ChristopherNolan

WhydoIlikeChristopherNolan?Well...Initiallyitwashisfilms
andmainlythenarrativestorylineoftheBatmantrilogyaswellasthe
expansionintothescifiactionhybridgenrewithInterstellarand
Inception,whichdrewmetohim.Ifeltallofhisfilmswere
successfulindrawingintheaudiencetotheactionandcleverly
usingenigmacodestoleavetheaudiencewantingtoknowwhat,how
andwhysomethinghashappened.HoweverasIhavelookeddeeperintohisfilmsand
thenarrativestructureaswellastheamazingvisualaestheticsandCGIusedin
allofhisfilmstoencodemanymessagesIrealizeditwasmorethanthesimple
storyline.
FirstlyIfeltChristopherseyefordetailin
themiseenscene,withperfectlychosen
locationsalwayswasastandoutelementofhis
filmsforme.Forexamplethespecialeffectsand
CGIusedtocreatesuchmysticallocationsthat
haveavarietyofenigmacodesinInterstellar.
Furthermorethedark,gloomycitysettingsin
Batman,encodingavarietyofmessagesrelating
tothesituationBatmanwasinwhilecreating
moodperfectly.Thisisoneelementof
ChristophersfilmsIlikemost,thecreationof
moodandmeaninginthesetting.
IalsonoticedhowthestructureofChristophers
filmsdontfollowTodrovsregularnarrative
structureapplyingtoSteveNealstheoryof
similaritiesanddifferencesasChristopheris
differentinthetwistshe
putsinallofhisfilmswhichtheaudiencedontexpecttosee
leavingthemonedgelackingsafetyinMaslowshierarchyof
needs,howeverthisactsasagratificationforthetarget
audiencewhonowfeelanxious,tenseandyetintriguedbecause
ofthischangeortwist.ForexampleinInterstellarwhatseems
tobespacerescuemissionturnsouttohaverelationswith
humanembryocloninganddifferentaspectsofspacetravel
lookingbackonthepastwiththephysicalaspectsofspace
enablinghimtoseehischildrenintheirbedroom.Thisisnot
thekindofdisruptionorsimilarityexpectedtoseeinwhatwasdeemedasasimple
rescuemissioninspace.Howevermoreoftenthannotthefeelgood
levityofferedintheendofhisfilms(Batman)fitsinwithself
actualization,esteemandbelongingastheaudiencethenfeel
confidentandsecureintheirlifewithbelongingdespitethelack
ofsafetyinMaslowshierarchyofneedsthroughoutthecoreof
thefilmmakingthemfeelvulnerable.

InadditiontothisIfeelChristopherissuccessfulincreatingalargeappealin
allofhisfilmstomultipledemographicsandphysiographicgroupsthroughthe
multiplegratificationsitoffersintheadrenalinerush,excitementinwhatmaybe
tocomeinthefuturethroughthescifielementstohisfilms,whilealsomaking
thestrugglesfeelbetterabouttheirownlifecomparedtothe
worriesinthefilm(interstellar,withcopperhavingto
leavehischildrentogotospaceandpotentiallydie
there).Nothavingtoworryaboutthelargescaleissues
facedinthefilm(endoftheworld)appealstothosein
theC/D/Estrugglerwideningthetargetaudiencefrom
mainstreamerstoalsoaspirerswhomaybeinterestedin
whatistocomeinthefuture.Theselargeappealstoboth
theupperclassmainstreamersinsocietyandlowerclass
strugglerswidenthemultipledemographicsandtargetaudienceappeal
thereforegaininglargerboxofficeprofits.ThisisnotareasonwhyI
likeChristophersomuchbutisanotherreasonwhyIratehimsohighlyasthebest
moderndaydirector.
FurthertothisChristopherhasathemeoflinkinghis
filmsinwithcurrenttimefearsandissuesfacedin
society.Thisaddstotherealismandtherefore
successfulofhisfilms.In
Interstellarthefearofglobal
warming/earlyendoftheworld
becauseofnaturewasplayedonwith
theconstantstormsanddustleavingthechildrenwithterminal
illnessanddestructionofcropslinkswithcurrentfearsofglobalwarming
leadingtotheendoftheworldinthenearfuture.FurthermoreinBatman
thefearofagrouptakingoverthecityisalsoafearinmoderndayswith
religiousextremistslinkingthefilmintomoderndayaffairscleverlyby
Christopher.Theseareencodedregularlyintohisfilmshowevernotalwaysdecoded
bytheaudience.ThisisanotherelementofChristopherNolansfilmswhichmakes
themuniqueandformeisanotherreasonwhyIlikehisfilmssomuch.

InconclusionIbelievethestorylinesofChristophersfilmsarealwayscreative
anduniqueanddrawthetargetaudienceintothefilmasthedangerandthrillis
replicatedthroughallofhisfilmssuccessfullyaddingexcitementwhenboredin
dyersutopiansolutionstheoryandthisisoneofthemainreasonswhyIlovethe
BatmanfilmsalongwithInceptionandInterstellar.HoweverIhavecometo
appreciatehowmuchisencodedintothesefilmsaswellasthequalityinvariety
andshottypesandspeedaddingtomood.Furthermoretheinnovativeyetmood
settinglocationsusedinthemiseenscene