Christopher Nolan: The Road to Dunkirk

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Prior to the release of Dunkirk, look back at Christopher Nolan's filmography to understand the patterns and techniques that define him through the years.
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@frankbunny5959 7 жыл бұрын

"The often overlooked Insomnia..." Proceeds to overlook Insomnia.

@jcmea13 7 жыл бұрын

Frank Rabbit haha oh the irony

@narendrasharma8568 7 жыл бұрын

Frank Rabbit So true😅😅😅😅

@acharich 7 жыл бұрын

😂😅😂

@AkashKumar-iq8wg 7 жыл бұрын

exactly

@alexandercummins 7 жыл бұрын

Insomnia was a remake

@nicholaskatsikas4904 7 жыл бұрын

I can confidently say that Nolan right now has one of the best filmographies of any director working today. I think if he keeps up his current pace of making films he'll unquestionably go down as one of the best of all time.

@BreakingBanter 7 жыл бұрын

The only other director his age that can match him is Denis Villeneuve, but his films don't have the same massive audience. Hopefully Blade Runner 2049 changes that.

@aztecr7 7 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Katsikas Him and Martin Scorsese

@DerMoerpler 7 жыл бұрын

I would also argue Edgar Wright. Very different style of filmmaking, but he has yet to make a bad or even just average movie in my opinion.

@BreakingBanter 7 жыл бұрын

DerMoerpler Yes and Edgar Wright for sure

@BreakingBanter 7 жыл бұрын

aztecr7 Scorsese is 30 years older

@blurelic4 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan. THE PRESTIGE is classically underrated. It's one of my favorite films by Nolan.

@ChrisLoos1 7 жыл бұрын

Its my favorite of his for sure. And in my top 10 from any director.

@crini413 7 жыл бұрын

i've literally never heard of it, but with a cast like that, i have to go check it out

@acharich 7 жыл бұрын

Colin Rini - same..

@ananttyagi1429 3 жыл бұрын

Mine too....i has some effect on my heart the movie is so emotional and......i am out of words here

@berknix5683 7 жыл бұрын

All I want to do is see interstellar and the dark knight for the first time again

@foglias 7 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, I want those goosebumps and tears from the first time I watched Interstellar in an IMAX Theater. :)

@jda7499 7 жыл бұрын

Berknix yeahhh

@lolbrunopt 7 жыл бұрын

Antonio Foglia lucky you :( I wish I has seen it in imax or even in theater. I held off on watching it for so long because the first half hour wasn't in space.. I'll definitely see Dunkirk in imax next week 😊

@Batmania66 7 жыл бұрын

lolbrunopt Dunkirk was excellent ;) let me know what you think of it afterwards!

@Xtremzer0 7 жыл бұрын

I regret so much, that I did not see intersteller in the cinema. I regret. I regret.

@notoriousjm95 7 жыл бұрын

Top five best film directors right now: Christopher Nolan, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, Quentin Tarantino, Denis Villeneuve and David Fincher

@ChrisLoos1 7 жыл бұрын

Solid list. Not sure if Tarantino has another decent film left in him or not though. He's been hit or miss lately.

@azania1243 7 жыл бұрын

Chris Loos h8ful eight was good

@eloramaxwell7020 7 жыл бұрын

I'd put Matthew Vaughn in here as well.

@123jnd 7 жыл бұрын

Just missing Edgar Wright

@akishingoal 7 жыл бұрын

Scorsese?

@lhpkazuha 4 жыл бұрын

Nolan’s “hatred”, for lack of a better word, towards CGI is what gives his movies the tension and the high stakes that we all love. We’re not watching glossy rubbery CGI globs, we’re watching real humans who can bleed, get bruises, have pain, whose physicality is binded by the laws of physics.

@appleboysubbu 7 жыл бұрын

"My wife wasn't diabetic!" "You sure?" Now that's the best dialogue that can be chosen to end this video. Great one, really enjoyed the perspective shown about his filmography! :)

@pratikate1763 5 жыл бұрын

Which movie are you talking about

@jp3813 4 жыл бұрын

@@pratikate1763 The one at the end of the video, like he implied.

@Jared_Wignall 7 жыл бұрын

Nolan did write the shooting script of Insomnia, as he always writes every film he makes one more time a week before shooting on his fathers old typewriter and punches it up a bit. He just couldn't put his name on it as he didn't originally write the remake.

@toplaycool21 7 жыл бұрын

Nolan can be ranked up there with great filmmakers such as Steve Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Capra, Quentin Tarantino, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Billy Wilder, John Ford, James Cameron. David Fincher, Francis Ford Coppola, John Huston and David Lean.

@kmanet4118 7 жыл бұрын

toplaycool21 you left out all the masters of cinema.

@robertwarren4346 6 жыл бұрын

You left out Orson Welles

@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

@Brandon Kelly No He doesn’t rank among the best of all time

@benwasserman8223 7 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Christopher Nolan has yet to make a bad film in his career

@juditveres_hearts 7 жыл бұрын

@Ben Wassermann :D Such a true sentiment! Lol! Thanks.

@cortadew 7 жыл бұрын

Ben Wasserman Rises.

@bryanray70 7 жыл бұрын

Kenji Mizoguchi Dark Knight Rises is a great film

@benwasserman8223 7 жыл бұрын

Kenji Mizoguchi No I liked Rises

@nte2336 7 жыл бұрын

Kenji Mizoguchi rises is amazing if you look at bigger arc of the trilogy

@Alvee-cc9pu 7 жыл бұрын

This channel deserves so much more attention! You guys are slowly becoming my favorite channel on KZfaq!!!

@nayden5834 7 жыл бұрын

INSOMNIA is so underrated!

@broaddusmarines 7 жыл бұрын

He did do superhero films. That being said, he resurrected the Batman franchise.

@kovrado 7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Broaddus although i agree for the reviving the Batman you have to keep in mind its been almost 20 years between last Batman portrayal and Batman Begins. Besides, Nolan said on more than one occasion that his TDK trilogy is grounded in a realistic/real world where there's no superpowers etc although he took part in starting the DCEU as a producer in MoS (not sure for BvS)

@TheKnightBlade4 7 жыл бұрын

Rados Kovac Batman and Robin came out in 1997, as it would be 8 years in between Batman Begins and last iteration.

@Beforethecredits 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sad I won't get to see Dunkirk in IMAX 70mm but I guess I'm lucky enough to get the chance to see it in normal 70mm. I wanted stupid shirt though. I look forward to possibly reviewing it myself.

@halim9049 7 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Sadly no Imax 70mm showings near me. :(

@Beforethecredits 7 жыл бұрын

Yup, closest I have is 4 hours away.

@roloug95 7 жыл бұрын

I'm flying to a different city to see the IMAX 1570 presentation

@Beforethecredits 7 жыл бұрын

I considered it. I really want to see it in 15/70.

@jacobmacdonagh4070 7 жыл бұрын

I'm stuck with IMAX Digital which sucks or just normal DCP 😢

@zurglebeatler 7 жыл бұрын

You are doing some absolutely wonderful analysis here. And it's really great to see so many female names in the credits. Even KZfaq video essays seem to be dominated by male writers, but you all definitely break that perception.

@fumblerooskie 7 жыл бұрын

So, we have an Englishman writing and directing a movie, shot partly with Canadian technology, about French, British, Belgian, Canadian, and Indian troops trapped in the port of Dunkirk at the beginning of WWII, with very few if any IAmericans to be found. It's a big budget quality war movie in English with no Americans. What a breath of fresh air.

@amfitness5598 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. Channel should have way more subscribers with the quality of content being produced. Thank you and keep them coming.

@NaijaCINE 7 жыл бұрын

#InNolanWeTrust

@randomcon123 7 жыл бұрын

I think he is one of the most underrated directors/filmmakers of all time. it feels like his box office successes are somewhat the reason of his award snubs. there are few who can combine architecture, literature and science into a compelling story-telling

@ruthylynch9201 7 жыл бұрын

you guys put so much thought and time into these and they always turn out great!!

@BlenderDumbass 6 жыл бұрын

I went to a regular cinema for Dunkirk and they gave it the biggest screen they have... Good people.. I chosen the closest I can get. And it was truly something.

@smallchild1545 5 жыл бұрын

Nolan will be remarked as the best of all time along with Kubrick and Kurosawa.

@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

No he won’t He hasn’t made films that are as among the best of all time

@LorenzoDoesntExist 4 жыл бұрын

Except he is a writer for Insomnia. He just didn't take credit. And I think Man of Steel is worth mentioning since it's the only film not directed by him that's part of the Syncopy canon and shares a lot of the same themes, style, and structure as his films.

@ashleereed8044 7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Nolan is amazing.

@jp3813 4 жыл бұрын

4:08 Mask of the Phantasm (1993) is actually the first feature film to tell Batman's origin story.

@indieactivity861 7 жыл бұрын

You guys did an excellent work on this video. Thank you

@endarasman 7 жыл бұрын

the concept for Batman Begins title that showed up not at the beginning but at the end of the movie is mindblowing!

@radimhof 7 жыл бұрын

I have seen all of his film and I have to say that all of them are great

@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

Inception is overrated TDK is great Dunkirk is great TDKR isn’t great

@divydubey17 7 жыл бұрын

What an amazing qualitative video, very sweet voice too.

@jemsastrum9804 6 жыл бұрын

I want to see a horror film directed by Nolan

@andrewma9682 6 жыл бұрын

That would be hella good since we've all gotten the message now that Nolan likes to talk about how we all make our own subjective reality.

@Willbo-ft6oy 5 жыл бұрын

CM06 I think this is the next logical step for him to take now that he's made almost every other genre (other than Comedy). I would love for Nolan to make a horror film using his unreliable narrator/protagonist perspective that he likes to do.

@doncorleole2356 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion you can call Dunkirk a war/thriller/horror film

@Sinhacandy1 6 жыл бұрын

This was a wonderful essay on the filmmaker's history of works.

@nitharprincey 3 жыл бұрын

Thank for this Video

@WernerEdgar 7 жыл бұрын

Great analysis. You've earned another sub.

@prsnheretodo 7 жыл бұрын

Kudos guys! Extraordinary video!

@SolarTwinLunarKing 5 жыл бұрын

This was great. Makes me REALLY want to make films now

@mechibarron409 7 жыл бұрын

Excelente video, congratulations! Subscribed.

@eyelikemiz 3 жыл бұрын

"It's not enough to make it disappear. You have to bring it... *ad* ... back!"

@pianomatt715 7 жыл бұрын

great video. super informative

@jobsmine 5 жыл бұрын

Insomnia is one of the most underrated movies from Nolan. Really brilliant and a masterpiece thriller. He gave me my ultimate favorite film ever Inception. Infact three of my ultimate top 10 films are from Nolan.

@crini413 7 жыл бұрын

well done video. thumbs up!

@deeneroaabrildeagostoadici2689 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you to have a glimpse inside the mind of a genius!!!

@JBJones66 7 жыл бұрын

The prestige is my personal favorite.

@Frosty4447 7 жыл бұрын

nice work

@l.j.nielsen8601 7 жыл бұрын

When the worst film you've made is The Dark Knight Rises, you know you're a god among men.

@jaredh.7914 7 жыл бұрын

What a great video, thank you

@jameswilliam3418 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing Vídeo

@animalsrultheworld 7 жыл бұрын

Can you please do one of these on Ang Lee? I reckon that would be particularly interesting, especially in reference to 'Life of Pi'

@MasalaMan 7 жыл бұрын

woah...I AM SUBSCRIBING to this channel!

@anthonyandersen1390 7 жыл бұрын

I just watched Dunkirk its magnificent

@angelafalsetta4309 7 жыл бұрын

He was created at a young age by himself for himself with always that element of humanity and human compassion and suspense obviously there!! You feel it!! You FEEL it!!

@calsepher 5 жыл бұрын

True love conquers all is most definitely not the theme of interstellar. Simply a character acting very true to their character. Not Nolan’s personal ideology. Really hate it when people think Nolan was trying to be preachy in that scene

@akshayjawajwar8585 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video Guys. Could you make a similar video for Damien Chazelle: The Road to First Man?

@BrianJosephMorgan 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@dahaniaHDGaming 7 жыл бұрын

I got an ad for Dunkirk before the video

@radimhof 7 жыл бұрын

You got a new subscriber ☺

@umeshmakvana8333 7 жыл бұрын

this dude is genius! !!!!!!!!!

@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

He’s not

@lback1505 7 жыл бұрын

Where is Nolan speaking at 8:30 in the video? Does anyone have a link to that talk?

@aliimsorry24 6 жыл бұрын

mediacentral.princeton.edu/media/Class+Day+2015+with+guest+speaker+Christopher+Nolan/1_17pm30d6 Starts at 1:26:17

@jobsmine 5 жыл бұрын

aliimsorry24 thanks mate. I’ve enjoyed his speech and felt inspired by him as always!

@shakibtaskin6335 6 жыл бұрын

What an inspiring video

@AdarshKumar-nj7rp 6 жыл бұрын

Blade, Spiderman, X-MEN and The Dark Knight have changed the way superhero genres were looked

@lukebecker1990 7 жыл бұрын

Denis villneuve next please!!!

@KnightOfNight3405 7 жыл бұрын

Please do a video on David Fincher.

@CLBOO6 6 жыл бұрын

Nolan is a living legend.

@javierferrerm91 7 жыл бұрын

Great video, but you missed the one that is probably Nolan's biggest influence: Michael Mann, and especially Heat.

@thatguy2874 7 жыл бұрын

Insomnia is the most underrated movie ever made.

@kmanet4118 7 жыл бұрын

That guy it's terrible.

@ananttyagi1429 3 жыл бұрын

If a genie comes to me i will just ask him to give me a power that i can forget all his movies and watch again...forget the money

@MudassirParvez 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, where did you take the video at 8:31 where Nolan explains the movie from? I'm not being able to find it.

@Fallingwithstyle1995 7 жыл бұрын

About an hour and 26 minutes into this video- mediacentral.princeton.edu/media/Class+Day+2015+with+guest+speaker+Christopher+Nolan/1_17pm30d6

@tedstrauss999 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, so you're telling me that Nolan is influenced by other artists AND he tries to leave unanswered questions at the end of his films? The depth of research here is astounding. Plus, your ability to use copyrighted clips from great movies to make your own content seem more impressive, such a clever move.

@sementaralah 7 жыл бұрын

"More can be felt in absence."

@JATINKUMAR-wn3js 7 жыл бұрын

Love Nolan

@amorejohnson4647 7 жыл бұрын

could you do a review of brokeback mountain soon

@just_a_man2024 6 жыл бұрын

GREAT 😁

@jollynitin 7 жыл бұрын

big fan 👆✌

@rayadakota1332 7 жыл бұрын

cant agree more

@laurenburke8161 7 жыл бұрын

She said insomnia was often overlooked, and then proceeded to say next to nothing about it.

@tomdrowry 7 жыл бұрын

Forgot Nolan did 'Insomnia'

@markoos88 5 жыл бұрын

1:05 Holy fuck! That photo. HAHAHA!

@HQBacon 7 жыл бұрын

Nolan wrote the final draft of Insomnia. So he did have a part in writing it.

@aushimdas7481 7 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a video like this for Fincher when World War Z 2 comes out?

@Strmnkz 7 жыл бұрын

the prestige was a really good movie

@theempire00 7 жыл бұрын

What's the footage at 8:34 from?

@ItAllFadestoBlack 5 жыл бұрын

I still regret not seeing Interstellar in theaters. I respect Nolan's work a lot and think he's a fantastic director despite what his retractors might say.

@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

Retractors?

@alexandrebeaudry8377 6 жыл бұрын

I just thought while watching that how Scorsese and him have the best directing skills. And how shutter island could have been directed by one or the other.

@4kfrank276 7 жыл бұрын

Wait, didn't Tim Burton's Batman have a short origin story or flashback in it??

@ChrisLoos1 7 жыл бұрын

I think they meant that the entirety of Batman Begins is an origin story. Tim Burton's Batman contains a flashback to his parents death in the alley, but at the beginning of the film Bruce Wayne is already Batman.

@WDESJ3 7 жыл бұрын

1:10 what is this music peice?

@johnvonshepard9373 5 жыл бұрын

He should have the Kevin Fiege of DC

@AdarshKumar-nj7rp 6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan, makes whatever the fuck he wants.

@Ar1AnX1x 7 жыл бұрын

WHO DISLIKES THIS?!

@mrpurser3136 7 жыл бұрын

Saw Dunkirk today, and it's the film of the year for me...so superior to all that Hollywood shit, Dunkirk is how you make films, well done Mr Nolan...this film will go down as one of the greats.

@YouFightLikeACow 7 жыл бұрын

Not enough time on Insomnia.... but good video regardless

@Bigapple111 6 жыл бұрын

Now do a Bond movie please.

@RaviVazirani 6 жыл бұрын

The script was 76 pages. #Dunkirk

@smartwater598 7 жыл бұрын

Interstellar is Truly Nolan's masterpiece and very underrated

@kmanet4118 7 жыл бұрын

smart water mediocre film.

@josedominguez26 7 жыл бұрын

kenneth merced calo why would you say so

@smartwater598 7 жыл бұрын

Jose Dominguez He is pretentious so he cant like "popular" flims

@emigrant1510 7 жыл бұрын

Not a masterpiece but good

@adolfopena7358 6 жыл бұрын

Does Chris Nolan love to eat Corn on the Cobb?

@UntilTheStarsBurnOut 7 жыл бұрын

Isn't it shot on 70mm?? And the script was only 79 pages? At least that's what he said in another interview I saw.

@foglias 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think the script is 76 pages long. They utilized IMAX Cameras which use 65 mm stock but every frame printed in horizontal way and also they used a Panavision System 65 like in The Hateful eight for some scenes. 70mm and 65 mm is often used as a synonym. They projected the film on IMAX 70mm projectors which gives the best image resolution, like 16K and the 70mm projectors which gives a 12K image resolution (difference between this two is the aspect ratio). :)

@UntilTheStarsBurnOut 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for clarifying! :)

@TheEliteStrudel 7 жыл бұрын

Dunkirk's script was 76 pages, not 112.

@Otekos 7 жыл бұрын

The prestige

@adolfopena7358 6 жыл бұрын

Why does Bill looks like James Macavoy?

@rogueproductions7381 3 жыл бұрын

Who is here after Tenet?

@cognissonance1162 7 жыл бұрын

says "stepping stone" shows Pacino stepping on wood First :)

@rayadakota1332 7 жыл бұрын

the best director in my opinion: 1. Christopher Nolan 2. Denis Villeneuve 3. David Fincher 4. Alejandro G. Iñárritu 5. Quentin Tarantino 6. Martin Scorsese 7. Paul Thomas Anderson 8. Darren Aronofsky 9. Damien Chazelle (potential)

@kmanet4118 7 жыл бұрын

Muhammad Dakota awful list.

@juliansew 6 жыл бұрын

Why no women?

@ruly8153 3 жыл бұрын

@@kmanet4118 TERRIBLE list