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Science that Christopher Nolan had to adhere to for Interstellar

July 2nd, 2024

(Credits: Far Out / Paramount Pictures)The "non-negotiable" piece of science Christopher Nolan had to change for ‘Interstellar’ Sun 30 June 2024 17:30, UKMore than most genres, sci-fi isn’t obligated to adhere rigidly to proven and indisputable scientific principles, but Christopher Nolan still sought to make Interstellar as authentic as possible despite its far-flung narrative.The narrative crux of humanity being relocated to a different planet by choosing the best and brightest, packing the...

Inception

October 3rd, 2023

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Inception (review) See all of Inception, there are 4 more in this node. (review) by O-Swirl Mon Jul 26 2010 at 20:54:05 "Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange." ~Cobb This movie is 2 hours and 28 minutes long and was directed by Christopher Nolan. The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cill...

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Inception's Spinning Top Explains Christopher Nolan's Entire Career - CBR - Comic Book Resources

April 16th, 2022

There’s nothing quite like the final moments of a film, that culmination of everything an audience has witnessed alone in the dark, investing in this fictional world. And while most films don’t end with such a powerful flourish, when they do, that aura can remain well past the ending credits, such as Se7en’s "What’s in the box?" scene, the mind-warping finale to 2001: A Space Odyssey or the long shot on the bus at the end of The Graduate. Among all these films, 2010’s Inception stands out wit...

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla as Science Fiction Characters

April 5th, 2022

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Logan's Run (thing) by Dhericean - Everything2.com

March 27th, 2022

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Logan's Run (thing) See all of Logan's Run, no other writeups in this node. (thing) by Dhericean Thu May 25 2000 at 12:01:29 First there came the book "Logan's Run" (1967) by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. It was a very different story from the movie. In the book society was not restricted to domes and Logan was trying to find a mythical person (whose name I cannot remember) and Sanctuary where people over 21 do not...

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Christopher Nolan and the theme of religion within his films

November 28th, 2021

As one of contemporary cinema’s leading voices, director Christopher Nolan is a filmmaker known for taking audiences to wild, spectacular places using stories glazed with religious and existential influence. With a sparkling filmography including the likes of Inception, The Dark Knight, Interstellar and Tenet, Nolan has established himself as a pop culture favourite capable of showing audiences a spectacular brand of cinema that few other directors can achieve. His most recent film, Tenet, wa...

“Tenet” Isn’t Paradoxical—It’s Christopher Nolan on Climate Change

March 8th, 2021

In Christopher Nolan’s 2014 movie Interstellar, Anne Hathaway, starring as Brand, a member of a team of scientist-astronauts sent through a wormhole in search of an Earth-like planet in the face of desperate conditions on Earth, states: "Time is relative, okay? It can stretch, and it can squeeze, but… it can’t run backwards. Just can’t." The movie was celebrated by many critics (myself very much included) and scientists for its realistic engagement with physics, especially general relat...

Christopher Nolan Says Pattinson Never Asked for Batman Advice: ‘We Kept a Respectful Silence’

August 29th, 2020

Robert Pattinson landed the coveted role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Matt Reeves’ "The Batman" just as production was starting on Christopher Nolan’s espionage epic "Tenet," which means Pattinson had hours at his disposal to pick Nolan’s brain about all things Caped Crusader. Nolan directed three Batman movies, including "The Dark Knight." So what advice did Pattinson ask his "Tenet" director about Batman? None, it turns out. "He certainly did not ask me for any advice," Nolan recently told S...

THE TWISTED FEMMES FATALES OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN | AESTHETICS FOR BIRDS

August 28th, 2020

THE TWISTED FEMMES FATALES OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN June 1, 2014 by aestheticsforbirds 5 Comments What follows is a guest post by Andrew Kania. Looking at the plots of Christopher Nolan’s films, you might worry about his attitude towards women. At the end of his first feature-length film, Following (1998), the only female character ("The [unnamed] Blonde") is murdered with a hammer by her gangster boyfriend. In Nolan’s first mainstream movie, the revenge thriller Me...

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Tenet Meaning Explained: Putting the Title in the Context of the Movie

August 27th, 2020

Christopher Nolan’s latest movie, Tenet, has now arrived in UK cinemas. It’s a great big spectacular espionage film turned sci-fi extravaganza which comes with a lot of questions, the most obvious of which could be ‘what does Tenet even mean?’ In the world of the movie, the word has multiple meanings. Here we break them down. Spoilers for Tenet to follow. Tenet the word Very basically, it means "a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosop...

Tenet’s ‘Inversion’ Logic Explained

August 26th, 2020

Tenet’s ‘Inversion’ Logic ExplainedSourceURL: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/tenets-inversion-logic-explained/ The central conceit of Tenet is the concept of "Inversion". Obviously with this being a major plot point we can’t go any further into explaining what "Inversion" is without warning you that this will be a spoiler for the film. Major spoilers for Tenet to follow It’s time travel, all right? "Inversion" is what Chris Nolan calls time travel. Except it’s actually not qu...

You Can Hate Inception All You Want

August 5th, 2020

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When Christopher Nolan opened up about Aamir Khan’s Ghajini being ‘inspired by’ Memento: ‘I heard it was successful’ - bollywood - Hindustan Times

April 11th, 2020

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Theory explains the biggest mystery about Heath Ledger's Joker - Dark Knight

February 27th, 2020

Dais Johnston2.25.2020 12:00 PMCanon FodderDark Knight theory explains the biggest mystery about Heath Ledger's JokerThis theory's got Nolan's fingerprints all over it.More like thisEntertainment2.14.2020 4:45 PMRobert Pattinson's 'The Batman' Batsuit has a ghoulish comic book Easter eggBy Eric FranciscoEntertainment2.21.2020 9:30 PM'The Batman' set leaks: There's a good reason Pattinson looks like thatBy Eric FranciscoEntertainment2.21.2020 5:55 PM'The Batman' movie set photos reveal an icon...