Category "christopher-nolan"

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 do

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?

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?

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

Why choose that birth name for John Blake?

Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, we learn that John Blake's birth name is Robin, and that John Blake is merely an alias. What motivated the Nolan

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 Nol

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

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

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 pe

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 tha

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

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 beginnin

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