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  • FireAxel [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Nolan is probably the most overrated filmmaker right now in my opinion. He is regarded as a genius, but his storytelling is incredibly dumb.

    The Prestige - dumb but kinda fun. Interstellar - dumb and boring. Inception - dumb but really fun.

    Tenet - don't plan on watching it, but people I trust say it's pretty dumb

    Batman was good (mainly the 2nd one), but still pretty dumb when you consider how "realistic" he tried to make it.

    Oh, and he did Dunkirk, right? Didn't watch it, does the power of friendship help win WW2 or something?

    He's a brilliant director, that's true, but he's absolutely a shit writer and storyteller.

    • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I don't even think he's a good director. He would be a much better producer, honestly. All of the good acting in his movies comes from raw talent, and the performances really suffer when they need to be "pulled out", like from Pat Robbinson. And I absolutely adore his devotion to shooting on film and using practical effects whenever possible (or damn near impossible, even).

      Dunkirk was fucking stupid and incomprehensible. It had a needlessly convoluted timeline for the stories that just left you confused, with absolutely zero payoff.

      • LibsEatPoop2 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        but it was gorgeous to look at. kinda like michael bay in a way. he's got a couple of key things he does and he sticks to it