When order is taken away chaos takes over. In Christopher Nolan’s‚ The Dark Knight (2008) there are many cinematic techniques which are used to highlight the mayhem that the Joker creates throughout the film. The Joker is a character in the film that does not care about the reward or the financial gain that most criminals want after they commit a crime‚ he just wants to kill and destroy everything for no apparent reason. In The Dark Knight there are many cinematography techniques used however there
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a demented individual to his ultimate physical and ethical demise‚ culminating in a homicidal rampage and eventual death. As Dent himself articulates‚ “[y]ou either die a hero‚ or live long enough to see yourself become the villain” (Nolan). Harvey Dent in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is a modern tragic hero‚ in that his undoing
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Christopher Nolan is a 46 year old Film Director who was born on July 30‚ 1970 in London‚ England. Christopher Nolan was raised by his American mother and British father and ended up living in Chicago and London. In his childhood he attended a boarding school in London called Haileybury. Christopher Nolan begin filming as just a young boy of the age of seven‚ he used his father’s super 8 camera to make short little films starring his toy action figures. But‚ he decided he wanted to become a filmmaker
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18 December 2008 Christopher Nolan: Director or Something More Director Christopher Nolan has made a total of six feature films‚ including the ever popular Memento (2000) and The Dark Knight (2008). People who are merely fans say that he is an auteur. Film majors‚ however‚ disagree and believe that he doesn’t have enough movies out and that he is just good in relation to box office results and should not be considered an auteur. I have to disagree with the people who say Nolan is not an auteur
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identity using a simpler example‚ imagine that I make the claim “Christopher Nolan was born on July 30‚ 1970.” Given the fact that Christopher Nolan is the director of Inception‚ I can also make the claim that “The director of Inception was born on July 30‚ 1970.” Regardless of whether or not Christopher Nolan was really born on July 30‚ 1970‚ notice that the truth of my original statement is not affected by interchanging ‘Christopher Nolan’ and ‘the director of Inception.’ If the statement is false‚
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With this issue at hand‚ and the fact he lost his family and loved ones in the past‚ Bruce Wayne began to rethink the meaning of life‚ or why he is living anymore. Christopher Nolan then portrays the protagonist in a way where he or she is surrounded by people who they are close with who showed them their true self. Christopher Nolan also likes to misdirect the audience by presenting a lack of information which he then uses to drive the plot creating a plot twist later on in the movie. An example
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Noah Gregory Professor Nolan Belk English 111 11 March 2013 A Dream Within a Dream Within a Dream Within a Dream Within a Dream It is an undeniable fact that Christopher Nolan is one of most talented directors of our day and age‚ but he now has blown the minds of movie watchers like never before. In Inception‚ Leonardo DiCaprio delivers a performance that rivals any of his other works by truly gripping us with the troubles and genius of his character. DiCaprio dons the role of an “extractor
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Sean Remington April 20‚ 2013 Editing Analysis Professor John Cole When I was thinking about what film I should write about on editing only one film came to mind‚ and that film is Memento. Memento was directed by the great Christopher Nolan and starred Guy Pearce as Leonard Shelby. Memento is known for its very unconventional editing and nontraditional storytelling. Memento is broken up into two different types of scenes. The first type of scene is the main plot of the story where each scene
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Memento‚ directed by Christopher Nolan‚ is an action-packed‚ psychological thriller guaranteed to leave the viewer thinking long after the film ends. Released in 2001‚ the movie stars many famous actors‚ including: Guy Pearce‚ Carrie-Anne Moss‚ Joe Pantoliano‚ and Stephen Tobolowsky. Considered "one of the best movies of the 2000’s‚" Memento is a complicated‚ head-spinning adventure of revenge‚ heartbreak‚ and manipulation. In this movie review‚ I will analyze the thematic significance regarding
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A Film Analysis of Inception If “true inspiration is impossible to fake‚” explains a character in Christopher Nolan’s existentialist heist film Inception and If that’s the case‚ then Inception is one of the realest films ever made. In July of 2012 Nolan crafted a movie that’s beyond brilliant and layered both narratively and thematically. It requires the audience to take in a collection of rules‚ exceptions‚ locations‚ jobs‚ and abilities in order to understand the text‚ let alone the fascinating
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