Wow, this is the first movie I’ve watched in over a month, aside from a Harry Potter here and there. Oh, and a spontaneous Spy Kids binge one day. I’ve been away on a herculean task to watch The Sopranos, since my dad keeps saying it’s so great and I neeeed to watch it. It’s alright. I also recently got distracted with Ozark season 4. But I’ve returned to movies and decided to start with this… gem?
I feel like I’m one of the few people I know who can confidently say that I don’t like Chris Nolan movies. The cold and calculated nature of the films are very, very boring to me. Sure, the concept of time is fun to think about and play with but it surely does not always make for the best movie. His dialogue is unnatural and seems only to be present to dum down what is happening for the audience who is clearly too stupid to understand Nolan’s brilliant ideas. Does anyone ever talk about the acting in these movies? the substance? the cultural impact? The answer is no. It’s all spectacle. His movies are basically like Marvel movies minus the beloved superheroes. You may be asking yourself, did I watch this film and write this post just to have an excuse to bash Chris Nolan? Well, yes, obviously. Now that that rant is over with, I was surprised to find that I quite liked this film. It was much more… endearing, in a sense—as many directors early films are. I actually felt somewhat of a connection to the main character and his motives which I consider to be a miracle with this director. The ambiance was a little bit ruined because I kept associating that guys face with the nerdy terrorist from the dreadful mistake that is Iron Man 3, even though he was actually great in this film. I liked this movie but I didn’t love it. Maybe that’s because I generally don’t like the big plot twist in the last five minutes kinda thing. But this also seems like a film that would get better with each watch, so maybe I’ll prove myself wrong sometime in the future.
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