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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek
Not anxious for Following.
Nolan is respectable, but I don't see any of his films besides Memento being Criterion style films. That said, I don't see Broadcast News, Something Wild, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, most of the Wes Anderson films, and plenty of others as particularly fitting of my perception of the Criterion mission either.
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I don't understand the Nolan hate. He makes a lot of movies that are different then the typical genre movies that flood the box office. If anything I commend him for taking the chances he does. Memento, Inception and The Prestige were all good and very imaginative films with excellent casting and directing. Also may I add his direction of Insomnia was superb.
I get the feeling that hating Nolan is just the in thing right now and usually it just comes off sounding like some overly critical movie reviewer. Then again I've always been a 'glass half full' person. I try to find what I like in a movie and not overly condemn what I don't. I will critique things I don't like in a movie, but usually find something to like about most movies.
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Originally Posted by retablo
No, he does not. His films are soulless yet passable (The Prestige being my favorite), but if Heath wouldn't have died, TDK wouldn't have been near the hit. It's just not a great film.
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While I agree the film's plot was full of holes. Heath gave a amazing performance of a character that audiences love. I don't think his death had any real impact on the popularity of the film. It has enough elements that are good enough to stand on its own. Plot wasn't one of them. My biggest disappointment about Heath's death is how it hurt Terry Gilliam's film so badly.