the films of Christopher Nolan (ranked)
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- Jake discusses and ranks Christopher Nolan movies (the ones he's seen).
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wow. this guy has good opinions. subscribed.
Disagree. He doesn't even carry thing
Not enough book opinions though
He carried this video.
Disagree. He should carry everything.
My man did it
You are right about the Prestige. It's underrated and arguably right up there with his best work.
It's my favorite movie of all time! I still have a lot of other Nolan films to catch up on though.
Its magical
Yeah, the Prestige is the only Nolan movie that I would say is “perfect” in my opinion (not that any movie is perfect). Everything falls into place exactly how it should, and there’s nothing I would change about it. I can’t say that for the rest of his movies (which I also love).
And there's me who's watched The Prestige tons of times and I still don't understand why people like it...
Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad movie by any means, but I just couldn't get invested in any of the characters despite spending so much time with them, and I don't think the twists are that interesting either...
its not at all underrated, have you seen the ratings?
Batman Begins always had to be a safe film because it was the first time Nolan was given that kind of budget and IP
When Batman Begins came out, it felt refreshing to see a superhero movie take on that kind of tone, and I was immediately curious as to how the rest of the Batman world could be interpreted through that lens. In 2023 the “gritty reboot” is a played out trope … and Casino Royale might be the only other example of someone doing that concept well
Not only that but batman was seen as a joke at the time. The last time we seen him was with Clooney. He HAD to play it safe
is this guy nakeyjakey?
@@derekhatake np he's Jaquen The Jequel
Not to mention it was the studio's attempt to rehabilitate the Batman name on film.
I will never understand people who rank Interstellar low. I try to be open minded about people’s opinions but it is such a huge achievement. Maybe it’s me being tired of the recent sequel/superhero era of film we’ve been dealing with, but Interstellar felt like the last blockbuster that impressed and moved me at the same time. I loved everything about it and I’m glad most people do. It deserves the love.
I feel that interstellar is too predictable, over explained, and kinda derivative of 2001. All the twists in the movie like plan A being a lie and Matt Damon betraying the crew are extremely obvious from a mile off. The ending of the movie when Mathew had to explain to the robot while in the 5d room "don't you see what's happening blah blah blah" is just over explaining it, imagine if in Space Odyssey Dave just explained what was happening in the final act of the movie, removes any mystery possible. The movie is extremely similar to space Odyssey especially with the betrayal & the cerebral ending
Interstellar is a damn near technical masterpiece, but there’s a lot of elements that just don’t work well. Cutting back to the cornfield every 10 minutes in third act is still jarring to this day. And the monologues in the film have never felt natural.
I loved the first two thirds of the movie but it really lost me around "love and gravity are the only forces which can transcend time"
The storyline is trying so hard to be emotional that it ends up being corny. It’s a technical masterpiece but the script is barely average
its good but lets not act like its the best movie ever
Interstellar is my guilty pleasure movie. I know it has some flaws, but when I watch it I just get lost in that world and story. It's sci fi with an emotional punch, and I don't mind getting invested in its spectacle when I watch it. Plus the music score is exceptional.
Zimmer is just a genius... especially in Interstellar and Dune
Why do you feel guilty for loving a movie that most people also love?
I'm the exact same way with Tenet
@@jacobkirk1846because he doesn’t care what ppl think
Interstellar was the last Nolan movie I truly 100% enjoyed. Dunking and Tenet just don’t hit that spot for me.
It's funny to describe Batman Begins as 'safe' when it is only safe because it literally set the standard for what a safe superhero movie should be.
Yeah, there is no world where rises should be ranked above begins
Not only do I think The Prestige is one of Nolan’s best, I think it’s his best hands down. There are emotional beats or performances or writing decisions that don’t 100% work for me in every Nolan movie… except The Prestige. Every technical element is still there, but he (and Jonathan) also adapt the book to perfection and got some of the best performances out of several excellent actors. It’s his masterpiece.
I'd be very interested in your thoughts on how utterly confusing Tenet is.
I went into it knowing the general gist of it, so I wasn’t too confused like most people were. But yeah, it takes a minute to really figure out what the heck is happening at any given moment lol
It’s the hardest one to really get into and understand. I’ve seen it at least 5 times, and I get closer to loving it every time, I was disappointed coming out of the theater, but now it’s ranked somewhere in the middle for me.
It demands a rewatch. That's controversial, and I can see why people dislike it on that point alone - I definitely don't want all movies to require multiple viewings to really grok them. But if you put that aside and just accept that it needs a second or even a third viewing, I think it's up there with his best movies, it's probably my personal favourite but I know I'm biased towards anything that plays with time mechanically. Somehow I haven't seen Memento or Interstellar yet though.
It's definitely hard to follow, but if there is an actual flow I would not consider that a negative thing. Tennet had other problems.
I'm really glad that you enjoyed The Prestige as much as I did. It's in my top three of his films as well. It's like a movie that's almost custom made for me, I love the setting of 1800s Britain, I love stage magicians and magic shows, and I'm a bit fan of the two lead actors.
I could see why you enjoyed it this much given what your described about yourself, but the problem I have with Prestige is that there is never too much at stake in the movie, nor is the world-building particularly remarkable. The writing is certainly very clever, and watching the movie is no doubt an entertaining and enthralling experience, but that's pretty much all there is to it - it isn't much more than a sequence of progressively more interesting plot twists glued together. It greatly reminds of the Invisible Guest in that respect. Sure, both movies are excellent, but they don't quite compare to the likes of Interstellar, which literally takes you on an inter-galactic and even inter-dimensional adventure (that truly feels like an inter-galactic and inter-dimensional adventure all throughout the movie in the most convincing way possible). I take OP's point about the forced sentimentality (especially the cringey dialogue about the force of love), but that was, like, 10% of the movie (for reference, see Ad Astra, which is almost 100% forced sentimentality). I would also mention that the greatly overused and logically nonsensical meeting-your-past-self-but-doing-the-exact-same-thing-as-you-remember-because-"predestination" arc was even more distracting and temporarily broke my suspension of disbelief, but the rest of the movie was an incredibly immersive experience.
That's why I just can't put Prestige above the likes of Interstellar, Inception, the Dark Knight, and even Memento (where increased immersion is attained by putting the viewer right into the brain of the main character). It couldn't be as great as these movies by design.
@@maxkho00you lay it out as a Problem but it isnt. Not every movie needs that....hell, a lot more should be like that. In a small bubble, not life threatening and grandious
@@Exel3nce I mean, it depends on your taste. For somebody who values immersion above all else, movies like Prestige are doomed to be incomparable to immersive experiences from the start. But if you value something like relatability over immersion, I could see the appeal of less grandiose settings.
I really respect your opinions on Interstellar, but I gotta disagree with your placement. It blew my mind when I first saw it and essentially spearheaded my desire to make movies. It’s beautifully shot, the performances are all incredible (the scene you mentioned when he’s watching the videos is so, so good), and it’s got a lot of emotion, at least for me. It’ll always be one of his best for me.
It seems like a lot of people appreciate the emotional scenes but don’t understand how it ties in with the theme of the movie
@@nochannelmusician769everyone understands how it it ties into the movie. It’s one of the least subtle movies ever and that’s why some of us don’t like it
@@Pearlemont need to be subtle if you dont try to have Something complex. Its not a bad thing
No woman and nobody carries nobody. Channel rate 1/10.
The emotion in Interstellar is something that has ALWAYS worked for me and I cry multiple times each time I see it. I feel a little sorry for the many people who weren't able to connect to it like I did.
Honestly same, I'm just gonna copy another of my comments. I know Interstellar is really messy but I think to play devils advocate people often miss the point of it. For reference I think Nolan has said in the past that you shouldn't try too hard to understand things but rather to feel them and that's where I think a lot of people go wrong. At its heart interstellar is about the connection and love between a father and his child. It's actually a really beautiful story and idea, the idea that love can span space and time and lifetimes is just incredible and the church organ in the score adds to that almost spiritual concept. By focusing so hard on the 'intellectual' side of black holes and complex movie logic I feel like people are missing out on a flawed but really beautiful story. People seem to think Nolan films are overly pretentious or convoluted but to me he's always had his movies grounded in some sort of simple humanity. It works better sometimes and is less apparent other times but these ideas are so blatantly overlooked by his critics it honestly astonishes me. In my opinion while Nolan loves to explore complex ideas, and while they sometimes feel a little messy or clunky, what he really strives to do isn't create an elitist convoluted movie. He creates movies that have interesting ideas but are grounded in humanity and always shot to perfection using his innate talent for filmmaking. For example like you said Interstellar to me was never about these grand ideas, it was about the love a father has for his child and the hope we have for our children and our species. Like when Murph says she knew he'd come back and he asks why and she just says 'because my dad promised me'... I legit sobbed and I don't cry that much at movies. Everyone connects to different things but it kind of annoys me that people seem miss such an obvious central theme and solely focus on pedantics. I'm not saying that we should pretend like messy plots are okay but I really think that if you watch interstellar with the knowledge that it's about a dad and his daughter it really changes the whole thing.
i think we all agree that the emotional core of interstellar hits so hard, and the film makes everyone cry
I literally JUST watched the Prestige tonight for the first time... Got done with the movie, opened my RUclips app, and saw this video 😂 MAN what a movie that was.
Watch it again, it's like a whole new movie the second time! You notice so many new things that make the various plot twists feel so obvious in retrospect. It's brilliant.
Interestingly, Interstellar was written by Jonathan Nolan for Spielberg originally.
Dark Knight will always be my personal favorite, but I seriously think Memento might be his best film. One of the most underrated movies I’ve seen that blew my mind first time I watched it. The way the story is structured and how you piece everything together is so unique
What bugs me about some of Nolan's movies is that sometimes it feels like he focus too much on the rigid structure of the science he established and not enough on everything else, like characters and plot. I feel this specially in Tenet and Incepction (mostly at the end, when they just keep going into deeper layers of dreams), it gets a bit boring for me.
My other grudge is that he seems to be really bad at writing women and relationships. They never seem believable to me.
I think that's just called convincing world-building, and many people (like myself) value you that much more than characters and plot.
My bigger problem with Nolan is his utter disregard for immersion-breaking plot-wide inconsistencies. This was taken to an extreme in Tenet, which is literally one giant plothole, but even his all-time classics Interstellar and Inception are based on premises that don't hold up to even the most rudimentary and casual logical scrutiny. This is very unfortunate; Tenet could have been one of the all-time classics if more care was given to the in-universe consistency, and Interstellar and Inception could have both been my undisputed #1 and #2 favourite movies of all time.
I would argue that Nolan isn't "bad" at writing women insofar as that he's never made a movie with a female protagonist, so men are doing nearly all the things. Nolan doesn't care about characterization. He's all about structure and themes. He has no idea how his characters would interact or relate to each other outside of whatever puzzle he has them solving. And perhaps Nolan cannot imagine that a woman might get really obsessed with a cool puzzle, so he can't fit them into the one way he knows how to write a lead character. Seriously, I think the main instances of "good" characterization in Nolan films are stuff like The Prestige/Inception where the obsessive desire to solve the plot in and of itself can serve as characterization. In the The Dark Knight, the Joker can be entertaining by simply chaotically rambling off the themes of the story. But a movie like Tenet (which I enjoyed) has almost no rapport between its lead characters even though it understands that in a normal movie, this might the moment where Character A takes a risk to save Character B to pay off the relationship they built throughout the film
i totally agree with tenet, it was so technical it wasnt an enjoyable movie, but inception had a good balance between it all imo
@@judahbudah0 A the big thing with Tenet vs Inception is that Inception has a second act which explains how a dream heist works before the characters do a complicated dream heist. Tenet just completely glosses over how time travel works, and then has an ending dependent on people using time travel in complicated ways. Inception can have good characterization in ways Tenet can't because the story can very naturally be about characters getting obsessed with solving puzzles. Tenet is ultimately a James Bond where instead of the bad guys have a time machine, and there is no way it could pull off the character work you'd see in something like Casino Royale, because Nolan doesn't write like that.
@@maxkho00they still can. Not everything needs to be logical, otherwise it would be Impossible to have a no.1 movie
Interstellar is my favorite Nolan movie. It’s not his best work but I love it so much, though I fear Oppenheimer might top it.
The Prestige is legit my Favorite Nolan film! 🙌🏻 Thank you for highlighting it.
As much as there are objectively flawed parts in interstellar, i absolutely adore it and won't get tired of watching it
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same here
Fully agree. For every flaw, it did a 100 things right.
Yea i got mad at him for that
Love the video :3 Your reviews/rankings always make my day hehe, thank u!
Also, as an idea: maybe a Fincher ranking could be fun. I‘d definitely be interested to hear your thoughts.
Yes this! Hope we get it
If I told you Interstellar’s protagonist’s initials are JC (yes, Jesus Christ) and the bad guy’s name is literally Hugh Mann would it convince you to raise its ranking?
Had to go fact check this. That ruined a lot of the movie for me
@@pauliec4784 I still really like Interstellar but the names are pretty funny
@@pauliec4784nah it didnt
You are just overthinking
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I remember enjoying Dunkirk when it came out but you've made me want to rewatch it. Great vid as always
Interstellar is my favourite Nolan movie, followed closely by Dunkirk. The rest switch places depending on what mood I watched or rewatched them.
Bro how did I just find this channel. One of my favorite RUclipsrs talking about one of my favorite things
After watching your videos on other chennal.
I don't know how to take you seriously😂😂
Yeah, its so hard to not feel like he's beeing sarcastic after watching so much of the other channel
Currently reading American Prometheus in preparation for Oppenheimer.
A truly incredible biography of a deeply complex character.
It will be interesting to see what Nolan does with such dense and detailed subject matter.
A lot of dramatic, cerebral, espionage elements in there that could translate well to cinema. and that is just Nolan's style.
Interstellar, the dark knight, and inception to me are Christopher Nolan’s best films. The prestige is also really good.
When I saw Interstellar and Batman Begins so low I died.
Thank you for sharing your takes on Christopher Nolan movies, very interesting. You definitely watch Insomnia and Tenet before Oppenheimer, I think. For Insomnia it's one of those rare cases where the remakes is superior in almost every department to the European original from acting to directing, from editing to cinematography and it's more complex in terms of their themes. And for Tenet is Nolan changing your expectations of what you can expect from him as a filmmaker, many people were expecting something similar to Inception or Memento, or even James Bond, and is something completely different; he subverts both sci-fi genre and spy thriller genre, and he even pokes an eye on James Bond in some moments. Finally, and many people would think that it goes in detriment of the movie, but it's not, the movie needs to be watched at least two times, it's really a different once you see it a second time, I love it even more. Let me add my Christopher Nolan ranking below:
11. Following (1998) [This was a great debut considering all the constraints in budget and equipment he had, Nolan worked as director, writer, DP and editor here].
10. Insomnia (2002) [I might be ranking this one too low, though I really love the film and it's very good, but it's a detective story, at some point very classic, which might not be that interesting compared to other Christopher Nolan movies]
9. Batman Begins (2005)
8. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) [This is my favorite of the trilogy because of the discourse and themes but is not the best]
7. Memento (2000)
6. TENET (2020)
5. The Dark Knight (2008)
4. The Prestige (2006)
3. Inception (2010)
2. Interstellar (2014)
1. Dunkirk (2017)
Really looking forward to see Oppenheimer in a couple of weeks.
While talking about Inception you mentioned something about dreams and surrealism which might feels that Inception departs from that. I highly recommend you this video essay on Inception and how it is connected to the surreal: ruclips.net/video/PtI5Ni32rRk/видео.html
Mostly I agree, I really disagree with the interstellar placement. As someone who is very much into the engineering of spaceflight, interstellar was an amazing movie visually, but also I really connected with the way it showed emotions on top of of the rigidity of “science”. For us STEM people, it hit hard. The whole movie is an argument between objective truth and emotion, and what that means across generations. Yea it has it’s flaws but I loved it.
Interstellar is one of my top 5 movies all time. Cant understand why people don’t rate it.
Cause of small things that dont ruin anything while other movies are perfect and not that big as his classic interstellar
Interstellar is all time great
Great list. I agree about the prestige, criminally underrated and as a REDACTED, the twist broke my mind
naw man. interstellar was so emotional. ive watched it 3 times now and cried every single time
I love all of his stuff, but my favorite is probably still Insomnia. It is much smaller than most of his others, it's a straight up story, no time jumping, the location is a character that looms over everything, and to watch Pacino's decline is completely expected and heartwrenching at the same time. I think his eye for framing and camera movement is already fully formed in Insomnia, making the most of the landscape that changes the people in it.
I wouldn't say it's the #1 best, but it's definitely way better than people give it credit for
2:40 : "the heart of this movie is missing"
yet, it's inarguably the most heartfelt movie he has done, every single one of his other movies has less heart in it than Interstellar, it's just a fact
100% his most emotional film
I do agree with your ranking ! I watched the ranked 1 film of your list 2 times at the time of its release in theaters ❤
I'd love to hear your ranking once you see the remaining ones!
My favorite director of all time!! Interstellar, Inception, and The Prestige will always be my favorites of his
Great video bro. I loved Following.
This is such an interesting list!
It's always interesting to hear new opinions. I have literally never heard anyone explain Interstellar that way
My favourite kind of videos from you.
Oh, man carrying movie content. Nice.
i can't believe you made a video about nolan without a michael caine cameo! he could've played some british guy who simply reads the titles of the movies as they come up or something.
Why not upload this to the other channel?
1. Memento
2. The Dark Knight
2. Interstellar
3. The Prestige
4. Batman Begins
5. Inception
6. Tenet
7. Dark Knight Rises
Regretfully have not seen Dunkirk nor his earliest works yet. Memento is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I generally can get behind the logic in your rankings. Personally I was super let down watching Inception after most the rest of these, hyping myself up for it to be his ultimate movie and then not really loving it, but I definitely need to give it another chance. Glad to see some love for Prestige!!
My ranking based off the ones I’ve seen:
1) The Dark Knight
2) Interstellar
3) Memento
4) Inception
5) Dunkirk
6) Batman Begins
7) The Dark Knight Rises
I am disappointed with the lack of exposition and subtext in this ranking video, with the evidently disgusting and gross absence of non-linear narrative. unsubscribed.
Glad the Prestige getting some love.
Good takes. The Prestige may have my favorite opening/close combo of any film.
No joke, The Dark Knight was the thing that taught me as a kid that I have chronic physical anxiety. The final scenario with Gordon, Harvey and Bats with Gordon's family is so full of dread and the weight of everything that came before it that I literally forgot to breath for long enough that my body began to go into a full blown panic attack. This was on the SECOND time I was watching it in the theater. It was so well executed that even after knowing how the scene played out, it was still enough to send me into one of my first panic attacks of my life.
“as someone afraid of dying on a boat” just sprinkled in there 😂
I loved alot of what you had to say.
I mean, I'd have to put the prestige number 1. I still remember going to walmart and seeing the display and taking it home and everything. The movie moved me so much that I remember the entire experience. The theme of being so dedicated to your craft that his actual life was the act just sat with me.
Interstellar definitely moved me more than yourself. But how much is that zimmers score? Idk. The fact that its the same motif presented carious ways is genius to me. It can be sad (stay) it can be epic (no time for caution). I actually watched 2001 after this and could see some influence there.
You need to watch tenet. Not for the story or characters. For what it puts your mind through. I love movies that make me problem solve and essentially give me homework. It did that in spades.
Anyway, great video and thoughts.
Sad you didn't watch Insomnia, I watched it myself not too long ago. It's a really awesome film! Definitely his most underrated movie but still absolutely amazing. Would recommend.
Please do David Fincher. He’s like the other side of the Christopher Nolan film bro coin.
Interstellar is my favorite of his films so far and my favorite film.
I think you would love tenet. It’s a lot like dunkirk in the way it focuses on the technical aspects of filmmaking
Thank you for giving Prestige the place it deserves. I absolutely agree.
What's the correct order for the barbie/oppenheimer double feature?
1/2 oppenheimer, switch theaters, watch Barbie, then finish oppenheimer.
Yeah no I thought that was the correct order, was just making sure we're all on the same page here.
Interstellar was the movie that helped me to realize my passion for film. I will always love the movie even though the final act has some flaws
Having watched all Nolan movies at least twice (many of them more often) I'll try my ranking, but it is not easy to decide. And it is quite subjective. For example, I understand the argument about too much exposition in Interstellar, but it just did not really disturb the experience for me that much.
1.Interstellar
2.Inception
3.Memento
4. Tenet
5.The Dark Knight
6. Prestige
7. Insomnia
8. Dunkirk
9. Following
10. Batman Begins
11. The Dark Knight rises
How is Memento better than the Prestige AND The Dark Knight???
Thank you for giving prestige some love, it really is an underrated gem imo, and I agree that the dark knight is the best. Would you please rank sam raimi movies I really love to hear your thoughts and ranking on sam raimi 🙏
I would love to hear your full thoughts on Tenet after you watch it!
While I can't agree with you (pretty much at all) on the rankings, I appreciate your knowledge of film and appreciation for it. Here's a follow.
The movie I seem to revisit most is Memento. The emotional core of the movie is so strong and overshadowed by the editing I think.
when he said he likes it when Christopher Nolan doesn't care if the audience likes the movie i tought "yeah Tenet's great" then he said he didn't watch it my eyes got bigger
I just saw Insomnia for the first time this year. Excellent movie. You should definitely watch it. Incredible performances by Pacino and Robin Williams.
Edit: keeping it real putting DK at the #1 spot. Every Nolan nerd pretends like Memento or Dunkirk is #1 but really they’re rewatching Dark knight more than any of them.
5:36 Ah, dreams..do you enjoy Lynch? I want to see you ranking David Lynch's films, series and shorts if possible, would be really neat
The Prestige is consistently incredible. I think youre right about it being overshadowed because it came out in between the two Batman films.
As for Dark Knight, it has become the Heath Ledger Joker movie often given credit for changing super hero movies, something Begins should be credited with. Rises and Begins are consistently superior every time i watch them.
Interstellar I'm oddly back and forth on.
based prestige endorser. Ever since i saw it it has become my favorite movie! Maybe i need to rewatch Dunkirk. I saw it but i barely remember any of it to be honest.
Was Ryan, from Funhaus in your ear before this???
I love The Dark Knight…… but The Prestige is my favorite film of his. Everything about it just works. You can rewatch it so many times and catch all the clues that would key you in to what is actually happening. To this day, I can’t believe he hasn’t worked with Hugh Jackman again. Both he and Christian Bale make that movie so special. And then there’s the surprise David Bowie…..
I think Batman Begins kinda gets overshadowed by the incredible sequel that came after it. Sure, it was safe, but it was 2005, superhero movies were kinda a thing, but they were really just Spider-Man and X men at that point, two entirely different types of movie. That, and the last time we’d seen Batman was in 97 with Batman and Robin, which was so bad, many thought the franchise was completely ruined forever. The fact that he managed to bring it back, with a darker and more realistic take that still holds up almost 20 years later, and laid the groundwork for what would not only be one of the greatest sequels of all time, but simply one of the greatest films of all time, is astounding. I always look forward to rewatching BB during my TDK trilogy watches and I think it’s more refined older brother kinda steals some of the shine from it for most people.
The only film of his I actively dislike is Tenet. I just don’t get it. I know he likes playing with time and narrative, but I feel like the concept and execution kinda got away from him a bit with that one. The third act, while visually impressive, knowing that they somehow filmed it practically, is a complete mind fuck, and every time I get to the end, when someone asks me what the hell just happened, I’m like “I have absolutely no clue”. I think he bit off a bit more than he could chew and it makes me glad he seems to be dialing it back a bit and we’ll be getting a more straightforward narrative drama with Oppenheimer.
I can't wait to see your Clint Eastwood (as a director) ranking lol
"I like it when the city goes into anarchy, I wish there was more of that" - Man carrying thing, 2023
Insomnia is very good. It’s buoyed by great performances from the three leads. Not Nolan’s best but still very good.
Love the appreciation of The Prestige. Def watch Insomnia though. The performances are fantastic
Probably an unpopular opinion but Batman's suit in Begins is my 2nd favorite after the Batman Returns suit. Also Bale's voice in Begins is my favorite out of the trilogy.
Yeah, pretty similar and I agree on the Prestige, it's a great and very underrated film. My only difference is Interstellar. I love that film and I know it has flaws. I think it's a Father Daughter story disguised into a Space Opera.
The Prestige, Interstellar and Dunkirk are my favorite non-Batman films of his.
My ranking from least favourite to favourite
9. Tenet (Couldve been higher if it didnt get so confusing, still a solid 7/10 though despite being the lowest)
8. Dark Knight Rises (I feel like the groundedness was dropped which really made it feel less special)
7. Dark Knight (Sorry its great and Joker is one of the best characters in cinema period but I felt like it dropped too much of what I loved in Begins)
6. Oppenheimer (Will probably like more on my rewatch with subs and the option to rewind because I felt like the movie flew over my head a bit)
5. Following (I dont know why I just absolutley love this movie, it was very simple and the twists were good)
4. Interstellar (Its what got me into watching better movies and not super hero or kids movies)
3. Batman Begins (I really like the origin story and the fact it felt more grounded than the others. I liked how it was Batman vs the city and not just a set villain, really made the movie spark in my eyes)
2. Inception (My favourite action movie, awesome concept that they used really well without getting to confusing, also the action was awesome)
1. Memento (Not just m favourite Chris Nolan movie but my favourite movie of all time, I like how it goes backwards to make you feel like the guy with amnesia. It has some of the best twists in all of media that truly just leave you there shocked. Truly a masterpiece)
Hi Man, may i ask your age? I wondered how old you were when inception came out.
wow. i disagree with you on some things, but i respect every single opinion you have. your reasons for it were valid, understandable, and i can even agree with you for some of your arguments. great video, you should definitely do these more often
kinda surprised to see dunkirk up so high. i remember seeing it and liking it a fair bit, but for some reason the movie felt... impactless? idk. it absolutely has some amazing sequences. i really liked the structure, that final shot of Hardy is gorgeous.
But i think in the early moments, when I saw the soldiers dying and instead of blood just a puff of white smoke shot out of their bodies... it kinda took me out. I feel like if you're a war movie... don't do that lol. now, i don't need it to be hyper-grotesque or overdone a la hacksaw ridge. but i think if you're making a war movie, you can't just remove blood like that.
tbf, i was like... 17 at the time. maybe I oughta rewatch it and see how I feel about it now.
Also, DEF watch Tenet. WITH subtitles lol
Dunkirk must have been incredible in the cinema. I wacthed at home the first time, and I was really disapointed, a pale film.
My fear towards Openheimer it's preciselly this, if it will be incredible out of the theaters.
@@rubensjunior8586Dunkirk opening day in IMAX was one of the best cinematic experiences I've ever had
It was really great in theaters for the experience, but I’d also say that the feeling you’re describing was 100% intentional. With this movie he didn’t set out to sensationalize war, but to portray it. War is ultimately shallow and impactless and thousands of people die for nothing. He didn’t want you to get to know the characters because war kills indiscriminately. War is not satisfyingly written like a novel it simply happens and some people die and some people survive. The movie definitely wasn’t for everyone but he’s talked about the fact that it was intended to be this way.
Also the way people died in this movie was way more realistic, huge blood splatters you see in most movies just don’t happen in real life, though movies make us think they did. Blood does come out but usually in a way where it soaks into clothes slowly. The movie went for realism at the cost of sensationalism.
You should do one for Fincher when his new movie comes out
Great list
The message of Interstellar is that without the unseen connection between us, we die. Without that caring need to be with each other, we die. And that this need is a genuine feature and force in our entire existence and indeed responsible for continuing our existence here. Through the many universes, the only force that survives and thrives is love.
A presence and connection that guides us to do great things and preserves who we are for the foreseeable and unforeseeable future. It is the movie version of a Bible verse. Taken in pieces often senseless, taken in totality, the meaning is perfectly clear.
Of all of Nolan's other movies except Inception, this movie stands out. Inception touches on what is reality. A very heavy subject but chooses to make that movies end statement that humans will always choose comfort over reality every time, if they have a choice.
I agree about all the superhero movies. They are uneven at best.
I was laughing when you said the way the one containing Bane was made was as though Batman disappeared. That was a perfect statement of why that movie simply didn't work well. You can write a villain so well that every sin he creates no matter how vile is justified.
Nolan always gets great performances out of his actors. He is clearly an actor motivator with his directing style.
Oppenheimer comes with an established story as you said. We already know about Oppenheimer being the science arm of the US Army.
General Groves real character is an astonishingly powerful character in Oppenheimer's story all through the development, explosions, deployment and then attack on Oppenheimer's life after the fact.
The Soviet threat and the threat of Communism after World War Two will likely be minimized in this Nolan adaptation and I fear it will devolve into a feel sorry for Oppenheimer film.
Oppenheimer reveled in the search for the bomb. He was all in for it. He loved the power of the process and after the fact, sought to excise himself from his connection to it but life never works like that. Oppenheimer should have realized; his best move was to say nothing after bringing the American military the power to destroy the world.
This is the truest statement of all political parties.
"Either you are for us, or you are our enemy."
This is a defining edict of all political parties that have ever existed, no matter how innocent the veil they chose to cloak their lies in.
I wonder why Nolan chose to involve long-time on-screen nudity in the movie. I would guess he will be trying to attach the passions of mindless, passion filled lovemaking to the passions of chasing a creation that can end mankind. That there was a madness to the atomic bomb making process that overwhelmed all the people in the project exactly the same way mindless lovemaking blinds those in the middle of doing the act does.
That will be a very hard sell to the movie going public.
The core reason the atomic bomb exists is that it was always going to exist.
Whether America made it. the Nazi's made it, the Japanese made it, or the Soviets or the Chinese made it - that atomic bomb was coming our way.
It took the passions of those not wanting to see the wrong political dynasty get it first, that made America the nation that bred and refined the bomb.
But political dynasties change.
Today's political dynasty is not yesterdays.
That bomb still stands ready to kill as many people as it always was, regardless of those who hold the levers of power.
Oppenheimer's borrowed statement for all time about "Now, I am become death. Destroyer of worlds" is the true end statement to the entire affair.
Those who don't believe that statement and don't take seriously what it means, must be prevented from ever holding political power.
Sadly, we may be too late.
YES PRESTIGE! i just ranked interstellar as the best movie but when I watched prestige it gave me a shift of which movies of his is th emost rewatchable and enjoyable
me as a person who loves space and knows a lot about it, I was able to understand interstellar and I really liked it, closest a movie has gotten to making me cry, definitely in my top four
Good video, dude
Insomnia is phenomenal and in my Nolan top 3 with inception and the dark knight. Would love to see your thoughts on it.
Interstellar is a masterpiece. Changd my mind
I was just rewatching Dark knight, perfect timing
11. The Dark Knight Rises
10. Tenet
9. Inception
8. Interstellar
7. Following
6. The Dark Knight
5. Batman Begins
4. Memento
3. The Prestige
2. Dunkirk
1. Insomnia
I knew this guy was a Nolan fanboy, I could practically smell it on him.
are u gonna review oppenheimer
yes
Why didn’t you watch the other two movies before making the video
As you mentioned, you probably don't share most people's opinion on Interstellar. I personally loved and believe that emotionally, everything landed beautifully. It pushed all the right buttons for me. But it's really hard to approach this conversation objectively, if at all possible lol
I know everyone has their right to their own opinion, but interstellar at 2nd to last is......interesting lol
I do agree with The Dark Knight being #1...i rewatch that movie like once every few years and it still holds up!!