tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.comments2017-11-11T08:33:41.187+00:00Are you not entertained?Ken™http://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-54976078297199183422017-11-11T08:33:41.187+00:002017-11-11T08:33:41.187+00:00Pretty! This has been a really wonderful post. Man...Pretty! This has been a really wonderful post. Many thanks for providing this information.<br /><a href="http://www.rizco.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">accountant in hounslow</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-37019286457992911852014-10-21T12:31:33.554+01:002014-10-21T12:31:33.554+01:00Nolan is a great story teller. Just wish the stori...Nolan is a great story teller. Just wish the stories were much better. Great story concepts, great storytelling techniques, great characters concepts but it always seems that somethings missing with the story. I think it might be the dialogues between the characters. Too many clever one liners ? Dunno. Wish Nolan would do a dark comedy about life , without any plots or heists or plans involved. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-90576176219285565792013-06-17T14:01:42.184+01:002013-06-17T14:01:42.184+01:00Ben, I know this reply is almost a year late, but ...Ben, I know this reply is almost a year late, but having watched Man of Steel twice this weekend, I think the Nolan Dialogue Curse has infected the blue tights too.<br /><br />"My soul. That is what you have taken from me."<br /><br />Etc.Ken™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-14316537508139450692012-08-19T14:44:32.652+01:002012-08-19T14:44:32.652+01:00Disregard that comment from the person who was tal...Disregard that comment from the person who was talking about your views.One hasn't got to do with the other.I for one agree with most if not all of your article.You exactly worded what is my biggest gripe with Nolan.He sets up rules in his movies,repeats them ad nauseam and then when you finally know them breaks them like it is nothing.The first time he did it in Memento was acceptable.But to do it again and again and then getting branded to be brilliant is hard to stomach.Any one can think of a solution not available within the rules.That is not brilliant,that is a cop out pure and simple.chrichtonsworld.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816251985870103464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-88298868869215843462012-08-14T12:35:07.075+01:002012-08-14T12:35:07.075+01:00First of all my english is not the best because i&...First of all my english is not the best because i'm from México but i hope it can be understood.<br />Liked the article agree with it, also i like Nolan but is highly overrated in my opinion, i find the dialogue in the batman movies(and other nolan work too) to be a lazy-cheesy way to explain the plot and expose characters motivations and convictions when actions should do that, actually i hardly find well developed characters in nolan's films and i think that's what brings his work down a lot.<br />I didn't liked inception at all, i believe it's his worst film, Nolan just took a interesting notion(getting inside someone's dreams-head to implant an idea) to make 2 and a half hours of nothingness, things just happens, people fly and shoot, they go from dream to dream within dream whatever, crazy visual effects and shots, but so what? that interesting notion shown at the beginning of the film just turns into an inconsequent and irrelevant madness, all the dream universe becomes meaningless. I think the guy gets the job done ok but is very far from being remarkable, like you said Nolan's films promise to be something more than what they really are. In my opinion it's highly overrated, it is not groundbreaking at all (like a lot of people think) he just throw us some good ideas but he fail to put everything together in a completely solid movie, and it ends being kind of frustrating. Again, liked the article. Greetings from México.<br />PacoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-79332715352636813382012-08-03T06:48:40.300+01:002012-08-03T06:48:40.300+01:00I completely agree with the dialogue. Even in The ...I completely agree with the dialogue. Even in The Dark Knight Rises (which I just saw) the dialogue is terrible at some points. Often times Bane or Selina would throw the ally-oop pass for an amazing quote...then the Batman fails to dunk it. Even most of the other major characters had embarrassing lines, such as Luscious Fox's "Nothing like a little air superiority!" Then the worst was when Batman confronts Bane in front of the court house and Bane says "I see you have returned to save Gotham!" (Something along those lines, I don't think that is it though) and then Batman just says "No! I came to kill YOU!" Or something. I had to drop my head into my hands and wipe my tears it hurt it was so uncreative. <br /><br />And then the angry Batman voice is just awful "SWEAR TO ME!!!!!" "TELL ME WHERE THE TRIGGER IS!!!", except it's barely audible and sounds like he is just spitting. <br /><br />They are excellent films, no doubt, but overrated.Ben Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-50444429398228819202012-07-26T03:43:59.563+01:002012-07-26T03:43:59.563+01:00i personally think that mr nolan likes to see hims...i personally think that mr nolan likes to see himself as a cross between phillip k dick and richard donner . well he has nothing on phillip k dick .just another english director out to prove how smart he can be with plots within a plot within a plot . ever seen the james bond film the living daylights . enough said . roy marzano sydney australiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-3447002020741896492012-05-09T19:20:19.796+01:002012-05-09T19:20:19.796+01:00Anonymous,
Thanks for the response. I'm glad ...Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for the response. I'm glad to hear it gave you a little food for thought, and that you enjoyed it. Excuse me if I get a little fanboyish myself over the next few paragraphs.<br /><br />Re. the Prestige - I have a faint recollection of the first time I saw the judge scene you mention, and when Caine said "it actually does what magicians pretend to do" or whatever the line was, I thought it was simply him continuing the commitment, the bond, the oath of silence about the truth behind his magic tricks.<br /><br />If my mind did register, momentarily, "oh, there's going to be a supernatural element" then it expelled the thought pretty quickly, because (a) it's a cop out, and (b) it's not as cool as a really clever illusion.<br /><br />Re. the Batman dialogue - it struck me as dubious the very first time I saw Batman Begins, and painful the first time I saw The Dark Knight. It actually seriously prevented me enjoying the film. I had to go back and watch it again a couple of times before I could overlook the dialogue enough to enjoy the performances from Ledger and my other two personal faves from that film, Bill Fichtner and Michael Jai White (who in a tiny role built a surprising amount of character, I thought).<br /><br />The scene on the plane, where he lays out his plan to become the Batman, works as a stream of consciousness, which was an excellent choice by Christian Bale, or directorial note. In any other context, i.e. if Wayne had already decided to do this, and was simply telling Alfred his plans, again, it just rings false to me. Too earnest. Which is the problem with most of the dialogue, in fact.<br /><br />And I absolutely agree about Primer. What I love most about it is that the time travel noodle-baker element eventually gives way to a much larger moral and philosophical debate. Kind of what The Butterfly Effect was trying to do, just not utter garbage.<br /><br />It's a shame that it looks as though Shane Carruth's time travel advisory role on Looper has been reduced to focus on the character and action elements.Ken™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-59984934169649022702012-05-08T10:15:25.622+01:002012-05-08T10:15:25.622+01:00To paraphrase Colin Farrell:
Roger, I grew up wat...To paraphrase Colin Farrell:<br /><br />Roger, I grew up watching Mann, McTiernan and Morricone. I love Carpenter, Lean, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Hill. If I grew up watching Michael Bay, and was retarded, Nolan might impress me.<br /><br />But I didn't, so he doesn't.<br /><br />... that's unfair - I just wanted to throw an In Bruges joke out there.<br /><br />I actully like Nolan. I own all of his films except Following. He's 98% of the way to being the best action filmmaker since John McTiernan in the 1980's. He just frustrates me because he's his own worst enemy.<br /><br />I would be rather more inclined to rise to your bait if there were any evidence in your post that you had actually read my piece, however. In future, Roger, please give me something to debate. Otherwise it's just boring.<br /><br />And for the record - you're my first troll! Hooray!Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-68213100870236115372012-05-08T06:47:56.263+01:002012-05-08T06:47:56.263+01:00Yeah this is why you barely get any views in your ...Yeah this is why you barely get any views in your site. Hating on one person just because it's mainstream and "overated" will get you nowhere. Nolan might no be the best director ever and not a genius, but he's got vision, a thing Joss Whedon certainly don't have. Inception is a masterpiece. The plot is deep, and the resolution of the story is breathtaking. It's hard to follow because Nolan is giving a lot of information and he doesnt have that much time, so the film certainly feels rushed, fast paced and if you lose concentration you'll miss valuable information. That's why is a clever film. <br /><br />Anyway, keep on hating the mainstream thinking that will make you look cool and different. It doesnt.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825639361567667483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-80990999772640352362012-04-21T17:29:12.633+01:002012-04-21T17:29:12.633+01:00Great Article. I do disagree with some of the poin...Great Article. I do disagree with some of the points but overall its very well written and was a great read.<br /><br />I do have a few comments regarding some of your problems with his films. Please don't think of me as a Nolan fanboy, I just have a few points Id like to share.<br /><br />In the prestige there is a scene early on where Michael Caine's character is talking to the judge. The judge is examining several of Angiers items that he uses in his magic tricks. He's doing it to determine Borden's fate. The judge looks at the box with the pieces to make the "cloning device" and Michael Caine tell him that its not a trick and that the magic behind it is real.<br /><br />At that point in the film, that kinda made me think there might be a supernatural element to it. It just stuck in the back of my head and when they reveal it I remembered the scene and it kinda came back to me.<br /><br />Regarding the dialogue in the batman films.<br />You're right. Reading them back now, it does sound pretty bad. Although, at the time while watching the film I didn't feel the same way. Im not sure how you felt while watching the film. Is it something you observed later when going back and watching it again or did it strike you as bad the first time? Maybe I was just entranced by the performances or the action that the dialogue didn't come across as bad to me.<br /><br />Still, thats no excuse.<br /><br />My main counter point is that while a lot of the dialogue may be bad, a lot of it is also REALLY good. Take the scene from Begins where Bruce Wayne returns after what happens between him and the league of shadows and him and Alfred are in the plane talking. Thats one of my favourite scenes in the film because he so clearly outlines where he stands on justice and why he is going to do what he's going to do and why he wants to become batman. And its done in such a believable and realistic way.<br /><br />"People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne, as a man I'm flesh and blood I can be ignored I can be destroyed but as a symbol, as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting"<br /><br />Theres more to it but you get the picture. You can look it up online as well.<br /><br />Now, by no means is this genius level writing but it really gets across why Bruce Wayne wants to become Batman. Its not just "Im going to fight crime because crime is bad" and "I will wear a batman cowl and cape because that is scary and it scares me and it will scare criminals".<br /><br />Having said all that, your point still stands and I will not disagree with you on that.<br /><br />And what you said about Inception?<br /><br />Is it a clever film?<br />Yes.<br />Is it smarter than the average action film?<br />Absolutely.<br /><br />Is it one of the most complicated films ever made. Hell no. I have seen HUNDREDS of websites who claim that it is one of the most complex films they've ever seen and that pisses me off to no end.<br /><br />All I say to them is.....watch "Primer".<br /><br />All in all, while I don't think Christopher Nolan is the flawless god that a lot of people make him out to be, I do think he is a very talented film-maker and possibly even one of the best working in hollywood today.<br /><br />I think that about sums it up.<br />Thanks for the great read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-31567859940165946822011-11-21T18:07:20.347+00:002011-11-21T18:07:20.347+00:00Recent releases in this vein would include Troll H...Recent releases in this vein would include Troll Hunter, Rare Exports, and Juan of the Dead.Ken™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-47565209888430830672011-07-18T08:39:06.644+01:002011-07-18T08:39:06.644+01:00As if on cue, Auntie have just today published a p...As if on cue, Auntie have just today published a piece on the effects the Internet is having on our brains:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14145045Ken™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-44168326812895311972011-02-20T22:04:57.081+00:002011-02-20T22:04:57.081+00:00I look forward to seeing it!I look forward to seeing it!Ken™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-86350358703472284252011-02-20T18:20:45.680+00:002011-02-20T18:20:45.680+00:00nice list. some i've seen and some i have yet ...nice list. some i've seen and some i have yet to.<br />now i want to compile a list of my own.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282638061171979966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053295931601390243.post-14760166518573434952011-02-19T10:28:51.318+00:002011-02-19T10:28:51.318+00:00Okay, so I may have been a little over-adrenalised...Okay, so I may have been a little over-adrenalised when I wrote this, and Rambo simply doesn't hold up to repeat viewings in any way, shape or form.<br /><br />Nonetheless, for sheer visceral response, the first time I saw this on the big screen is an experience that I can seldom remember matching.Ken™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15644686420200236771noreply@blogger.com