Fun read! I realized how integral Hans Zimmer’s score is to my viewing experience, especially Johnny Marr’s guitar strings. Inception and The Prestige are also top tier Nolan films for me.
You know, this essay makes me reconsider Inception and I might change my mind about it. I had never thought about the filmmaking analogy interpretation. I actually saw the movie only once just a couple of years ago. Initially, I really liked the film, that is, until I read a review of it by my favorite movie critic, a devout Catholic named Steven Greydanus. He pointed out that the whole plot hinged on a plan that violated the free will of Robert Fischer by going into his dreams without him knowing, implanting an idea in his head, and making him think that it was his. (Ironically, he gave the film an A rating.)
I believe Christopher Nolan is one of the best filmmakers today, but he has an unfortunate recurring theme in his movies of the "good" or "necessary" lie, and that Inception was another example. (His only films that repudiate deceit would be his remake of Insomnia and The Dark Knight Rises.) I'm not sure if I will watch this movie again, but if I do, I will definitely have your article in mind.
Fun read! I realized how integral Hans Zimmer’s score is to my viewing experience, especially Johnny Marr’s guitar strings. Inception and The Prestige are also top tier Nolan films for me.
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You know, this essay makes me reconsider Inception and I might change my mind about it. I had never thought about the filmmaking analogy interpretation. I actually saw the movie only once just a couple of years ago. Initially, I really liked the film, that is, until I read a review of it by my favorite movie critic, a devout Catholic named Steven Greydanus. He pointed out that the whole plot hinged on a plan that violated the free will of Robert Fischer by going into his dreams without him knowing, implanting an idea in his head, and making him think that it was his. (Ironically, he gave the film an A rating.)
I believe Christopher Nolan is one of the best filmmakers today, but he has an unfortunate recurring theme in his movies of the "good" or "necessary" lie, and that Inception was another example. (His only films that repudiate deceit would be his remake of Insomnia and The Dark Knight Rises.) I'm not sure if I will watch this movie again, but if I do, I will definitely have your article in mind.