Christopher Nolan

[TokyoVigilante]

I think he's a great Director who really understands his craft. He knows how to draw a great performance from an actor and one of his best strength's is to write and pace great drama.

But I do agree that when he tries to write "zinger/badass oneliners" they come off more as silly then cool. But his biggest weakness would be action; I think he's a weak action director with strange and excessively frantic editing. I really hope he goes back to something more like Momento after DKRises.

[XxComablack1937xX]

I really don't go out of my way to see Nolan's films, an sure there not the best movies of all time but i happen to find them entertaining. I enjoyed Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, an Inception... I'm sure i'll enjoy The Dark Knight Rises as well...

So yea he's a good director in my book, sometimes over-hyped but it happens within every fan-base. He's also a better director then most big name directors like Tim Burton (now-a-days), Micheal Bay, Joe Johnston, George Lucas an others...

[Sydney Aradi]

Speaking of Michael Bay...........

here is how I see him & Christopher Nolan.

Michael Bay: Extremely hated director who makes fun, enjoyable (depending on your Point of view) popcorn effects heavy films
Christopher Nolan: An art house style director nowadays on a big mainstream scale

and I know I might get extremely bashed for this but I perfer Bay over Nolan. Why? because well for one I love extremely silly, over the top & fun popcorn films that have simple plots. However I do acknowledge that Nolan is a better director than Bay but I just like Bay more because his films aren't really as deep and while not having the most technical acting but can be enjoyable to watching on a lazy weekend

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

I like Bay and Nolan equally. Bay provides the explosive, boob-choked action that satisfies my disturbed horny side. Nolan delivers the deep complex works that satisfy my self-obsessed pseudointellectual side.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

Kinda makes me wonder what kind of movie we would get if Nolan and Bay worked together.

[wataru]

How is Nolan's work deep and complex?

Ive not seen Inception, nor do I really want to, but BB and TDK were as deep as a public pool's shallow end in the dead of summer on a 110 degree day.

[Godzilla2000Zero]

I love his Batman films but that's about I would liked Inception better if I actually knew what they were doing half the time. My only complaint about his Batman films is that he always wants to make his movies stand alone and I just want see once Batman and Superman team or God forbid a Justice League movie which we are long overdue but otherwise a great director.

[Proofpoochie]

How is Nolan's work deep and complex?

Ive not seen Inception, nor do I really want to, but BB and TDK were as deep as a public pool's shallow end in the dead of summer on a 110 degree day.

His work really isn't deep or complex at all. Inception isn't as smart or deep as it wants you to think.

[GotengoXGodzilla]

How is Nolan's work deep and complex?

Ive not seen Inception, nor do I really want to, but BB and TDK were as deep as a public pool's shallow end in the dead of summer on a 110 degree day.

His work really isn't deep or complex at all. Inception isn't as smart or deep as it wants you to think.

His films are as deep or complex as you want them to be. If you want his films to be dumb popcorn action flicks, they are. If you want them to make you think of something you see every day in an entirely new light and bring new thoughts to your mind, they are.

It's another thing that makes his films so enjoyable. His films work on multiple levels.

As for the Michael Bay/Christopher Nolan comparison, I really don't think that's fair. Bay is essentially a fourth grader who miraculously was given the rights to make big budget Hollywood blockbusters. His films are childish at best. Nolan, on the other hand, puts his entire being into his work, to make something greater than he could possibly imagine. Nolan's films are timeless and all well-made. Bay will be forgotten soon enough.

[Legionmaster]

GxG makes all those nice folks at ILM very sad.

[Proofpoochie]

As for the Michael Bay/Christopher Nolan comparison, I really don't think that's fair. Bay is essentially a fourth grader who miraculously was given the rights to make big budget Hollywood blockbusters. His films are childish at best. Nolan, on the other hand, puts his entire being into his work, to make something greater than he could possibly imagine. Nolan's films are timeless and all well-made. Bay will be forgotten soon enough.

I can agree with you on Bay being a hack. But, I just can't really see Nolan's films being timeless classics. Maybe Memento, but not the Batman films or Inception.

[GotengoXGodzilla]

GxG makes all those nice folks at ILM very sad.

I'm not knocking Bay's effects. The effects in his films are just fine. But nice effects alone do not make a good movie. Story and characters, IMO, are infinitely more important than the effects of a film.

But, I just can't really see Nolan's films being timeless classics. Maybe Memento, but not the Batman films or Inception.

I say that Nolan's Batman films have aged better than Tim Burton's films have. Inception's engaging, original, and interesting story, along with Dicaprio's fantastic performance make the film enjoyable to watch upon multiple viewings. On top of that, all of Nolan's films have themes that are ever present within human behavior. No matter how old the films get, the themes of the film will always work. That, to me, makes his films timeless.

[Proofpoochie]

I'm not a huge fan of Nolan's Batman films but, they are better than Burton's films and will definitely age better.

I find Memento to be Nolan's best work, personally.

[GotengoXGodzilla]

I'm not a huge fan of Nolan's Batman films but, they are better than Burton's films and will definitely age better.

I find Memento to be Nolan's best work, personally.

I agree that Memento is Nolan's best film, as well as the best thriller in decades. Though as I've said, I think all of Nolan's films (that I've seen) are great. It's just that Memento is the best of them.

[wataru]

I'm not a huge fan of Nolan's Batman films but, they are better than Burton's films and will definitely age better.

I find Memento to be Nolan's best work, personally.

Im sorry, no. BB and TDK are inferior to Burton's work.

Burton's Batman revamped the entire comic book.
Burton's movies balanced every aspect of the movie.

Nolan's havent influenced the comic and his movies are generally a mess. TDK more then BB.

[Gojira21]

Nolan is a great director, no doubt about it. He knows how to craft suspenseful movies with just right amount of character, action, story and orginality to an extent. I loved what he did Batman, and will be sad to see it end...but i am looking forward to seeing The Dark Knight Rises going to be great!

[GotengoXGodzilla]

I'm not a huge fan of Nolan's Batman films but, they are better than Burton's films and will definitely age better.

I find Memento to be Nolan's best work, personally.

Im sorry, no. BB and TDK are inferior to Burton's work.

Burton's Batman revamped the entire comic book.
Burton's movies balanced every aspect of the movie.

Nolan's havent influenced the comic and his movies are generally a mess. TDK more then BB.

Who cares if Burton's films revamped the comic book and Nolan's didn't? I certainly don't. I care about the film telling an interesting story with equally interesting characters in the films own unique way. And Nolan's Batman films do that much better than Burton's films do.

Not to mention, Batman and Batman Returns already start to feel old and out of date, especially Batman Returns, which doesn't even feel like a good film anymore. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight still feel brand new, and it doesn't seem like that's going to change any time soon.

[Proofpoochie]

I'm not a huge fan of Nolan's Batman films but, they are better than Burton's films and will definitely age better.

I find Memento to be Nolan's best work, personally.

Im sorry, no. BB and TDK are inferior to Burton's work.

Burton's Batman revamped the entire comic book.
Burton's movies balanced every aspect of the movie.

Nolan's havent influenced the comic and his movies are generally a mess. TDK more then BB.

I'd rather watch Nolan's films than Burton's films. They've aged horribly.

[Legionmaster]

Y'all are just jealous that Nolan isn't man enough to put rocket-launching penguins in his films.

[wataru]

Who cares if Burton's films revamped the comic book and Nolan's didn't? I certainly don't. I care about the film telling an interesting story with equally interesting characters in the films own unique way. And Nolan's Batman films do that much better than Burton's films do.

LOLWUT?! Man the wrong-ness of your statement has transversed time and space...

Not to mention, Batman and Batman Returns already start to feel old and out of date, especially Batman Returns, which doesn't even feel like a good film anymore. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight still feel brand new, and it doesn't seem like that's going to change any time soon.

With all your hub-bub and flap-trap about Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind and Stagecoach, youre going to call movies WHICH SHAPED THE ENTIRE COMIC BOOK WHICH INSPIRED MORE BATMAN FILMS TO BE MADE old and out of date?

Burton's Batman basically revamped the comic book, increasing sales to the point of spinning off more books, cartoons and video games. This led to Batman Returns and then two shittier Batman films. All this time, BECAUSE OF BURTON'S FILMS, Batman has been the most iconic DC character for 20 years.

If Burton's films hadnt done this, Nolan's Batman probably wouldve never been made.

And Nolan's work doesnt even effect DC's Batman comics NOW - theyre influenced more by the stoywriting of Jim lee and Grant Morrison. Neither of which based ANYTHING on Nolan's Batman movies.