Questions tagged [christopher-nolan]
A British–American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for the Dark Knight trilogy and Inception.
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Did Christopher Nolan intend to imply a conspiracy?
In the closing moments of Oppenheimer,
As this happens in the closing moments of the film, and is one of the last lines delivered,
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How did David Hill know about his accusations against Lewis Strauss?
In the movie Oppenheimer, we see that the whole case of Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy) vs Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey) gets the final verdict based on David Hill's (Rami Malek) allegations/...
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Why didn't Lenny have a photo of Teddy at the beginning of the story in Memento?
In the movie Memento, Teddy claims to have known Lenny for over a year. But if they were supposed to be acquainted for that long, why didn't Lenny have a photo of Teddy? It seems like Lenny should ...
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Are such movies meant to be understood after multiple viewing?
I just watched Tenet and didn't get it. That's not a problem as I'm not a native English speaker so I rely on subtitles. Even though I understood the English (I switch to Hindi audio wherever ...
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Is Bane from The Dark Knight Rises an Indian?
Is it just me or are there others who thinks Bane's accent sounded like an Indian accent?
This seemed to be more pronounced in the plane scene at the beginning of the movie, when he says "No one ...
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Esoteric quote that inspired Nolan's 'Inception'
I remember once reading a very esoteric, borderline nonsensical quote somewhere on the old IMDb boards which was apparently one of Nolan's inspirations for the film Inception. It had very few ...
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Why does Nolan fill his recent hits with permanent noise/music?
I just watched Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017) on the big screen, and all I could focus on during the projection was Nolan's permanent use of noise/music that tries to manipulate emotions to the ...
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Audience's approval vs. skill of the craft
At the end of The Prestige, one of the Borden twins shoots Angier. Angier reveals that he's a magician for the approval of the audience. He loves to hear the people cheering, he loves to convince them ...
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Did Nolan leave the ending of Inception up to the audience? [duplicate]
I know that a lot of discussion about this one has taken place already. But as you know its "INCEPTION"! every time you see it, it blows your mind...
So if you see closely you can see that in ...
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Does Christopher Nolan's Batman have an overarching theme?
With the conclusion of Nolan's Dark Knight movies, we are now able to look at all three movies as a single entity, broken up into three parts (acts, if you will). Is there a specific theme, or set of ...
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Why did Nolan want to end the Batman series?
According to numerous sources, The Dark Knight Rises will be the end of the Batman series. I think all the three Batman movies directed by Nolan was successful and did well at the box office. Since ...
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Why choose that birth name for John Blake?
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, we learn that
What motivated the Nolan brothers to include this in the film? Are they merely nudging and winking at the audience? Furthermore, why Robin? The ...
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What is the reason for the color scheming of Nolan's Batman franchise?
Throughout the three Batman films, there has been one running theme in common. Each movie has its own color scheme.
Batman Begins - Brown & Black
The Dark Knight - Blue & Red
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Why did Nolan choose "Non, je ne regrette rien" as a kick song in Inception?
Can someone explain to me the reason behind Christopher Nolan choosing Edith Piaf's Non, je ne regrette rien as a kick song in Inception?
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Why was non-linear narrative structure used in Memento?
In the movie Memento, a non-linear narrative structure was adopted. What effect does this peculiar narrative structure have on the movie watchers?
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Why is there no Robin in the Nolan-directed Batman movies?
Although Robin seems to have an pivotal role in ruining earlier Batman movies, he's still an integral part of the Batman series. Is there a reason why Robin does not appear in Batman Begins/The Dark ...
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