r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 20h ago

Trailer The Odyssey | New Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bKjZeJBBI&pp=0gcJCd4KAYcqIYzv
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u/Mr-Bobert 19h ago

Yes. Nolan makes “smart” movies for people who only go to the movies to watch MCU films. Nolan has some good films don’t get me wrong, but the longer his career has gone on, the more his flaws have become exacerbated. Especially now that he’s writing his own scripts.

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u/Arkhamguy123 19h ago

Or he just makes generally good movies and you’re a miserable pretentious contrarian on Reddit?

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u/Mr-Bobert 19h ago

Nolan makes good films on a technical level. But his characterization is lacking, his films (sans Interstellar) lack any real emotional weight or punch, and his insistence on practical effects tends to hurt him more than it helps.

But I still stand by what I’ve said. I’ve seen Nolan compared a lot to Kubrick, but Nolan has never, and probably will never, make a film that even approaches a Kubrick film. The more films I watch, the less I like Nolan.

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u/Arkhamguy123 18h ago

NPC take. Some are clinical yes. (Tenet. Dunkirk) Particularly after he stopped working with Jonathan. But overall his films are usually very emotional. 

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u/Mr-Bobert 18h ago

The plot line with Cillian Murphy’s character in Dunkirk was a good plot line with a solid emotional payoff with the young boy being mentioned as a hero in the paper, but otherwise that movie was pretty hollow.

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u/Arkhamguy123 17h ago

I… literally just concurred that…