… to be honest, I wish Christopher Nolan would go back to his old school way of making movies. Making movies in the style of chronological order. Meaning, movies being played in a different order. Over the weekend I just watched his film, “Following”, which was his debut film. The film was a little over an hour long, it’s very short and it was filmed in black and white. Still though, I thought the film was pretty amazing and thought that was his best film in his career. Check it out if you haven’t yet. I like Chris’s way of telling stories chronological. That technique is what made him famous and well known to begin with. Sure enough, after “Following” and “Memento”, Chris went on to directing blockbuster action movies like the Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception.
It’s going to be interesting to see what Chris is planning to do after the Dark Knight. He hasn’t announced a new project yet. Chris Nolan has always been my favorite film maker for a long time now. I hope he doesn’t get too obsessed with blockbuster action movies, I want him to go back to making serious films like he did with “Memento”. Don’t get me wrong, what he did to the Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception was pretty amazing, you just need to see that Chris is more than just superhero movies. Chris is one of the best film makers alive today and I’m sure he will make plenty more amazing movies, in the future.
You should check out “Following”, on Netflix. If you watch movies like “Following” and “Memento”, you would see exactly why he got the job to direct the Batman movies. Christopher Nolan is a genius. He’s not afraid to get what he wants when film making and he’s a master screen writer too. I’ve seen all of his directed movies, even “Insomnia” and “The Prestige”. Honestly though, I really wish he would make a few more Batman movies like everyone else ’cause I want to see his take on the Riddler and the Penguin, but Chris wants to move on from Batman and do other things. I just felt the Dark Knight trilogy ended too soon, and there’s more of a story to be told.
Kev
I think you mean non-chronological or non-linear narrative films. Chronological means events play out the way real time does, the beginning first, then the middle, then the end. Nolan’s films like Memento are non-chronological or non-linear. Different order.
Not being negative, just pointing it out.