My opinion of Christopher Nolan.

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A lot of people say that Christopher Nolan is one of the greatest filmmakers of this generation. Most likely for his intelligent, well-thought out mind binder films, like Inception. Which personally I   think is his most intelligent film, with his very interesting storyline, that captured the worlds imagination. But I don't think it's his best, his recreation of the Batman films are creative and take  a new set on the comic book classic. In my opinion the best out of his trilogy is The Dark Knight, although that may change when I finally get round to see The Dark Knight Rises. He truly creates something magical in this film, by making an action film, which appeals to virtually anyone. I am not  much of a fan of action films, apart from classics such as Con Air, but this film is a lot more than just an action film. It keeps the viewer interested with brilliant characters, great acting, not forgetting the incredible performance by Heath Ledger as the Joker and events that amaze us and shock  us. Batman Begins was a lot better than I was expecting it to be, as I hadn't really intended on watching Nolan's franchise, not being a big fan of DC comics.

I love Nolan's collaboration with actors, he always seems to assemble actors from all over the world, especially the regulars : Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine. Of whom my personal favourite is Ken Watanabe, usually playing a high-powered Chinaman, he is perhaps the finest actor ever to come out of Japan. Hopefully he will cast him in his upcoming film, Interstellar.

 (Ken Watanabe in 'Inception')

Memento is another incredibly smart film of Nolan's. It proves that you can make a very successful film, with very little money, by having a smart script and storyline. Much like Quentin Tarantino first started off by making his iconic film Reservoir Dogs, which was mostly shot in just one room. Whereas Memento was half shot in one room, but the rest of the movie had very basic locations. This film was apparently based upon a short story by Nolan's brother, John, who has co-written with him on The Prestige, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. The two brothers have are writing an upcoming movie about the exploration of physchisist Kip Thorne. The movie is called Interstellar and will be Christopher Nolan's ninth feature film.

 (Guy Pearce in 'Memento')

I know some people say that Nolan is overrated, and is no way near to be compared against cinematic legends like Stanley Kubrick. I do partial agree with this, but he is still a very good filmmaker, I don't think he's absolutely incredible, but he is one of the best out there at the moment and creates a role model for young British filmmakers who want to make huge blockbusters in America.