any way. People these days care way too much about origins, motivations and that goddamn relatability. Its the Marvel poison leaking out of superhero movies and into everything else.
Was eschewed your word of the day on your calendar?
Is "eschew" your new favorite word?
A study on Michael Bay's muse; explosions.
I feel like a lot of the blame can fall on Warner Bros. They've been creatively bankrupt for decades and just constantly remake, rerelease, and rehash Batman, Scooby Doo, and Harry Potter over and over for all eternity because it's comfort food for everyone
I hope Nolan doesn't trapped in his own time.
Messing with linear chronology is a good tool to mask poorly written scripts. Audience won’t have a chance to discover the plot holes.
Yea can you cover Denis Villeneuve’s obsession with making fucking banger movies
Christ Nolan
Creator muses: Spielberg & his parents, Bay & American commercials, Quinton Tarantino and women's feet
Because of Seneca
Remeber to seal the Deal with 60:40 ratio with me directly, till you are alive - and it's last Warning/Signal, Thank You
Here an idea for a potential Nolan film with the theme of time. The film focuses on a newly recruited agent who discovers a top-secret device that allows him to time swap with himself. He teams up with his older self to prevent an uprising that threatens to destroy the timeline.
I think he’s obsessed with *bohhhhhhhhnnnngggghh*
I just wish he’d watch a few movies before making any more.
*Time to go mobile.*
Tarantino and Feet. 😅
Insomnia ???
Nolan's pre-occupation with time was cool for a while, but I'm getting sick of it. It's starting to feel less like a muse and more like an obsession.
Did you just learn what the word eschew means
Christopher Nolan Quentin Tarantino Denis Villeneuve George Miller Martin Scorsese These are the best directors nowadays .... they're in an exceptionally high level of the movie industry.
Sounds like this episode’s writer learned a new word recently. I heard “eschewing” far too many times in less than 10 minutes.
I did not enjoy his jumping around bull in oppenheimer.
The thumbnail is wrong, that's not how you write tities
Loved Tenet.Underrated movie.
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Nolan is trying to play God but no matter how he tries he's never right but rather a concept. He can't make a film intellectually sound without a twist or completed ending Always leavinng it to the audience. If he does James Bond. It will be frustrating not having an ending
bcz he's old
Nolan is a very good director, except when trying to spread his political messages
Christopher Nolan films are BORING.
Do you need family guy clip under the movie to be entertained?
Would be better if he were obsessed with better scripts lol
Today te lo.resumo Will publish a video about Christopher filmography what a happy coincidence
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