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Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-28-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
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Lucas
Re: Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
I'm with you guys, Memento is a really good film. His most intelligent and well-thought out film, with the best characterization as well. The twists and narrative turns feel earned, where in movies...
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Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Re: Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Daniel what are you trying to prove here? You are acting as if though we are hating on Nolan just because he's popular. Why can't we criticize a filmmaker? This is a movie forum is it not. I like a...
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Re: Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
I would love to see someone defend this, one of the worst scenes ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxQ-EdFl_M
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
It really isn't hard to distinguish a Nolan film,...
It really isn't hard to distinguish a Nolan film, agree there. If the colors are muted and bland, there's a dead wife, and the dialogue is awful then it can't be anyone else but Nolan.
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
I have nothing but respect for you Daniel, but I...
I have nothing but respect for you Daniel, but I think that article is 100% accurate. Every single one of those points are completely valid and apply towards pretty much all of his films. I think the...
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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1,026
Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Totally. I love those films and they are...
Totally. I love those films and they are incredible pieces of entertainment.
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Re: Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
I define popcorn entertainment as fun, easy to watch,non-serious entertainment whose purpose is to entertain and please the audience.
Nolan makes some nice looking setpieces and action sequences...
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
All of his films with the exception of...
All of his films with the exception of Interstellar are just dark blues,browns, and greys, no usage of color. He never does anything particularly impressive with the camera like dolly zooms or...
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Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Those films you mentioned are actually...
Those films you mentioned are actually great,great films. I think labeling them popcorn films is undermining them a bit. I don't think those are the type of films Nolans going for, in all honesty I...
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
His color palette really is very dull and drab,...
His color palette really is very dull and drab, great point there. Me finding his films entertaining is really damning him with faint praise. I think he makes watchable pieces of popcorn...
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Re: Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
The biggest shortcoming of Nolan coincides with the exposition argument. He doesn't abide by the "show don't tell" rule of filmmaking. if characters aren't spouting expository dialogue then they are...
Forum:
Actors, Awards, & Directors
05-20-15
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1,026
Director Dissection with Seanc and Rauldc
Posted By
Lucas
Bingo bro. Nolan really spoonfeeds the audience,...
Bingo bro. Nolan really spoonfeeds the audience, has terrible editing, banal cinematography, thinly written and underdeveloped characters, contrived "muh dead wife" subplots,etc.
He's a great...
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