Why Nolan??

[Mr. Socko]

You're my hero, Hunter.

 

[Fenrir]

I think most people like him because he's accessibly deep. His films don't require active participation, but they aren't brainless either. He asks harder questions than most of his peers, but he doesn't force you to grapple with ambiguity all that often. As for any auteur style to his directorial approach, you have to see Following, his studio work has had much more focus on actors as others have said.

Another good post.

Like the DACrowe said earlier, Batman fanboys overrate him, internet armchair critics loathe him, even though the fact is that he doesn't belong to either one of those extremes.

 

[Super_Ludacris]

Ironically for someone to use Empire as an exhibit against Nolan and Bale, its funny how he forgets they gave Begins 5 stars, named it one of the 100 best movies of all time (or there readership did) and the staff picked it as one of the 10 best films of the past 10 years. and named Bale in there top 10 Best actors of this generation...Plus 3 out of 5 is still good.

( or so I assume that's what it was about, I only read mid-way in this thread). This stuff gets asnine after a while)

 

[Warhammer]

^This thread seems very asinine to me.

 

[StorminNorman]

Superman Returns is the Lord Of The Rings of Superhero Films

 

[블라스]

It's "Todo sobre mi madre".

 

[Warhammer]

Superman Returns is the Lord Of The Rings of Superhero Films

Crap, get ready for the massive heat that you're going to get for that statement. That film gets so much hate on the Hype, it's ridiculous.

...unless, of course, you thought Superman Returns was long and boring, for which I will commend you for thinking of such a clever joke.

 

[Cinemaman]

Empire gave Shoot em Up 4 stars and SR and Bourne Ultimatum 5 stars, i quit buying the mag months ago.



But there is also a lot more to direction than that, you are fixated like a film student on camera moves but not on emotion and creating a connect with the audience, camera movements and shot framing are but tools in a massive belt and you are hinging your entire view around that.



Good point, not every scene needs some slick camera move to get it's meaning over, sometimes the simple shot with the right sound and ediitng works better.



Yes it's become quite pretentious in here.



Co - signed.

Damn it, that's what I tried to say. I was just about to sleep, so I lost the way of saying it straight. Anyway, thanks for help hunter

 

[Cyrusbales]

I only used Empire, because it was the only thing I saw, apart form the observer, which is a much better source anyhow.

Yes, they are some of the tools, but seeing as he has never used any of them, it shows little aptitude.

People like Nolan, because, he is slightly more complex than most of hollywood, and people consider his work to be so deep and engaging, compared to a lot of hollywood, it is, but compared to the vastness of cinema, his work is painfully basic. Hell, a lot of people even think Donnie Darko is a rich and deeply complex film, which shows the exposure most people have to cinema in general.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Steve Rogers]

Superman Returns is the Lord Of The Rings of Superhero Films

Wow, Lord of the Rings is that bad, huh?

 

[Secret_Riddle]

Superman Returns is the Lord Of The Rings of Superhero Films

I believe Moriarity of AICN fame once said this..it's an interesting statement that actually has a lot for and against it.

On terms of..scope..not really.

 

[strikezone89]

Wow, Lord of the Rings is that bad, huh?

hell ya it is. lol